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Boot and shoe repairs are undertaken in these premises in one of the back yards in the cramped village of Mousehole. Perhaps it is Mr Jeffery himself who is posing at the steps in the foreground.

The Backs of Cambridge are probably as well known as the colleges themselves. Immaculately kept lawns sweep down to the peaceful River Cam.

Well wrapped up against the wind, holiday-makers still managed to enjoy the sunshine and music close to the band stage, using the grass verges for their deck chairs.A band can be seen performing in

Curiously, the deck chairs face away from the band playing in the ornate late Victorian bandstand, now replaced by the more sheltered Lido.

By 1904 a bandstand has been built near the Maiwand Memorial; in this view the band's music stands are ready for a summer performance.

This picture shows the back of the Admin Building (C69088, pages 44-45) which housed the administration office, the shop and the hospital, and also provided some staff accommodation.

By the 1890s Glen Helen was one of the island's favourite beauty spots, offering visitors extensive facilities. An excellent dinner could be had at the Swiss Cottage Hotel for just 1s 6d.

The ward is unchanged since the hospital's opening twenty years earlier. These children are part of the post-war baby boom.

One can almost smell the fragrance of the heather that adds to the enjoyment of this pre-war concert.

The newly-completed North or Victoria Pier is on the left, with the South Pier with its lighthouse at the back.

The backs of the houses in Chaldon Way near the turning with Bradmore Way are viewed here from the footpath along the line of magnificent yews on the eastern slopes of Farthing Down.

The Backs of Cambridge are probably as well known as the colleges themselves. Immaculately kept lawns sweep down to the peaceful River Cam.

The Dawlish Water and its high tributary the Smallacombe Brook rise on the wooded heathland of Little Haldon Hill, which rises eight hundred feet at the back of the town.

Built in 1704, this fine mansion is especially famous for its superb staircase which is described as 'flying' up the back wall.

Well wrapped up against the wind, holiday-makers still managed to enjoy the sunshine and music close to the band stage, using the grass verges for their deck chairs.

Very few changes have been made to this attractive 16th-century coaching inn since the photograph was taken.

This view, taken from the square of the National Gallery, was blocked by temporary wooden tiered seating erected for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee procession to St Paul's Cathedral.

Soham's 17th century steelyard is attached to the back of the Fountain Inn. It was used for weighing the wagonloads of produce on their way to the market.

A farm van fords the river on the back road to Hinxton from Duxford. The footbridge is often in use when there are flash floods. Further upstream is a watermill that is still in working order.

A feature of beaches in the 1950s was the religious gatherings.

Because of the flat roads, bicycles were in abundance both on the streets and greens, so much so that they caused problems for pedestrians.

Taken from the eastern end of the village, above Burbitt Lane. This view looks north-eastwards to St Martin's Parish Church (right), and the distinctive 599-feet profile of Shipton Hill (centre).

Advertising has always existed, though today it is controlled by the local authority.

In walking country, the village, although undistinguished, is associated by local people with Newton Linford, Bradgate Park and Beacon Hill, or just as being on the back route from Leicester to Shepshed