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Brungerley Bridge is still popular today because of its proximity as a leisure area to Clitheroe town.

The forests had deposits of iron ore, and supplies of wood fuel to smelt it; the iron-making families brought much wealth to the parish.

On the west side of the city, towards Fountains Abbey, stands the Spa Baths and Pump Room, opened on 24 October 1905 by Prince Henry of Battenburg.

The wide sweep of cobbles and double avenue of trees defines this characteristic view on entering the town from the west.

Comparison with the view of 1913 shows that by 1932 the original diamond-shaped surround to the clock face has been removed, but to this day the marks left by it can be clearly seen on the stonework.

Dunham Mill dates back to the medieval period; it was one of only a handful of mills in this part of Cheshire.

This picture shows the rear of the property, a very fine example of an East Lancashire house of the later 16th century.

IMAGINE an area of low-lying marshland riddled with secret smugglers' paths and tales of Wat Tyler's doomed revolt.

The founder of the firm was Arthur Bowden who began selling door-to-door from a horse and trap.

Inskip was the cradle of Methodism in the Fylde along with Elswick, which was reckoned the headquarters of non-conformity.

It was modelled on the farm created by Louis XIV for Marie Antoinette.

The camera looks at the early 16th-century Great Barn, which was originally one of four opening onto the farmyard; a second smaller one has quite recently been particularly well restored from a skeletal

The majority of Sydling's fine houses and thatched cottages have survived into modern times, making this one of Dorset's most interesting villages for the student of local architecture.

Ornate decoration can be seen inside the grand main hall of Cambridge's Guildhall. It was not just the scene of civic functions, but of musical events as well.

Peascod Street lies at the centre of Windsor, at the top of the hill. The town centre is characterised by its streets of essentially Victorian and Georgian buildings.

Ornate decoration can be seen inside the grand main hall of Cambridge's Guildhall. It was not just the scene of civic functions, but of musical events as well.

As one of the town's major employers, Kodak gave £10,000 for a new children's playground to be built in Gadebridge Park to replace the one lost by the construction of the Plough roundabout.

At the time of the Industrial Revolution the people of Lilleshall, until then mainly a farming community, began mining limestone to supply the iron-smelting industry at Coalbrookdale.

In 1828 the Earl of Derby presented the city with Stanley Palace.

High Street c1955 There are some fine memorials within the church, notably those of the Oglander family, who had held land nearby since the Norman Conquest.

The amazing stone carvings at the church of St Nicholas makes this church one of the most perfect specimens of pure Saxon in the country.

The River Avon is famous for a rare kind of eel, called locally a sniggle; unlike the Common Eel, it has an elongated jaw and slender form.

The ruins of Christchurch's Norman castle dominate the town much less than the church of the same period. The castle was built by Roger de Redvers in the 12th century.

West Bay assumed the role of port for the nearby town of Bridport, but it only acquired its present name in the 1880s with the arrival of the railway.