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In the middle of Great Whyte stands the 'dummy clock'. Erected by public subscription in memory of Edward Fellowes, first Baron de Ramsey, it has recently been completely refurbished.

to believe that there is an annual cheese-rolling charity race with local teams, many in fancy dress, bowling a 'cheese' (usually a log cut and painted to represent a Stilton cheese) along this part of

This is another section of the main shopping centre, with the Red Lion Hotel on the left, Goodswens the butcher's in the centre, close to the grocer's shop of Pybus Brothers, and Hancocks on the corner

This was taken with only a few minutes difference from No R16048 - some of the people are standing in the same positions! We get a better view of the elegant bank building on the left.

A surprising amount of this part of Union Street still exists. The corner on the left is now taxi offices and the adjoin- ing buildings are night clubs and shops.

When lead was discovered in Weardale, the mining rights were granted to the bishops of Durham; by the 13th century, mining, smelting and charcoal burning and so on were on a large scale for the period.

This brick Jacobean mansion was built in 1616 for Sir Dudley Digges, a Master of the Rolls, and is claimed to be to the design of Inigo Jones.

It is the long, hot summer of 1914 and, for young gentlemen, sailor's suits complete with silks and lanyards are the order of the day.

This scenic stretch of the Thames, overlooked by Christ Church Meadow, has long been a rowing reach; at one time the bank would have been lined with eye-catching college barges, which were used as grandstands

From the Thrapston bank of the River Nene, the photographer looks across to the former Country Club. A fine Georgian house, it boasts a Colleyweston slate roof and sash windows.

Had this picture been taken a few months earlier, Doncaster's then second most familiar landmark after St George's would have been captured on camera.

Their display is spectacular, with hats, parasols, curtains and bolts of cloth tumbling out on to the pavement in a visual feast.

Turvey village owes its character to estate building, much of it by the Higgins family, whose Castle Ashby-style mausoleum of about 1847 is in the churchyard.

This quiet scene shows a drainage tower mill starting to fall into disrepair: two blades of the fantail are missing. The patent sails appear to be empty of shutters.

Shipbuilders swarm across the Walney bridge from the dockyards at the end of a wortking day. It resembles scene from Lowry. A crane at Vickers dockyard can be seen in the distant background.

This quiet scene shows a drainage tower mill starting to fall into disrepair: two blades of the fantail are missing. The patent sails appear to be empty of shutters.

Bradford was the centre of the woollen and worsted industry, even though trade with the United States during the 1890s had been badly affected by the McKinley Tariffs.

It has endured its share of troubles.

Perched on a windy hill a mile or two north of Portscatho, Gerrans has been called a 'plain-looking village'.

Another view showing Cat Nab, with Saltburn's Marine Parade standing high on the opposite side of the valley.

Another famous visitor to the town was Lawrence of Arabia, who frequently visited the White Cottage in the Eastgate area.

The buildings on the left, the west side of the Market Place, mostly survive today, apart from the two at the far left.

The road to Brynmawr winds around the hillside from the village of Gellifelyn, on the right.

St Mary's Church, which rises behind the Dolphin Hotel, is renowned for its lavishly-decorated tower and impressive tie beam roof, both of which date from its rebuilding in the 15th century.