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At the time of the Domesday Book, Halton was the main administrator of the area, and Lancaster was 'under' Halton, which lies three miles north-east of Lancaster.

Here we see the buildings on the harbour wall of the Cobb, as we look eastwards through the entrance (left) to Cain's Folly and Stonebarrow Hill, from where National Trust land now extends to Golden Cap

The Civic Centre in Connah's Quay, one of several buildings laid out as a formal civic area, was began in 1960, with the stone being laid by the steel magnate John F Summers; the Summers

In 1955 Douglas handled around 70 per cent of the island's imports and exports, while Castletown accounted for less than 4 per cent of imports and no exports.

The church of St Peter and St Paul has many cast iron graveslabs in the floor.

The south side of St Margaret`s Church is seen looking across the churchyard from Church Lane.

This was the main exit from the walled city of York. Bootham Bar was built on the site of the Roman gate, and probably much of the stone was re-used.

The modern Milford Haven grew in the 1790s and the port was to cater for the needs of the whaling ships, as they brought their cargoes here to be processed in blubber oil.

Excursion trips flourished on the east coast of Scotland until 2 August 1914, when the Admiralty effectively closed the Firth of Forth to non-essential shipping.

The relics of St Cuthbert are alleged to have rested in twelve places, in what is now Lancashire, during the 9th century.

The Church of St Oswald proved too small for the congregation that was expanding rapidly as more Irish migrated to the town, so plans were made for a new church nearby.

In around 1910 the Public Rooms on the south of the bridge had been used as a roller skating rink and a few years later as a cinema.

The nave has a stone rood screen of late Perpendicular date. The central doorway is now blocked, and the cornice has the royal arms of Henry VII.

This photograph shows the layout of Beverley well, with North Bar leading to the Market Place. It also reveals more detail of the west front of St Mary's Church.

The black and white half-timbered frame of the building at the rear of the inn shows the influence of the Warwickshire Vale building methods on this Cotswold village.

Outside it stands a row of watering cans on a sheet of corrugated iron balanced between two barrels. Farther along are more barrels and boxes.

Sad to say, the fine thatched house and barn have not survived; only the row of Rose Cottages stand today as a reminder of the tiny village of Wyddial.

It was originally dedicated to St Gwynllyw, a 5th-century warrior saint who established the first church on this site and is buried here.

As late as 1930, parts of the High Street at Berkhamsted were not fully made up; but with the increase of traffic on this main arterial road, it had one of the first junctions in Hertfordshire to become

We are looking down on The Square from Middle Row at the bottom of Broad Street. The shot is north-eastwards, along Bridge Street (centre) to the roofs of Coombe Street.

Already falling into disrepair in Victorian times, thatched cottages on the east side of South Street, beside South Bridge, would soon succumb to the front-line of urbanisation.

This imposing archway led up a flight of steps to another of Kendal's famous yards; this one lies off the main street, Highgate.

This view of the Lagan Canal has all the appearance of a Sunday afternoon, with no risk of getting in the way of the horses and their tow ropes.

Here we see the broad sweep of the garden city's main street looking west, with a wide assortment of businesses lining the wide tree-lined pavements.