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Isaac Chalkley, Superintendent of the Hitchin Fire Brigade, brought the new horse-drawn Shand-Mason pump to the site, and the fire appeared to be under control.

Behind the Morris 8, Church Street turns to the left with Boots 'Cash Chemist' on the corner. Today Potter Street is one-way - the traffic in the photograph is facing in the wrong direction.

In 1955 Armstrong Siddeley produced a long-wheeled version of their Sapphire limousine; Austin-Healey were content to fit their 100/4 with a four-speed C-series gearbox; and Morris turned out a long-wheelbase

Market Square has some vehicles parked on it, including a Ralph Rossa ice cream van (right), from Leicester.

Founded in 1620, the Merchant Taylors Schools in Crosby operate in similar fashion to old-style grammar schools, but under links with the charitable governance of the Merchant Taylors Company in London

Cenarth, on the Teifi, is set in a spectacular gorge with a number of waterfalls, and is famous as one of the last places in Britain where licensed coracles were used, both for salmon fishing and (as we

Founded (or refounded) by Sir William Laxton in 1556, a prosperous London grocer, it remained modest until the mid 19th century, when it grew rapidly.

Locally the church is known as 'the Queen of the Marsh'. Its style is classed as early Perpendicular; the chancel was taken down in 1706 and the arch filled in with brickwork.

The whole square is the property of the Duchy of Lancaster, states a notice in the shelter in the middle of the square.

This is a charming turn-of-the-century tableau of Salutation Square, which is the main route into the town.

The foundation stone of this building was laid with two gold sovereigns beneath it, not in the north-east corner but at the southern end of the building, in 1889.

This view of busy Sheep Street shows patient bus passengers corralled into queues by solid metal barriers. On the left the parade of Piccadilly Buildings ends with the George Hotel.

Batchworth Lake is the easternmost of a chain of four lakes west of the town and sandwiched between the Grand Union Canal and the River Colne.

The village is renowned as the scene of a notorious Elizabethan witch hunt, when 80 year old Alice Samuel called on a neighbour whose child was ill.

Newton Poppleford is a good base for exploring the Vale of the Otter, with footpath, bridleways and ancient green lanes heading out to all points of the compass.

We are further eastwards on Clifton Street, and the majority of people are shopping on the sunny side. On the right of the picture is the Talbot Hotel.

Monuments and obelisks among the trees of Glasnevin Cemetery. There is a very classical style to the tombs in this corner of the cemetery.

While there was still plenty of sailing, by the mid fifties pleasure cruisers were a well-established part of the scenery on Broadland rivers.

This park was laid out for the benefit of working people to give them a break from the dust and grime of industrial Sheffield.

This is one of many 19th century science buildings to the east of Trinity. Interestingly, Trinity was originally a Protestant college and Catholics were not admitted till the 1870s.

One of Newbury's loveliest streets, Northbrook Street is famous for its mid to late Georgian buildings, and distinctive pink and blue brick houses above lines of modern shop fronts.

The glass roof is supported on ornamental columns made of cast-iron. The market appears light and airy, and there seems to be plenty of space around the stalls.

30 years after photograph 34252 was taken, little has altered apart from the growth of trees. However, the cottage nearest the camera has had some of its foliage removed.

Here we see some of the gardens to the west of the main town, much enjoyed by residents and visitors.The land slopes more gently than in the Shrubbery area.