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The Buckland Drives, following the rim of the flatter land high up on the eastern bank of the Dart, were very popular during the 19th century.

The creeper-clad entrance of the George & Dragon Hotel with its Automobile Association sign shows how rapidly the motor-car was making an impact on society in the years following the First World War.

Scots fisher girls followed the herring shoals down to the port in the autumn and worked tirelessly day and night gutting and packing.

British Nylon Spinners took over the site, followed by ICI Fibres, then Du Pont.

A range of 15th- and 16th-century timber- framed houses, some jettied, the Rose and Crown follows the curve of a lane linking Ipswich Road and East Street.

The footpath follows the original level of the road.

Following the transfer of the mail boat service to Dun Laoghaire, Howth harbour had by this time settled down to a quiet existence.

A comparison with the previous photographs of Church Street will show how little it changed in the half century following Victoria's reign,

Following a collapse of the rock face in 1996, access to the terrace overlooking the Meadows has been restricted until repairs have been completed.

Pleshey's curving roads generally follow the concentric lines of the castle's ramparts.

In 1935, following their success in an architectural competition, James & Bywater, with Rowland Pierce, oversaw the building of the new County Hall in Peggs Lane.

This was the period that saw the beginning of the end for the town - in 1959 the last steel works closed, followed in 1987 by the last iron works.

South Dock opened in 1859, followed by the Prince of Wales Dock in 1891 (extended in 1898) and the King's Dock in 1904.

Glengarriff was a very popular resort with well-off Victorians, who followed the 'Prince of Wales' route from Cork to Bantry and from thence by steamer to Glengarriff before travelling on by mail car to

Originally a village, Eastleigh expanded rapidly around Bishopstoke Junction after the London and South Western Railway Company's carriage works moved here in 1889-90, followed by the locomotive workshops

The L&SW railway follows the river almost from the water- shed at Copplestone near Crediton, 30 miles away.

It later reopened following major restoration work.

Following the railway journey, which was frequently a short one, the day-trippers could find suitable refreshments in the Pontsarn Hotel.

The Native American headdresses suggest that this particular day's end followed the equally traditional Wide Game.

When the forework was remodelled for James IV, it partially followed the line of earlier defences.

Travelling aboard the 'Mayflower', the emigrants had to put into Dartmouth and Plymouth following problems with the ship.The memorial was erected opposite the pier on Town Quay in 1913, 11

At the time of this photograph Aberdare was beginning to revive its fortunes following the depression and the Second World War.

gabled Renaissance-style Town Hall, built on the corner of Pinstone Street and Surrey Street, was designed by E W Mountford and completed in 1896; its official opening by Queen Victoria took place the following

The elegant Abbey Crescent was built in 1858 in anticipation of the opening of the nearby railway station the following year.