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Londoners tended market gardens close by which are now smothered by the buildings of Kensington. In the 18th century it was considered foolhardy to venture here after dark.

Since the 13th century there has been a market here, and the buildings in the town centre reflect a gentle change rather than a dramatic fluctuation of fortune at any one time.

Here we see the 15th-century cruciform church of St Mary's, its massive tower surmounted by a wooden spire.

In this quintessential holiday scene a pleasure craft hoists its sail ready to carry a party of trippers up and down the coast. Children paddle in the shallows clutching their buckets and spades.

Above the entrance is a stone figure of St William (the Archbishop of York) who died in 1154. Nowadays the courtyard is well-cared-for.

Eyam made a great sacrifice during the Great Plague of 1665-66.

Reputedly England's most haunted village, and a market town in the time of Henry III, Prestbury is now a residential suburb of Cheltenham.

For decades, music was a feature of everyday life during the Harrogate season. Late morning concerts were held both at the Crescent and the Winter Gardens.

The working classes were very superstitious and, although wary of the gypsies, their curiosity would get the better of them and they would pay to buy the wares or have their palms read.

These old houses are to be found in the shadow of Tattershall Castle and next to the collegiate church of the Holy Trinity.

Most of the larger houses have been converted to hotels to cater for the hundreds of tourists that arrive every summer.

Opened in 1885, the pier cost something in the order of £30,000 to build.

Note the shopkeepers diligently scanning the High Street in search of custom. Outside E.W.

This is the original hand-rowed ferry service across the narrowest part of the Windermere at Bowness Nab.

One of the New Forest's most famous landmarks, Bucklers Hard was an important naval shipbuilding yard during the 18th century.

The most striking buildings in Petersfield are Georgian; some of them overlook the large square in which stands the statue of William III, depicted on horseback and dressed, absurdly, as a Roman.

This is Mowbray Park, created in the 1850s out of Bildon Hill and the old quarries on its north face.

Here we see an assortment of old holiday cruisers tied up at the quay in St Ives. Note the identical fold-back roofs fitted to each boat.

Nearby is a ducking stool once used for the punishment of those accused of witchcraft.

Here we see piles of hops prior to pressing. Kentish hops were much in demand, particularly of course by Kentish breweries such as Mackesons and Shepherd Neame.

The historic Swan Inn, left of centre, was mentioned in the Frome Rate Book of 1663. The decorative lamp in the foreground on the right has now gone.

After the baths closed in 1981, officially for refurbishment, the council decided that the demand for a new pool could not justify the cost of extensive repair or replacement, and a search began

Everyone in the village had a job on the estate, and everyone had a place in the village society. The Roman road from Ribchester to Ikley passes through Downham Park at the end of the village.

If we look northwards towards Crown Street along what is now called The Pavement, we see that the frontages of the shops have changed little over the past fifty or so years, although many