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The 775 employees at Wolverton Works in 1851 grew to 2,000 by 1860, with the LNWR the largest single employer in North Bucks; a company engine driver earned nearly four times as much as an agricultural

there has been considerable investment in rejuvenating and developing the town, so much so that apparently property prices in and around the town are now rising faster here than in

Mickleover, still known as 'the village' to its residents, is today not much more than a dormitory town to nearby Derby.

Much of the stone came from the ruined Fulbrook Castle, which had been given to William de Compton by Henry VIII.

Much of the stone came from the ruined Fulbrook Castle, which had been given to William de Compton by Henry VIII.

This view shows the late Norman arches of the cloisters. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries (1536-9) it became the property of Thomas Cromwell and soon fell into disrepair.

In the background is the 16th-century five-arched bridge which gave the village its name.

Not so much a castle as a huge castellated mansion, Cyfarthfa stands near Merthyr Tydfil and was built in 1825 for Robert Thomas Crawshay, a wealthy iron-master.

In previous centuries the old taverns hereabouts were much used by smugglers, who had brought into the Forest the contraband they had landed on the south coast.

A family picnic by the five-arched bridge originally built in the 16th century over the River Leven.

The buildings have not changed much, but the street has lost its hustle and bustle. Car parking was allowed at this time.

The street remains much the same today.

Much of the Hoo's 1053 acres of parkland were designed and laid out by Capability Brown in the 18th century.

The area has been much built upon in the century since this photograph was taken.

The elegant, five-arched ashlar bridge of around 1830 is named after the Countess of Wilton, whose husband - a well-known figure in the hunting world - bought Egerton Lodge and entertained the rich and

Cley (rhymes with sky), once a busy port, is now a sleepy village, where nothing much has changed since this photograph was taken.

The area still retains much of this rural charm with its canopy of trees and ancient hedgerows.

Visitors to the great sandy beach at Perranporth can also explore the caves and arches in the cliffs on the west side at low tide.

Much of this avenue survives the outer bailey, although it is now bounded by 1920s low walling, and the ornate benches have been replaced by more utilitarian ones.

Complete with a stream and ornamental flowerbeds, the Valley Gardens still give much pleasure to shoppers seeking relaxation after shopping in nearby Carlton Street.

Melcombe Bingham's manor house dates back to the time of the Plantagenet kings, though much of the present building is Tudor.

Poole continues to function as a port, though as much now for leisure craft as merchant shipping.

This straggling village has spent much of the last fifty years being dominated by a structure that proved to be as controversial - the Winfrith Atomic Energy Station.

Compared with the view of Porthminster Beach taken in 1890, this view indicates how much the holiday industry had taken over the St Ives beaches.