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Opened in June 1904, this elegant structure, sited at one end of the harbour, was designed to cater for pleasure- seekers in all kinds of weather.

By 1740 the original premises were very dilapidated; the Manor House at the south end of High Street was purchased for £1,000 to provide a new Master's House.

This view could be Cofton Woods, Pinfield Wood or Lickey Warren, among others.

As with the other streets in the village, the High Street has also had more than its fair share of change. The Lincoln Co-op (left) has gone along with part of the building.

As with the other streets in the village, the High Street has also had more than its fair share of change. The Lincoln Co-op (left) has gone along with part of the building.

To the left of the pub is the site of the house where Abbot John Reeve lived from the closure of the abbey in November 1539 until his death in April 1540.

The main street of Allington village (bottom left) leads into this panorama of Bridport, looking south-east from the town's open country, with St Swithun's Church the prominent building (centre right).

On the south side is London House, the store of house furnishers Walter Baker Northover & Son. Colmer's Hill is the distinctive distant hilltop (centre).

Brungerley Bridge is still popular today because of its proximity as a leisure area to Clitheroe town.

The forests had deposits of iron ore, and supplies of wood fuel to smelt it; the iron-making families brought much wealth to the parish.

On the west side of the city, towards Fountains Abbey, stands the Spa Baths and Pump Room, opened on 24 October 1905 by Prince Henry of Battenburg.

The wide sweep of cobbles and double avenue of trees defines this characteristic view on entering the town from the west.

Comparison with the view of 1913 shows that by 1932 the original diamond-shaped surround to the clock face has been removed, but to this day the marks left by it can be clearly seen on the stonework.

The layout of the streets is still there but many of the older buildings have been swept aside by progress.

This view of the main road (known here simply as 'The Ringway') shows St George's Park just to the left of the dual carriageway.

It grew both in physical size - occupying a rabbit warren of connected shops on the corner of Cattle Market and Market Street - and in its range of goods.

Much of the woollen industry, by which Cirencester prospered, was organised by the monks of the great abbey which was completed during the reign of Henry II.

An air of tranquillity pervades this pretty scene with its unmetalled road, and it could almost be a photograph of modern Totternhoe.

Devizes is perched on the top of a hill overlooking the Avon valley. From there, the Kennet & Avon Canal plunges down the extraordinary flight of 29 locks at Caen Hill to the valley below.

A magician entertains a crowd of well dressed Victorian holidaymakers on the beach.

Dedicated to Wisbech's most famous son, Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846): one of the key figures in the movement for the abolition of the slave trade in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The bridge was built to designs by Alexander Galloway, Rector of Kinkell, started in 1521 and widened by John Smith, 1840. The upstream facings were removed and replaced on the widened structure.

Wheeled bathing machines at the water's edge preserve the modesty of Victorian swimmers so none can be seen braving the waters.

Dinas Powis Tennis Club was founded in 1901, thanks to the generosity of General Lee as Lord of the Manor. Premises were amicably shared with the Bowls Club.