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In 1897 the vicar employed district visitors to serve the growing congregation, estimated at 1,200 people with 240 regular communicants. In 1959 the congregation had shrunk to around 11.

The market cross, similar to the one at Bungay, housed the stocks until the 19th century.

Burnsall lies in the heart of Wharfedale, where the drystone walls spread like a net over the fells, as can be seen in the background of this picture.

This is the 'Jose Neville', the first motor lifeboat to be used at Caister: she came into service in 1941.

This Wiltshire village grew up on three roughly parallel terraces on the steep and well-wooded Avon valley side, with the parish church at the south end.

Here, we are looking out onto King's Parade from the front of King's College. To the left is the Senate House, while the tower with four distinctive turrets belongs to the Church of Great St Mary.

The corner shop at the junction of Terrace Road and Forest Road displays numerous advertisements, including those for Walls Ice Cream, Cadburys, Digger, and Turf.

A lone oarsman makes his way from Sandside towards the west pier, as one of the pleasure boats returns to dis- charge its cargo of happy holidaymakers.

A game of golf takes place in front of what is now called the Cumbria Grand Hotel. Note the dress of golfers at that time – smart plus fours and thick socks.

Workers cross Walney Bridge to Walney on foot - at first there was very little traffic. The bridge opened on 30 July 1908, having cost £175,000, and replaced the steam ferry.

Blawith (pronounced Blarth) is part of the civil parish of Blawith and Subberthwaite.

Many of the old buildings seen at the entrance to the pier in earlier pictures had disappeared by this time.

The first bridge was built in 1771 and a settlement soon grew up around it.

The High Street is part of Old Swindon, which was the extent of the town before the railway arrived.

The passenger launch SS 'Queen Elizabeth' has almost beached to disembark and take on board passengers. A gangplank has been laid to the foreshore.

The ribbon development along the line of Godstone Road is well illustrated here, looking north towards Riddlesdown chalkpit.

Running from the Market Place to the station and level crossing at the bottom of the hill, Berry Lane leads to today's town centre.

Beoley lies in rolling countryside just two miles north-east of Redditch. The estate belonged for many years to the Sheldon family.

The pier looks out towards the North devon coast. 1907 saw a pavilion built on the seaward end, which was destroyed by fire in the 1930s.

Work on transforming the land at what was to become the Parade Gardens has not yet begun.

The Hand in Hand Fire Office, a well-known insurance company, was situated at 1 New Bridge Street. The site is now an open space.

This is another view that still looks much the same a century on. The delightful pub on the right is now a newsagents, and mr Acland's business is no more.

There are claims, however unlikely, that nearby Haslington Hall was built using timbers that had been salvaged from Spanish galleons captured at the time of the Armada.

Formed from two rocky islets connected to the mainland by a natural causeway, Worms Head derives its name from the Norse for serpent. The outer head rises to 200ft.