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After all, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert had also visited the town back in 1847.

A little further east along the Essex shore our photographer reaches Tilbury and continues his maritime theme; he firmly turned his back on the remarkable 1670s Tilbury Fort, built by a Dutch engineer

The scene is backed by the then new police station.

This is the scene looking back down Kirkby's Main Street towards the Royal Hotel, which can just be seen in the distance.

This view looks back towards the town centre with London Road to the left by the Marquis of Granby and the tram leaving London Road.

Replacing much smaller and increasingly inadequate local facilities dating back to the 1830s, the requisite funds came in from across the social spectrum.

The company began in 1847, and the brewery tower dates back to 1869.

Near the middle of Wales, sheep are driven along a back road near the old market town. Llanidloes was one of the major centres for wool and flannel production from the late middle ages.

He built a studio at the back of the house, and used local people and places in his genre paintings.

Back into Willingdon, continue north to turn towards Jevington, through Wannock, and onto the scenic Jevington Road.

Ellington's church is mentioned in the Domesday Survey of 1086, but the oldest surviving part of the building dates back to the 13th century.

The Oxford Union consists of various buildings in the style of the Gothic Revival which date back to the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

Of interest here are the prams; try getting one of these into the back of a Volvo estate car. The far pram is all the more interesting in that the design of the bodywork is ornate lattice-work.

On days of royal celebration, buns are thrown from the balconied roof; this tradition dates back to the coronation of George III.

The High Street has many interesting houses, some dating back to the 16th century. Over the years they have been repaired and re-fronted, making them look more modern than they really are.

Conditions here were so bad during the Great Blizzard of 1891 that the local blacksmith and his apprentice had to dig their way to the local well and then dig back across the village to get water to relatives

The branch of the London Co-op grocery on the right dates back to pre-war days.

This handsome crescent dates back to 1826 and was originally intended to be part of a seaside resort known as Anglesey, developed by the Marquis of Anglesey.

Speedwell's history goes back to the 18th century, when a shaft was driven underground in the search for lead ore. The cavern's unique feature is a 750yd underground canal.

In the background is the Old College Hotel, a name that echoes back to the founding of the College of Jesus by the Archbishop of York in 1500.

This haunting and unusual picture shows a marching band at Frensham during the First World War.

By 1909, however, Wetherby was fighting back, attracting passing tourist trade, and gearing up for the automobile. The town boasted two AA-listed hotels with garaging for cars.

This rather imposing white- painted late 18th- or early 19th-century brick-faced pub under a slated roof is set back from the main village street, selling Shipstones Ales from a local Nottingham

This view looks back west from the far end of the High Street, beyond the infill buildings. Sackville House, on the far left, has now had its timber-framing exposed.