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This evocative late Victorian view with the youths posing beside Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Statue is very much an archive photograph: only the building to the left, a bank, now the

At the north end of the park the focus is a statue of Albert, Queen Victoria's Prince Consort, who had died in 1861 and in whose honour the estate had been named.

Back towards the Market Hall we have another view of the King's Arms, the left hand part and the chimneys dating from the 1936 remodelling.

Another two pennies bought a bus ride back to New England'.

Moving east, the route passes through Whitchurch on its way back to Aylesbury.

Boroughbridge dates back to Norman times, when a bridge was constructed over the River Ure. In 1322 the Earl of Lancaster sought refuge in the local church following his defeat by Edward II.

Drainage was provided, but it proved inadequate after a very high tide, with the result that the water found its own way back to the sea by scouring out a deep channel under some of the pier supports and

Lavender Cottage dates back to the 15th century. In those days the sea came much closer, and it used to be a fisherman's home.

Looking north, the road runs close to the church whilst a back lane to Yarnacott - in the distance - climbs out of the valley.

A coble (pronounced 'cobble') is a very ancient type of fishing boat that goes back to Viking times. It is clinker built, with a flat bottom for landing on the beach.

This is locally known as the back road to Lincoln, and it looks a well surfaced village road.

In fact, Disley has always been a roadside settlement: its existence goes back to a time when a Roman road came through here.

A local legend says that the people planned to build it on lower land, but each night, after work, a pig came along and moved all the stones back up to the top of the hill.

The first mention of St Bartholomew's church dates back to 1125, and that structure survived until 1820. It was replaced by a fairly plain church, which was largely demolished in 1885.

The dark façade hides an 18th-century timber-framed house. Set back behind the railings beyond is The Rosery, a red brick house of c1750, which stands opposite the parish church.

The first known reference to the chapel was found in a document of 1552, though the original structure probably dated back to the 14th century.

The photographer stood with his back to the impressive medieval castle motte to look across The Hollow into Borough Street and the town, with its excellent array of mainly 18th-century

Here we see the Market Hall (or House) from the rear, and we can also see the back of the Town Hall; its 20ft-high wall guards a courtyard.

The Butter Market of 1853 (centre) is now Achurch Hardware Store, and the snack bar next door is now a pizza and kebab house.

A quick look back at the 1890 view of the market place will show the building's original appearance; it was altered between 1909 and 1929 to give it that 'olde worlde charm' - the timber

nearly all the monastic buildings, including the great church, were demolished, some quickly, others more slowly, until little trace remained of the vast Benedictine abbey whose origins went back

The photographer stood with his back to the impressive medieval castle motte to look across The Hollow into Borough Street and the town, with its excellent array of mainly 18th-century

The cars parked on the pavement gives a hint of the traffic problems caused by people heading to the Lakes or southwards.

The origins of the Pierrots go back to the London success of the mime play 'L'Enfant Prodigue', staged in 1891, and they remained in vogue right up to the outbreak of the Second World War.