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The River Oughton rises from springs to the west of Hitchin, with its common land it still provides a pleasant riverside walk, as it did in 1901 when these photographs were taken.

A coach full of sightseers passes its most important hotel, the Gors-y-Geddol.

One of the very best ways to explore Worcestershire is to journey along its rivers.

Chorley's oldest building is the parish church of St Lawrence, which was built in the 14th century. The centre aisle is the original church; the two side aisles were added in c1860.

There does not appear to be much here that a blink of the eye would not miss, yet postcards depicted Flint Mountain as a place to stop and visit during these years.

This building is now a busy public house, for a new state-of-the-art library stands not far away.

This is another view of Stanifield Lane, but further out from the village. The pre-war houses stand neat and square on the lane. Farington is a parish in South Ribble Borough.

Winchester has always been an important centre for military training; much of the countryside round and about is used for tactical exercises.

An evocative view of the seaside, with deckchairs and pleasure craft on this low headland jutting out into the Thames estuary towards Kent.

Inside it has three pairs of grinding stones.

It cost the parishioners of Warboys £200.

At the time of writing it is the Council Offices for Fylde Borough.

Beyond the happy holidaymakers the distinctively striped rock face, vividly illustrated here, is a signature feature of the cliff face between Barry and Penarth.

Nearby is the Grand Hotel (rooms 4s 6d, dinner 5s), the parish council building, the school board offices and a statue of Robert Burns.

Two packed motorboats pass the beach chalets north of the Pier. Later, the chalets were to be rebuilt to face inland, as well as towards the sea.

This view of Coney Beach shows ladies wearing long dresses, the men wearing suits and the children fully dressed - there is not a bathing costume in sight.

This is another view from the same road that passes through Hucclecote to Barnwood, but before the advent of fast cars and lorries. The avenue still remains.

In this typical scene, a wherry sails past a disused early 19th-century drainage windmill, typical of the 200 that once turned to keep the marshes drained.

A fine study taken from the pier, showing the vast bulk of the castle towering above the little seaside town which has grown up in its shadow.

Originally founded for the training of school mistresses, the college was bombed and destroyed in the Second World War. The site is now occupied by Parkside School.

The brick-built Congregational church on the corner of Union Street and King Street was opened in 1912 and still flourishes, now as the United Reformed Church.

This is the old part of the village close to the church. Despite post Second World War development, several thatched cottages have survived to the present day.

Every conceivable example of architecture is visible here in the gently rising street, from The Norton Arms in the foreground to the clock tower in the distance.

The church is Norman, and this picture shows its tower which is crowned with some curious sculptures of lions. The church also possesses a massive timbered roof.