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Despite its name, Newhaven is anything but new, for it dates from Henry VIII's time when the River Ouse was canalised into its present course, and the town absorbed the old village of Meeching.

Roath Park was laid out in 1894 at a cost of £62,000 - a considerable sum in those days. The land, 132 acres, was presented to the city by Lord Bute.

The parish itself included the outlying villages of Bickerstaffe, Burscough, Lathom, Scarisbrick and Skelmersdale; the population of Ormskirk itself grew from 2,554 in 1801 to 3,838 in 1821.

This interesting picture of the village street and the post office shows the village postman about to mount his bicycle.

As we look south down High Street we can see that many of the buildings survive today, including the dormered building on the far left.

Built by William de Albini in the 12th century, Castle Rising sits inside a ringwork, with a small bailey on either side; these defences may originally have been constructed of wood.

London Road is part of the medieval route through East Grinstead. By 1910 the latest mode of transport, the motor car, could be seen on this and many other roads.

The monastery was built in Woodchester, and part of it - the Church of Our Lady - can be seen in the village to this day. The rest, however, was demolished in 1970.

On the left are Harry Webber, hairdresser, in the former Oakes Bank of 1885, the International Stores (Frederick Riches was manager), who traded here from 1909 to 1976, and Eccleston's, draper and grocers

This superb 15th-century house became the home of Essex stockbroker James Corbett and his wife Alice between 1854 and 1912, where they raised their two daughters.

The western section of the High Street (viewed here from the forecourt of The Spread Eagle) is dominated by the clock tower built by Butler and Hedge in 1847-48.

When the Anglo-Saxons settled in their village of 'Longetuna', meaning 'long village', it was cut off from the world by bogs and marshland.

Through the famous Cow and Calf Rocks high up on Ilkley Moor, we can see the estate of Denton Park, once the home of the Fairfax family.

Thornton Dale lies 2 miles east of Pickering. This much-photographed cottage stands alongside the beck, in which trout can still be seen. In the village are Lady Lumley's Almshouses.

The Great India and China Tea Company, an 1880s building (on the left) is now, aptly, the Mocha Berry Cafe‚ while the haberdashers on the right is now The Grafton Cafe; both establishments reflect the

Here we have a good view of the area that is to the west of Market Square.

Fortunately, this blot on the landscape has now been flushed away. The market continues, but it is now more of a flea market and car-boot sale.

From the work-yard of George Dixon, builder and mason, we look down on a surviving Penrith institution, Brunswick Road Junior School.

Back at ground level, this view looks across the pond near the church, past the railings alongside the A283 to the houses on the south side of the Green.

The Town Hall and the Market Hall are on the right. Known as Over Darwen, this was a quarrying and agricultural area before turning to calico printing, weaving and paper making.

Looking at this photograph of the Druids` Stones, with the horizontal stone on top, one can understand why an early 19th-century antiquarian wanted to claim it as an Ancient British cromlech

There is no motor traffic to be seen on the road. Beyond the shops are the residential houses of Hartington Street. On the left is H Ledgerwood's, a grocer's.

In the background of this picture stands the Gas Works jetty. Pier Hill leads down to the sea front esplanade, with the Palace Hotel on the left.

The journey to Studland Bay was probably the favourite excursion for tourists from Swanage, who could either get there by walking along the cliff tops or by taking a carriage or charabanc along the