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In the market place is an iron ring said to date back to the days of bull-baiting.

In the market place is an iron ring said to date back to the days of bull-baiting.

Completed in 1753 at a cost of £12, the Market Hall, Butter Cross and the stocks were removed at a cost of £16 6s from Main Street to the Prince of Wales park in 1888, which is where we see them in this

The Bishop of Durham claimed Barnard, and actually occupied it from 1296 to 1301, when Edward I took it back and eventually gave it to Robert Clifford.

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

The road from Sawley to Waddington crossed the back road from Clitheroe to Slaidburn here, so the cloth produced from local wool could be taken to the markets and fairs on packhorses.We are looking

The Moot Hall in Elstrow dates back to the 17th century and now houses a most interesting museum which commemorates Bunyan's life.

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

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

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

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.

In 1784 it was recorded that a young man, William Roberts, was stripped to the waist, placed on horseback and flogged all the way to the port and back for stealing.

The near one is part of the Saunder Bank Ironworks, once the home of the Burnley loommakers, Butterworth & Dickinson.

Although spinning and weaving were Paisley's main industries, there were also several shipyards along the banks of the River Cart. Note the different styles of street lights in this view.

The biggest problem for visitors to Whalley today is where to park.

In this view we see the black poplars on the Berkshire bank which replaced the late 18th-century ones planted by Field Marshal Conway.

Just beyond Barclays Bank you can see the gates to Forrest Stores (also at Shere).

At the back is St John's Gardens, and in front is the open area of St George's Plateau.

Churchtown can trace its recorded history back to the Viking landings, but it is also true that the settlement will have been in existence before the outcasts from Ireland made their way ashore.

Christ Church is by Sir G G Scott, of 1851, and replaces Holy Rood in the grounds of the mansion owned by the Goddard family - their history there traces back to 1560.