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Hesba Stretton is a little-known writer who was born in New Street, to the left of the timber framed building at the far end of the square.

Looking east back downhill from the junction with Bowstridge Lane, the gable on the right is the remnant of a cottage demolished to improve visibility from the lane.

Take a stroll down Church Lane and you can see that the scene on the right of this photograph has not changed at all.

Boston, Botolph's Town, was laid out along the banks of the River Witham some time around 1100, within the parish of nearby Skirbeck, and rapidly became a great port, although it only received its first

There was certainly a castle here of sorts in 1106, as Robert Curthose, elder son of the Conqueror, was held prisoner here after being defeated at Tinchebrai.

There are swings on Lytham Beach and a few children paddling – no longer to be seen in the 21st century, as the sand is now overgrown with invasive Spartina grass.

The AA sign on the Amroth Arms beckons as a recommendation in this pleasant Pembrokeshire village.

The squire here, Sigismund de Trafford of Croston Hall, said that he 'preferred trees to chimneys', and was opposed to selling land for industrial development.

Beside Sabden Brook stands the church of St Nicholas, built in 1846. A countryside of varied beauty accounts for the caravan site.

The battlemented single-storey structure immediately in front of the west portal is the Galilee Chapel, which dates from 1175.

Church Town in the parish of North Meols had long had a tradition of sea-bathing, associated with a couple of local festivals known as Big and Little Bathing Sundays, when the natives took to the waters

Quarrymen and their families must have occupied a high proportion of the cottages, working to fulfil the 18th- and 19th-century demand for slate both as a roofing material, and for graveyard

A short distance to the west of the town centre, the stepping stones have long provided a foot crossing of the River Rothay, at least for those with good balance; they link Ambleside with properties

For years the LNWR did its best to wrest the lucrative Irish Mail sea-passage contract from the clutches of the CofDSPCo, but it was not until the commissioning of the 'Shamrock' and the 'Banshee

Leaving Daventry northwards along the London to Holyhead turnpike, we arrive at Braunston, the hub of the canal network.

The Georgian-style council offices, now North Herts District Council's housing department, were built for the Urban District Council in 1935 to a design by Bennet & Bidwell, architects of many of the buildings

This impressive building, constructed in 1958, was the headquarters of ICI's Agricultural Division until the early 1990s, serving a major international fertiliser business.

This elegant and also vital feature provides an important crossing of the River Tees.

This compact village is situated on the main coast road north of Aberystwyth; it grew up to serve the workers of the nearby lead mines and woollen mills.

The Central Library is on Grimshaw Street. This photograph gives us the opportunity to look down the street and into Hargreaves Street, where the GPO stands (54191, page 46).

Following the move of the gaol and assizes to Bodmin in 1842, the grounds were landscaped and turned into a pleasure park by the Duke of Northumberland.

Of the workforce of 4,500 men, 57 were killed in work-related accidents.

The town and its castle have therefore been fought over on numerous occasions. Dating from about 1400, the bridge was for years one of only a handful of crossing points over the Forth.

This splendid view of the River Hodder shows the magnificent scenery of the area.