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The road and rail bridge were built in 1856; today another bridge, built in 1970, runs alongside it, built with money from the Bridge Trust of 1391.

The half-timbered, mock-Tudor frontage of the Three Greyhounds Hotel on the left faces the more modest frontage of the Crown Hotel opposite.

Another view of Low Row, showing the Post Office and the Methodist Chapel on the right.

The Plough Inn, now known as Toad Hall, has long provided a place of refreshment to both villagers and travellers alike.

The buildings on both sides of the road have been extensively altered over the years. Note the Bush Hotel on the right (no longer trading).

Ludham is a crossroads village set on higher ground between the rivers Thurne and Ant, both tributaries of the Bure. It is at the head of its own tributary channel to the Bure, Womack Water.

The fine lines of Bisley Church show that this is another village that earned its wealth from the wool trade, its magnificent spire declaring to the neighbourhood the pride of its benefactors - the wool

Boulters Lock is one of the most famous landmarks on the River Thames, and during the Victorian and Edwardian periods drew large crowds of visitors in search of peaceful recreation.

The stable block is linked to the house by an archway (right). In the foreground an agricultural labourer is cutting hay, whilst another appears to be inspecting his work.

Here we see another view of the bleak and unappealing shopping precinct, constructed when the town's population numbered less than twenty thousand people; it appears less incongruous when viewed alongside

Another view of the pier, with a fishing boat drawn up against the harbour wall proving a source of interest for a little group of bystanders.

There is another explanation of Mullion's name - it was at one time called Porth Mellin, 'the cove of the mill', and a mill existed here until the 19th century.

Although the Exe is a natural watercourse, it is also used as a conduit to bring water to both Tiverton and Exeter.

These small steamers were a feature of both the Scarborough and Bridlington holiday trade; they survived until they were replaced by screw vessels in the 1930s.

Another view of Harrison Stickle, highest of the Langdale Pikes, this time from the valley at the bridge near the Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, a favourite haunt of walkers and climbers.

Hanley has two famous sons: the author Arnold Bennett and the aircraft designer Reginald Mitchell were both born in the town.

Cleckheaton is another former textile town, five miles south of Bradford, which has had to find a new role during the late 20th century.

Originally it was a timber stronghold of the motte and bailey, and belonged to the de Turberville family. When rebuilt in stone it featured both a shell keep and a shell gatehouse.

Deacon's now occupy both floors of their building. There has been extensive redevelopment along Stephenson Place, and the tram lines are long gone.

Another view of the Old Hall Hotel at Hope, this time taken from the raised bank of the churchyard.

The prominence of brick buildings here demonstrates a late flourish in the development of this town: the railway brought both bricks and visitors to the town.

Another of the region's many woollen manufacturing towns, Heckmondwike still exhibits the same no-nonsense, down-to-earth air which characterises this part of the county.

The woodlands in the distance, a rare example of trees coming down to the seashore, were both private and jealously guarded a century ago.

Its buildings are both picturesque and smart and have obviously developed at the whim of individual owners, rather than uniformly as with some other towns on the Isle of Wight.