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The tall tower with the clock stands opposite the Market House on a site once occupied by a tannery.

We are looking north-west, with St Mary's left of centre. The row of houses on this side of the Common vary from the 14th to the 19th century.

After the famous invasion of French troops at Fishguard in 1797 the church was used as a prison for some of the captured French troops.

Killin mill stands on the River Dochart. Not far away is the ruined Breadalbane stronghold of Finlarig Castle. One of its more interesting features is what is thought to be an ancient beheading pit.

Red Hill is one of the pleasantest streets in Stourbridge, created centuries ago by cutting through the red sandstone which outcrops locally.

Founded in 1488 by King James III, this port was for many years a strong centre of Scottish ship building; also, up until the time of our photograph, it experienced a phenomenally

A crowded steamer passes Kepax Ferry on the northern edge of town, close to the old waterworks. There were six houses at Kepax and around 1906 all were occupied by the Bailey family.

These lovely almshouses of 1703 feature a striking life-size statue of a scarlet-coated Robert Berkeley in a niche on the chapel.

Thankfully, this view is not greatly changed today, though Great Malvern has crept further across the hills and the suburbs in the middle distance have expanded.

The scene of Falstaff's miseries in Shakespeare's 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', Datchet stands on the Thames bank, opposite Home Park.

Tower Street housed the armoury for the West Yorkshire Volunteer Artillery, and the York Volunteer Rifles were in St Andrewgate.

For centuries before it had been a common, where villagers had grazed their cattle. It was embellished by statues of Queen Victoria and Wellington, transferred from Victoria Square.

For centuries before it had been a common, where villagers had grazed their cattle. It was embellished by statues of Queen Victoria and Wellington, transferred from Victoria Square.

Here we see the Square outside the old town hall and part of Market Street. We can see the bus shelters on the left.

On the right is the Albany Hotel and the Yorkshire Penny Bank. Sheffield was just one of a handful of authorities at this date who still had faith in their tramway system.

Tilehouse Street, which was named in 1460, incorporates a string of houses dating from the Tudor to the Georgian periods, with many of the earlier buildings refronted with brick and remodelled during

The spacious frontage of the 13th-century hotel, with the Eleanor Cross just visible beyond, was clearly promoting its new services at the start of the motoring age.

St Ann's chapel was known as the 'Chapel in the Sands' and measured a mere 14 feet 6 inches by 12 feet.

Further along the street, and almost a decade later, an early motor car is parked outside the entrance of the Royal Lion Hotel, which was rebuilt in blue lias ashlar after a devastating fire

At the time when this picture was taken, moorland walking had still to catch on; most walkers were ill-equipped, and ladies were expected to turn out in long dresses and totally inadequate footwear.

Ambleside is situated at the centre of the Lake District; this is now a haven for walkers, and a very busy place in the summer months. Here a lady negotiates the stepping stones with trepidation.

The bustling twice-weekly market was clearly a popular event at the turn of the century.

Grassington was at one time a centre for lead mining, but by 1900 it was once again reliant upon agriculture, athough there was still some quarrying in the locality.

The golf club was established in 1905, on parkland set high above Cardigan Bay.