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This superb view of Glyn Neath shows both the railway in the foreground, complete with steam engine, and the rolling hills beyond.

Both man and animal traps were supplied to the landed gentry, and man traps also went to the slave owners in the plantations.

This is yet another parish church in secular use: this one is now the Colchester Arts Centre.

This is yet another parish church in secular use: this one is now the Colchester Arts Centre.

Witts was a 'Squarson' of the old sort, being both the Lord of the Manor and the rector of this lovely village in its exquisite pastoral setting.

It provides a detailed study of both clothing and baby carriages of the period. This spot is at the end of St Nicholas Cliff, looking south over the Valley Road footbridge towards the Spa.

Another view of Whitby, this time showing the Upper Harbour beyond the causeway which leads to the famous 199 steps which lead up to St Mary's Church and the Abbey.

Christchurch has always been a busy town and a favourite place for shopping for both tourists and locals.

In earlier times both the Trent and the Devon were actively fished, sometimes illegally.

A newer Shanklin grew up along the seashore to cater for the demands of both visitors and those who came to settle.

Walking along the street and noting the names of some of the cottages (Shoemakers and Tanners, for example), one is reminded of another important local industry – leather and the production

So too did William Palmer, the Rugeley Poisoner, who began to poison his last victim, John Cook, while they both stayed here.

The Leeds Clergy school and the Roman Catholic Seminary were both opened in 1876.

Almost all the buildings date from the 15th century : note the overhanging upper storeys and the timber framing.

New buildings flank it on both sides, that on the right housing a discount bookshop.

Here we see the North or Marine Lake about ten years after it opened. In the centre background is a windmill, which was situated on the top of the boathouse.

The events prompted the bucolic rhyme “Chelmsford church and Writtle steeple both fell down, but killed no people”.

Shopkeepers were not long in seeing the business potential of catering for both residents and tourists.

Late morning concerts were held both at the Crescent and the Winter Gardens.

Another view of Church Lane, with some older cottages along with some rural gardens, just the kind one may expect to see in the country.

Its position on the north-west corner of Finborough Road was handy for both Earl's Court Station and West Brompton Station. One of the posters outside is an appeal for lead foil silver paper.

Bedford Street is another road that disappeared from the map following the blitz.

Note their gables and dormers, and their first floor balconies affording that envied view to the sea.These family homes are now all hotels of one sort or another.

It is to the credit of generations of Romford councillors, developers and benefactors that the borough has so many avenues of fine mature trees.