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Seventeen years have passed but very little has changed on this stretch of High Street.

The village pub was, and often still is, the heart of the community. Whilst The Red Lion is still a pub, its appearance is changed - its porch is now a solid one.

The picture shows some of the well-kept flower beds.

The Square stands at the very heart of the town, astride the River Bourne.

Dedicated to two 6th-century saints, St Mael and St Sulien, this church looks down on the town and has done since medieval times.

Tile-hung walls are a feature of this town, and several examples can be seen here.

The octagonal chimneys with moulded caps match those we can see on the post office but the frontage of the inn is built in quartz and tufa, giving it a more rugged appearance.

The local yachtsmen, however, are familiar with the complex channels of the Burry estuary and the dangerous Cefn Sidan sands, which have caught many a visitor unawares.

This picture shows the back of the Admin Building (C69088, pages 44-45) which housed the administration office, the shop and the hospital, and also provided some staff accommodation.

Aspatria's unusual-sounding name means 'the place of St Patrick's ash', a reference to the early Celtic Christians who followed the Irish saint.

Below Plymouth Hoe, where legend tells us that Sir Francis Drake played that famous game of bowls, is a promenade for strolling or lounging on deckchairs.

This very interesting picture shows, in the centre, the fishmarket of 1881, which was demolished in the 1960s.

The house before the Bell Inn, at the end of the street, is now a garage.

To the left of the tower stands the Belfry Tree, a huge sycamore which blew down in a gale a decade after this picture was taken.

Once a thriving, populous town dependent on its coal and steel industries, the town was deeply affected by the problems faced by the British Steel Corporation in the 1970s.

The King's Head, on the corner of the green, was a favourite stop for race-goers on their way to the Newmarket races.

Visitors enjoy the beach at Dymchurch whilst a boat waits to take people on a cruise.

The centre of attraction around which Ramsgate visitors and residents once clustered to listen to regimental and dance bands perform during 1920s and 1930s, the bandstand has survived two World Wars

Another view from Cromford Bridge of Willersley Castle, this time seen peeping above the trees.

The narrow and winding Main Street, seen here, is typical of most White Peak villages, and definitely not built for modern traffic.

Ashburton lies on the River Ashburn, and was declared a Stannary Town in 1285 by Edward I.

James Powell, the vicar from 1789 to 1844, married Mary Twining of the tea family; the lychgate, visible behind the telephone post, was built in his memory.

The long building at the end of the cul-de-sac, now Windsor Court, is a home for the elderly.

The original schoolhouse was converted to a hostel for pupils of the adjacent Green Hedges School for handicapped children.