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The grid-like pattern of the streets west of Laindon High Road preserves the layout of some of the early plotland estates.

This is one of the oldest pictures in the archive and almost certainly taken by Francis Frith himself.

The hospital and dispensary were two of a large number of 19th-century developments carried out for the benefit of the inhabitants.

Anton Mill 1906 A child gazes wistfully into the tranquil waters of the River Anton, a tributary of the Test, which rises to the north of Andover and runs through the heart of the town.

Many of the Abbey ruins remain, and some of the buildings are still in use.

Built at the end of Washbank Road, Eynesbury, on the site of one of the earliest St Neots` crossings of the Ouse, Conygear takes its name from the nearby rabbit warren owned by Margaret, Countess of

It was at Catterick in AD 625 that Paulinus, first Bishop of York, baptised converts to Christianity, following the marriage of King Edwin of Northumbria to Ethelburga of Kent.

This pair of houses on the eastern edge of Dartmoor is utterly typical of its time, with its water (the well in front of the left-hand door) and firewood all to hand.

Many of the sturdy, timber-framed cottages in the centre of this lovely village have been reinforced and decorated with brickwork during the 18th century.

The alabaster effigies of the armour-clad John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, and his wife Margaret lie recumbent on their elaborate 15th-century tomb in the presbytery.

Many of the sturdy, timber-framed cottages in the centre of this lovely village have been reinforced and decorated with brickwork during the 18th century.

The building was palatial, and would have been comparable to those of Rome itself. The rooms had painted friezes and many mosaics, some of the earliest in Britain.

The same road widening seen in the previous picture led to the demolition of the white-painted end house in this shot. One would not now dream of walking down the centre of this road.

The building was palatial, and would have been comparable to those of Rome itself. The rooms had painted friezes and many mosaics, some of the earliest in Britain.

It was the early use of bathing machines that made Weymouth such a popular resort for sea bathing.The larger machines ran down into the water on rails and consisted of a number of cubicles.

This photograph was taken from All Saints' Church, itself one of the finest examples of Perpendicular architecture in Yorkshire.

The Jubilee Clock at the junction of Victoria Street and Loch Promenade was presented to the people of Douglas by George Dumbell in 1887.

There was no park in the north end of the town, but the opportunity was there in the shape of some unwanted land.

It was at Catterick in AD 625 that Paulinus, first Bishop of York, baptised converts to Christianity, following the marriage of King Edwin of Northumbria to Ethelburga of Kent.

All, however, make a point of listing a marble memorial to the life of Col Richard Nicolls who captured the Dutch Colonial city of New Amsterdam on behalf of the English Crown - and then renamed it New

Tattershall was extensively rebuilt by Ralph Cromwell, a veteran of Agincourt, and Lord Chancellor of England.

Norwich is known as 'the City of Churches', and All Saints' is one of forty; it has an ancient font finely carved with figures of saints and the twelve apostles.

Newgate Street is one of the features of the town -it marks the line of a section of the old Roman road of Dere Street.

The slopes to the rear of West Street are still green, and the view at the end of the 20th century is a little less smoke-hazed.