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The sign for the King's Head Inn is on the right of the picture, although the King's Head itself is in fact on the opposite side of the road standing next to the International Store.The old Town

The sunken car park (left) and the railings (right) provide a visible clue to the course of the old canal tunnel.

But for a small section of the castle, the church remains the only tangible link with the old town's medieval past.

Here we see the eastern end of the High Street, with the wall of the Congregational Church on the right.

Situated on Abbey Street next to the Swan Hotel, the New Jerusalem Church was one of the most striking buildings in the town.

The decision was made to demolish the building and in its place build a multi-purpose church (in Hargreaves Street, see photograph A19722), and the demolition of the church began in June 1987.

Garth Dawson's Camera Cabin, located behind the clock (centre, behind the bus), has had several locations around the centre of Accrington, and is now sited round the corner on Blackburn

Once wheeled out to a suitable depth, these examples, right of photograph, enabled the bather to maintain his or her modesty while plunging in.

A local labourer and his dog pose obligingly for the camera on the sandy path leading from the summit of Leith Hill, at 967ft the highest point in the south-eastern counties.

It was built as long ago as 1480; more recently, in 1919 it became the home of the actress Ellen Terry. Today it is a National Trust Memorial to Miss Terry.

We are in the Cuckmere Valley, with fine views of the scarp side of the Downs.

He had stayed the night at Stoneyhurst, and it took most of the day for the horses, mules and men to cross.

At this time these shops would close at noon on Saturday, and Sunday opening was unheard of.

There had been a large crypt in the church where over 2,500 of Manchester's citizens were laid to rest, because there was no graveyard.

The commanding view of the town led to number of schemes to erect a monument: the first was to have been the Victoria Prospect Tower in 1849.

Fairford is situated on the River Coln a few miles from the Thames in Gloucestershire. It is noted for fishing, and for a fine old mill dating from a long-time dependency on wool.

The previous estate manager had been his father James Fair, who had had the task of laying out the streets, making wider access roads and building cottages.

(The song 'Flowers of the Forest' is a lament mourning the many Scottish dead who fell at that battle).

We are at the top of Main Street, looking back down through the village from the bus station.

One longstanding local commented: 'On a summer's evening, I can now hear the steam trains on the Watercress Line - you couldn't when the A31 was here.'

The shops behind the big lamp in the centre of the road are interesting.

De Montgomery was awarded Arundel, and given responsibility for defending the Sussex coast against possible French raids or even an invasion, both of which were considered a real threat.

Built in 1914 of local Longridge stone, this was the home of Sir John Townley and his family from 1947. Stone-framed windows, oak panels and a long drive suggest an earlier period.

We are standing in South Promenade, with the Chadwick Hotel on the corner. Lightburn Avenue was named after the second lighthouse at St Anne's.