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The Georgian practice of the leisured classes of promenading along the water's edge for therapeutic reasons continued to be popular during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and imposing parades were constructed

A small group (centre left), seeking the shade of mature trees in the hot summer of 1921, faces the photographer.

The abundance of Union Jacks and other flags in this view of Wakefield indicates that the photograph was taken in 1953, the year of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation.

This road junction is just to the south of the centre of Wellington, and sits astride the London to Holyhead road that was built by Thomas Telford in the early 1800s.

In 1903 lifeboats were either of the pulling or sailing type.

We are looking westwards along Leys Avenue; we can just see the last of the Georgian-style shops and flats in the distance.

One casualty of the increasing maturity of the population can be seen in Wilmslow Opera's recent problems.

One casualty of the increasing maturity of the population can be seen in Wilmslow Opera's recent problems.

The vaguely Art Deco style of Shirley House (left) contrasts with the Gothic look of the Baptist church, but Stratford Road today is a much more eclectic mix than it was in the 1960s.

One much-loved inhabitant was the actress Peg Woffington, who died here at the age of 39.

A peaceful scene away from the bustle of the front. In the hazy distance are the sails of boats. The street is lined with a medley of newly-constructed buildings.

The remains of Ratae Coritanorum, the origins of the city and a regional capital, lie adjacent to the superb Saxon church of St Nicholas, seen here in the centre of the photograph.

Founded in 1798, with the aim of providing an education to the children of members of the Masonic Order, the school moved to its new buildings at Bushey in 1902.

On the right is the Gaumont, a classic example of the super cinema of the 1930s. In those days many people went to the cinema at least once a week.

Binbrook, on the side of a valley of the rolling western part of The Wolds north of Ludford, was once a prosperous small market town with two parish churches.

This set of 16 locks is part of the famous flight of 29 at Caen Hill.

Henry II's great keep stands high above the mural towers of the inner bailey. Henry and his son Richard I transformed Dover into one of the greatest fortresses of the kingdom.

In 1042 Edward the Confessor granted the manor of Littleham to his thane Ordgar.

Since the completion of the railway, great improvements have been made here, one of the most important being the construction of Victoria Terrace, by which means the Marine Terrace has been completed.

This wonderfully constructed lych gate looks as if it will last for ever. It is oak built and stands in the shade of an ancient yew tree.

Stourport grew around the former village of Little Mitton by a stroke of fortune.

Here we see an image of disappearing Britain: the village pond, many of which have been removed since the time of this photograph, with a backdrop of cottages.

The former seat of the Earl of Ellesmere, Worsley Old Hall dates from the 16th century. It was here that James Brindley lived while working on the Bridgewater Canal.

In Anglo-Saxon times a church dedicated to St Werburgh stood on part of the site now occupied by the cathedral. St Werburgh was a daughter of King Wulfhere of Mercia.