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Now known as Church Terrace, this view shows the ironmonger's shop of Mr Barratt, later Barratt & Phillips.

The wisteria-covered building on the left going up the hill was the Old Grammar School with the Crown Inn next door. The Odeon was to be demolished in 1974, when shops would be built on the site.

This view looks back towards Woolworth's from Bakehouse Hill, where the mini-roundabout marks the convergence of the High Street, Gold Street and Lower Street.

Preston was always a town that you had to pass through to go north to south, but as the popularity of Blackpool increased, so did the traffic east to west.

Next to the water pump was the old bullring, part of the huge market that took place here until the 1795 turnpike bypassed Askrigg on its way to Hawes. The market cross dates from 1851.

The small farming community of Colby is thought to have derived its name from Colli's farm, 'by' being a Scandinavian word for a farm or homestead.

Sherborne Castle was built on the site of the Saxon Bishops' Palace by the Norman warlord Roger of Caen. It has had many owners, including Sir Walter Raleigh.

During the 17th century, Kendal expanded rapidly as a market town serving the southern part of the Lake District, and this gateway was one of many which served the yards where the woollen merchants plied

French soldiers were held as prisoners at Odiham during the Napoleonic wars, living in a camp dug out of an old chalk pit on the Alton road.

Drayton, a suburb of Portsmouth, lies close to Portsdown Hill, a 7-mile chalk ridge stretching from Bedhampton to Fareham.

The stone-built building to the right of the Yelde Hall was a butcher's run by Greig & Co in the 1950s.

Up until 1810, Ipswich's Butter Market was indeed the scene for the sale of butter and other products. At this time, it is one of the main shopping streets in the town.

The stone is from Chilmark, ten miles to the west, and the slender black shafts supporting the arches are of Purbeck marble.

In 1890, 34 men of Clovelly held master's tickets, a reflection of the little port's long maritime history.

In 1850 most of the parish was employed in farming, but the sudden growth of the hotel trade in the 1870s produced an employment revolution.

It was doubtless used to swell up the felloes of cart and wagon wheels, for in hot, dry weather they contracted, and the metal tyres became loose.

The parish church of St Mary stands boldly on its mound. It was rebuilt in 1781, and the tower and spire were rebuilt a hundred years later. Note the huge size of the windows.

It is all that remains of the round chapel of St Mary Magdalene.

The Royal Hotel is an impressive brick and stone building, designed by the virtually unknown architect Robert Chaplin in 1826; he employed a large porch of paired Greek Doric columns to impress those arriving

No longer a village, but a residential suburb of Wolverhampton, Penn spreads for miles along the dual carriageway we see here.

The elaborate Elizabethan structure in the centre, with tiers of multi-paned windows and a high gallery, was the renowned Mol's Coffee House, standing beside Cathedral Green.

In this delightful rural scene, thatched cottages, sheep dogs and a babe-in-arms conjure up images of an earlier, more peaceful age.

With only a small beach to boast of it never attracted hordes of holidaymakers. The 19th century church (right) is Holy Trinity.

Despite the fact that coastal silt deposits have left Wells Quay on a creek over a mile from the open sea, the port was still functioning for the export of locally grown grain in 1965.