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Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo, 'Newton and Noss' to all locals, line the opposite banks of the Yealm estuary.

When the forework was remodelled for James IV, it partially followed the line of earlier defences.

The Mother Church of Nottingham has the appearance, if not the stature, of a cathedral. Mentioned in the Domesday Book, the present building dates from the fifteenth century.

The archway to this bar dates from the 11th century; this is the oldest of York's gates.

The post office is on the left with its sign outside.

The house on the right is the Beacon, one of the more substantial residences in Victorian and Edwardian Fleet.

Compare this view of St Paul's Church with that in photograph 45443 and you immediately notice the addition of a tall tower which was added in 1907.

A view of the High Street, looking towards the abbey and market cross. Everybody is wearing either a hat or cap, the road is not surfaced, and there is a virtual absence of street lighting.

Devoran developed in the 19th century when a mineral railway was built to carry copper ore from the mines around Redruth down to a port at the head of Restronguet Creek, just visible at

This same view of two Tintagel castles could be photographed today.

This leafy approach to the village of Hermitage remains much the same today as it was in the 1950s.

Cregneish lies between Port St Mary and the Calf of Man. When this picture was taken, most of the villagers would have earned their living from agriculture or fishing, or both.

Rather unkindly, Jerome K Jerome of 'Three Men in a Boat' fame, and our constant companion along the river from Oxford to Kingston, described Abingdon as 'quiet, eminently respectable, clean and desperately

Cricklade, ten miles from the Thames source, is an ancient town with evidence of Anglo-Saxon town walls as well as of Roman occupation.

The town is also the birthplace of Daniel Gooch; having served his apprenticeship at Robert Stephenson's works, he was only 21 years old when he was appointed Locomotive Superintendent of the Great

In this picture the late 19th-century skyline of Newcastle is dominated by the 15th-century tower and spire of St Nicholas' Cathedral and the imposing bulk of the castle keep.

Except for the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in the distance, this scene is very different today.

Three tall ships are visible; the one on the far left is just setting sail. The town relied on the sea for employment, and it was once an important rival of Holyhead for the Irish ferry.

Subsequently, a road was built linking The Strand with the end of High Street. The raised bank followed the Taw from Castle Quay and turned right to follow the Yeo to Braunton Bridge.

Almost at once something went wrong - there was no lack of teaching skills, but the managerial expertise needed was not there.

In the distance is the tower of the parish church, St Lawrence.

This photograph was probably taken from a window in one of the shops on St James' Street. In the foreground is the Old Red Lion.

It is said that Drummond was sitting under the great sycamore tree in front of the house when Jonson trudged up the path. Drummond met him with 'Welcome, welcome, royal Ben!'

Built on the site of the Old Rectory, the Basildon tractor plant was finally completed on 20 February 1964. It covered 60 acres of the 100-acre site, and had 1,360,000 square feet of buildings.