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Glasson was first used as a port for ships unable to navigate the Lune to Lancaster from 1787, but the arrival of the canal in 1826, followed by the railway in 1883, increased its effectiveness.

After St Andrew's had been reduced to a shell by the Luftwaffe in 1941, somebody put a wooden board above the door with the word Resurgam on it, from the Latin for 'I will rise again'.

Plymouth was staunchly parliamentarian during the Civil War; when Charles II built the Citadel, the fact that there were gun emplacements facing inland would not have gone unnoticed by the local population

This view at Butt Brow north-west towards Combe Hill across Willingdon Bottom is part of the four thousand acres previously owned by the Duke of Devonshire that the corporation of Eastbourne have managed

The broad expanse of what had been Ashford's original market place and a rendezvous for Kent's sheep and cattle farmers had, by the mid 1950s, been bisected by a central traffic reservation and new road

This bustling view of Church Road with its bicycles and horse-drawn vehicles is dominated by the sadly- lamented old Town Hall, which burned down in 1966.

All of this coastline can be walked by following the South West Coast Path, ancient routes originally taken by the coastguards who patrolled the lonely coast.

This was Allen Bridge, but it fell into disrepair in the 18th century and was eventually replaced at the same spot by the present structure, known as Canford Bridge.

Under new ownership there was no commercial traffic, and the canal had become derelict by the time of this photograph.

Miss Bell's Fountain has been replaced by the Cairn, the Mechanics' Institute has been extended, and the Cottage Hospital has been altered and extended through the kindness of Mr Summers of Froyle.

The white-framed door towards the left, by the direction sign, belonged to the offices of Martin & Stratford, surveyors, auctioneers and estate agents.

The scene is much the same today, as the area has been protected by the National Trust since the First World War and as a National Park since 1954.

Grattons, on the right, was replaced in the 1920s by the Midland Bank seen in photograph No 88415, now of course the HSBC bank.

The rivers and ponds of Worcestershire are still much appreciated by the angler seeking the peace and quiet of the countryside.

The west wing of the original old hall at Holker, home of the Preston family since the 16th century, was destroyed by fire in 1871.This sumptuous rebuilding, supervised by the seventh Duke of Devonshire

Nearby Magdalen College is the first significant building you see on entering the city by the old London road.

The three boundaries of Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey all meet by the bridge across the River Wey.

Ladies Walk was laid out in 1785 by the Enclosure Award Commissioners in conjunction with the Corporation of Andover.

Now totally pedestrianised with trees planted to give some shade, the Square is dominated by the 16th- century market hall (left) and the statue of Robert Clive, Clive of India.

The one mile embankment was constructed in 1859 by the Earl of Leicester to enable the larger trading vessels to reach the town quayside.

Colourful boats throng the river and canal daily, but none is as glamorous as the Venetian gondola (complete with gondolier) imported by the novelist Marie Corelli, who lived in Stratford from 1899

In the middle distance is the site of the old swing bridge, now replaced by the present 1937 bridge on the A57 bypass upon which the photographer is standing.

The streets are packed with onlookers, and anxious officials wait by the entrance to the site of the new town hall.

In earlier days, during his visit to the Highlands, Dr Johnson was entertained at Inverary by the 5th Duke. It was to Inverary that MacIan of Glencoe was sent to swear allegiance to William III.