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It was the birthplace of the educational reformer W E Forster, who introduced into parliament the pioneering Education Bill of 1870 which provided a free education for all children.

One of the town's most famous landmarks is Matthew Wyatt's magnificent statue of Wellington on horseback.

The front facade of the Palace Hotel appears on the left of the photograph with the pier stretching away out to sea. The boating lake may also be seen.

The imposing yet uncluttered classical façade of the Angel Hotel dominates the eastern side of the market.

A cartload of voyagers being returned to dry land after a sail in the Wash.

As with several other fishing villages along the Yorkshire coast, Staithes clings alpine-like to the sides of steep cliffs and ravines.

The lofty spire of St Michael's Church is perched above a Perpendicular flint tower topped with a red-brick upper storey.

This quiet empty street pictured here contrasts with the bustle of today's pedestrianised area, which is often occupied by a busy market.

The gardens and the railway occupy what was the Nor' Loch, an expanse of water that formed part of the old city's defences.

Here we see pretty brick and stone cottages of the 18th century and earlier, which went to make up the Ashby referred to by Camden as 'villa amoenissima'; they pre-date the dramatic launch of the town

This terrace of almost picturesque millworkers' cottages now sits quietly, adjacent to the isolated and decaying great water wheels which once powered the mills.

Almost out of shot on the right-hand side of the photograph is probably the best-quality structure in the town.

A policeman on point duty sets the tone of this well-regulated scene.

On the right is a statue of Richard Oastler, who fought against the use of child labour in the mills.

entrance to the family home as it was approached from St Peter's Road (New Way), William Jolliffe provided £500 in his will, together with any further sums considered necessary, for the erection of a

Queen Victoria much admired the town of Dartmouth and its beautiful estuary, recording in her journal that '...the place is lovely, with its wooded rocks and church and castle at the entrance.

Here we have a reminder of those quiet days on English roads when motorists could park wherever they liked, and when trolley- bus lines adorned many an urban street.

Middle class children enjoy games of cricket. Their parents relax over newspapers and novels in the lounges of comfortable hotels.

To the right of Balliol College is the famous Martyrs' Memorial, commemorating the 16th-century Protestant martyrs Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer, who were burned at the stake in nearby Broad Street.

Because of the many dykes and staithes around the edges of the Broad, small sailing boats are the handiest for exploration.

Mevagissey's steep, winding streets and alleys, cobbled with beach stone, formed a useful maze in which smugglers could escape the attentions of the revenue men.

The large building is the Whitsand Bay Hotel; it used to stand at Torpoint on the banks of the Tamar, but was dismantled and re-erected here.

Today it is smaller than in the past and many of the cottages are holiday homes. The Post Office closed in June 1990 because of the decline in trade.

Along with Woodhouse Moor to the north, the park was considered the chief lung of the city, where for a few hours at the weekend factory workers had an opportunity to get away from the dust