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In 1322, the Earl of Lancaster sought refuge in the local church following his defeat by Edward II.

The chief thoroughfare of Aberdeen, Union Street at this time was three-quarters of a mile long, 70 ft wide and built entirely of granite.

Older buildings are to be found behind the innocuous facades of 18th- and 19th-century prosperity in Melton, which was boosted by its being at the centre of the hunting world, and by its prosperous sheep

Newton Abbot and Newton Bushel were two discrete settlements at the head of the Teign estuary when William of Orange arrived there from Brixham in 1688, on his way to displace James II as King of England

Barely 12 years old at this time, and still looking pristine, this mock-Tudor hotel was rebuilt and reworked by Herbert Green.

Uttoxeter's open-air swimming pool was built in 1964; at first its use was seasonal.

Other tramway systems closing that year included Aberdare, Burnley, Darwen, Erith, Norwich, Preston, Warrington and the short-lived system at York.

Askrigg station is on the North Eastern Railway route between Northallerton and a conection with the Midland Railway at Hawes.

These are typical of many of the cottages in Greywell, which were plastered and painted white at this time.

Several houses in Silver Street date back to Elizabethan times.

Several houses in Silver Street date back to Elizabethan times.

This evocative photograph shows cattle being rounded up at Chideock (always pronounced with the 'e' silent), on a peaceful day over half a century ago.

An evocative picture of the signpost and a cart at this scattered hamlet in the wooded hilly Weald south-east of Wadhurst.

The twin arches, with the quatrefoil over, are all that remain of the 13th-century Lady Chapel.

The Pleasure Beach actually started as a fairground on the South Shore. One of the early rides was the Sir Hiram Maxim Flying Machine.

Methodists who broke from the parent society in St Ives in 1838 to form a Teetotal Society later joined the 'New Connexion' Methodists at the end of the 19th century, and moved to this neo-Gothic building

Water and water power have had a strong influence on the development of the town, which is hardly surprising, as it stands at the confluence of three rivers, the Thames, the Coln and the Leach.

The pinnacled tower of Swanwick's parish church stands four-square at the end of Derby Road.

Thatched cottages abound in this view of Trumpington. At this time, the village was separate from Cambridge.

This was a popular place to sit and watch the world go by. By 1924 Southport had a resident population in excess of 51,000, having grown only fractionally since 1901 when it stood at 48,000.

Bramley lies 2 miles east of Rotherham.

It is a summer morning, and high tide outside the Palace of Westminster, with barges at anchor. To the left is Westminster Abbey.

This was a popular place to sit and watch the world go by. By 1924 Southport had a resident population in excess of 51,000, having grown only fractionally since 1901 when it stood at 48,000.

Once the village smithy, the inn at Godmanstone is said to be the smallest public house in England. The beautifully-thatched building measures only 20?ft by 10?ft; it is about 500 years old.