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It was erected on the site of the old Mixed Cloth Hall, which was opened in 1756. By the early 18th century, enclosed Cloth Halls in other parts of the county were stealing business from Leeds.

The castle was built in 1190 by the famous Bigod family, and was one of the first castles not to include a keep.

This shows the Market Square in the heart of the town. The south side of the square is dominated by the Georgian County Hall, whcihwas designed by Thomas Harris.

This captures a time when everyone shopped on his or her local high street, and out-of-town shopping was unheard of.

In the foreground is a market where trippers could buy fresh fish off the local boats. On the right is the lifeboat station.

In the foreground is a market where trippers could buy fresh fish off the local boats. On the right is the lifeboat station.

This was one of the most important mining ports in the 19th century; the harbour was often packed with sailing vessels bringing coal from South Wales and returning with copper ores.

Here we have another view of the High Street before pedestrianisation.

At this time there were hopes of a truce in the intermittent warfare between the Normans and the Welsh. Instead, William callously massacred his guests and provoked acts of revenge.

The weatherboarded pair of buildings nearest the camera were once a pub called the Magpie & Horseshoes. The older section (with the bow windows) was built in 1577.

Some thirty years later, Bawdsey was to play a vital part in the defence of Britain. This is where the scientist Robert Watson-Watt developed radar.

Alfriston's much loved High Street and two of its famous hostelries are little changed today.

The abbey was founded by Richard de Granville in about 1130, at the same time as he established his castle on the other side of the river.

The original house on this headland, which was built by Philip Mansel, was demolished when Sir Rice Mansel built a comfortable manor house on the site in the 16th century.

'Hence Rhyl has become noted for the number of children that visit it, and these little ones find an inexhaustible fund of pleasure on its beach'.

Lying in the valley of the Severn, the town does not seem particularly Welsh. Its original name was 'Pool', with the 'Welsh' prefix added to distinguish it from Poole in Dorset.

West Street is quieter than the High Street and this view looks south-west past the village hall with its somewhat ungainly porch 'perched' on the roof.

Horse-drawn transport is still prevalent, but it is about to be phased out by the motorised vehicles which were taking over the streets of the old Cumbrian town.

A wave of hostility met Butterfield's plans for the new church tower. This was an emotive issue, with the original long having been a landmark for locals and ships' pilots alike.

Perhaps more redolent of the English Riviera than the Continent, the terraced gardens facing the ocean, opened in 1926, were to be an instantaneous and roaring success.

The market on St Mary's Square in the 1960s. The church and cloisters are clearly visible in the background. Moss's warehouse has gone, and the land has become a car park.

York Minster was undergoing repairs at the time of this photograph. Pollution, mainly from the smoke from the railway, did a lot of damage to both glass and stone.

Southend is reached in little more than an hour by the excellent trains of the Great Eastern Railway.

In later years the house on the extreme left of the picture would become the Castle Garage.