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There exists at least one account that states that the plague reached Newark in the summer of 1665, said to have been brought to the town in contaminated patterns of woollen cloths delivered to a draper

The old bridge over the River Aire was rebuilt in 1765 and survived 32 years before its demolition in 1797.

In medieval times a chapel dedicated to St Michael stood on the 1595ft summit of Skirrid Fawr, Holy Mountain.

Here we see the river bank of the Ribble just west of the main railway bridge at the end of South Meadows.

The people of Chippenham enjoy their leisure time on the Island, probably at the weekend.

The Long Hoe, or Lytham Green, has been preserved over the years, and is one of the great amenities of the town.

This tapering green with the church at the top is very similar to the green at Long Melford, although it is smaller.

Station Street turns east from the High Street, and once led to the railway station on the branch line from Gainsborough to Doncaster, closed since the 1960s.

The Working Mens' Club is receiving a lick of paint. The Working Men's Club is now at The Lodge, Welton Road, just out of sight to the left down Abbey Street.

Here we see the remains of the great triple-towered gatehouse. It is thought that Edward I's engineer-architect Master James of St George was responsible for its design.

One of Chirk's more unusual claims to fame is that it was once besieged by its owner.

Lee Lane (left) at its junction with Dorchester Road, has a stone commemorating the escape of King Charles II after being defeated at the Battle of Worcester.

Cleanliness in the 12th and 13th centuries was certainly next to Godliness.The Cistercians, like the Knights Templar, were not noted for their standards of personal hygiene and rarely washed.

At right angles to Windsor Street, Guildford Street has seen many changes since the 1950s. In the distance in this view are the trees of St Peter's parish churchyard.

A small hollow post wind pump for land drainage, the mill had shuttered sails and was turned to the wind by twin tail vanes. The shutters in the sails were set manually, one sail at a time.

These women players are at a considerable disadvantage with their long, billowing dresses and broad-brimmed headgear.

This is Main Road, and it is full of local limestone-built houses. Originally it was the Great North Road, and had numerous inns.

The boat we saw in photograph M32031R (No 33) is now seen climbing the 5 locks at Tyrley.

Now a tree-clad hilltop fort, this is another example of the many forts built by the Iron Age people. To date it has never been excavated.

By the date this picture was taken, Doncaster had been a racing centre for nearly three hundred years and had been the home of the oldest classic race, the St Leger, since its first running in 1778.

It was truly a sylvan approach to Bedford Park. On the left are typical late Victorian houses; the one on the far left, No 67, is now the Bedford School Study Centre.

At the junction of Buckingham and Bicester Roads is the Royal Bucks Hospital.

To the young in Leicester in 1949, the Clock Tower seemed like the universe, and life revolved around it guided by policemen on point duty.

The town was fortunate to have a number of County Schools. The national school was attended by 200 boys and girls.