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Here we see workers leaving the Great Western Railway yard, which, at one time, employed 12,000 people. The uniformity of dress amongst the men is striking.

At this point the main Leominster to Hereford road starts to climb the steep hill. Stagecoaches would have been forced to stop here to pay their toll at the toll house overlooking the junction.

This village lies at the confluence of the River Anton and the Pillhill brook.

This unusual picture shows the interior of one of the army buildings at Blackdown Camp. Instruction is taking place in the bright and well-equipped gym.

Just south of Penrith, Mayburgh Henge is a circular bank of earth and stones of about 1.5 acres, with one 10ft stone at the centre. It is thought to have been built between 1000BC-2000BC.

Like Bournemouth's pier, the structure at Boscombe was severely damaged in the Second World War, but both have been sympathetically restored.

Moored at the Lakeside steamer terminal is the 'Swift', 150ft long, 21ft wide and claimed to be capable of carrying 780 passengers.

Sauchiehall Street joined the east and west quarters of the city, and it was here that you could buy quality confectionery from Assafrey, dine out at the Hippodrome, attend an exhibition at the Institute

These cottages at Newhaven, Fife, are an example of the type of fishermen's dwelling that could be found around harbours from Scotland to at least Cullercoats in Northumbria, usually single-storey terraces

Blakeney stands at the edge of the Forest of Dean at the point where Blackpool Brook and Soudley Brook meet.

The beach is seen at low tide, with dramatic crumbling cliffs towering up behind.

Cigarettes, films and ice cream are among the heavily advertised items stocked at the village stores.

This is the three-arched red brick medieval bridge over the River Brett at Hadleigh.

Fishing luggers are moored alongside the quay at West Looe at high tide, and are preparing to leave for the fishing grounds. Fish baskets are loaded on the nearest vessel.

High on the 600ft cliff and looking towards Robin Hood's Bay is the Raven Hall Hotel, once the site of a Roman signal station.

Midway between the ancient sites of two Norman motte and bailey castles at the extreme ends of the village, Holy Trinity Church is the topographical as well as the spiritual centre of Ascott; old

The developers seem to have got the balance right at the Ashley Centre, built in 1984. This shopping centre holds three large stores, over 40 shops and parking for 800 cars.

Almost everyone in this Edwardian photograph is looking at the camera. This picture was taken at a time when photography was still in its infancy, and the fascination for it is clear to see.

The premises of Mellersh & Son, grocers, can be seen over on the left of this picture. Note the rather rough surface of the road at Church Crookham.

Marks & Spencer's (left) has been a constant presence in Wrexham at a time when town centres generally have been under perpetual threat of change.

This solid structure, with its massive piles and defences, hints at the treacherous seas seafarers confronted off the Norfolk coast. An elegant lady shields her pale skin from the sun with a parasol.

The stagecoaches are probably being used on excursions.

In this charming photograph, a collie sheepdog marshals a flock of white-nosed Swaledale sheep past the village green at Buckden, which stands alongside the River Wharfe.

At this tiny port, a few miles from Camborne, copper ore was shipped for smelting at Swansea. The village, hemmed in by steep hills, nestles within a deep combe.