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The hillside town of Yeadon lies to the north of Bradford, and is today perhaps most famous as the site of the Leeds-Bradford Airport.

At that time John Spencer, a Warwickshire sheep farmer, acquired the estate and created a park of some 300 acres here.

The cars parked on the left of the picture may well be taxis. Rising above the cars is the impressive edifice of H Samuel, the famous High Street jeweller.

Built in 1776, the building has been enlarged and extended, and is now a part of the Metropole Hotel.

A small flock of Welsh mountain sheep are being driven along the road through Aberglaslyn pass. The breed is hardy, and well adapted to thrive on poor grazing. The narrow gorge is heavily wooded.

The Shipping Chemist on the corner of Swanpool Street (left) reflects the maritime function of Falmouth.

Agriculture in the 1950s had not changed much since the 19th cen- tury, and horses were still com- monly used on the land.

This ‘superb temple of legislation’ in Tudor Gothic was built to replace the old medieval Palace which burned down in 1834.

Ellesmere was once part of the dowry of King John's illegitimate daughter, Joan.

It was the principal seat of the Mortimer family, one of whom became Edward IV.

Frederick Barker was born at Baslow on 17 March 1808, and followed other members of his family by becoming a churchman.

Just beyond, joining Third and New Courts of St John's College, is the Bridge of Sighs, its Gothic design unashamedly borrowed from the covered bridge of the same name in Venice.

Romsey's mills depended on the river Test and its branches for their power.

This picturesque park was presented to the townspeople by William Mathieson of Wilson and Mathieson of Armley.

This picturesque park was presented to the townspeople by William Mathieson of Wilson and Mathieson of Armley.

In this late Victorian view from in front of numbers 12 to 14 Minster Yard, the quality of the mainly 13th-century Gothic cathedral comes over well.

Lincoln suffered a lot of demolition in the 1950s and 1960s, including No 12 on the far left, now drab 1970s offices, and the buildings beyond which made way for the Stonebow Centre shopping mall of

There were to be three types of shopping: the open-air market, a variety of shops on three sides, and a first-floor row of shops that did not need a window display, such as hairdressers, opticians, photographers

Midway between Rushden and Thrapston lies the small town of Raunds. In this photograph you can just pick out the spire of the church, soaring 183 feet above the High Street.

By way of contrast, Frith's photographer looks along De Vere Road.

Once largely occupied by stoneworkers from the nearby stone quarries, this village stretches along the highway for a considerable distance, hence its name, a corruption of 'Longtown'.

At the foot of Boley Hill stands the 15th-century College Gate, one of three surviving entrances to the precincts of the cathedral, whose modest spire (added when the tower was rebuilt in 1904) rises behind

As well as being a market town, Ormskirk has a long association with the Earls of Derby who lived at Knowsley Hall.

Although quiet, even in 1955, Bondgate is on the line of the turnpike road between Long Easton and Ashby-de-la-Zouch.