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These were the days when blazers and boaters were de rigeur for a trip down the river to Eccleston.

Take a stroll down Church Lane and you can see that the scene on the right of this photograph has not changed at all.

This last chapter follows on geographically from where the fourth chapter finished, at Burgh le Marsh four miles west of Skegness.

There are swings on Lytham Beach and a few children paddling – no longer to be seen in the 21st century, as the sand is now overgrown with invasive Spartina grass.

To the far left is a curious building with a huge semi-circular pediment. Now occupied by Moxley Architects, it was built as the Temperance and Billiard Hall in about 1900.

Once the village of Ebbisham, its immense popularity as a spa resort after the Restoration, followed by its emergence as a racing centre, brought Epsom to national prominence.

The timber framed jettied house called Whitehall, standing on the corner of Park Lane and Malden Road, is thought to have been built as a farmhouse c1500, and over the last five centuries it has undergone

This building at the foot of Park Lane, with its stuccoed walls, pedimented porch, and ornamental iron gates, was built around 1820 as the lodge to Cheam Park House.

This village was long served by the nearby ferry terminal at New Holland.

The cottages in this idyllic scene by the River Ribble were at one time connected with a calico mill; they were later purchased and renovated by the Spread Eagle Hotel.

Looking at this view, it is difficult to envisage the hamlet of Keninton mentioned in the Feet of Fines in 1232.

The main body of the church dates back to the 13th and 14th centuries, and was here in 1180.

At the bottom end of the High Street is The Vale, a park formally opened in 1937 in fields between the now vanished London and North Western Railway station (demolished in 1960) and the gas works, also

A short distance to the west of the town centre, the stepping stones have long provided a foot crossing of the River Rothay, at least for those with good balance; they link Ambleside with properties

As a port, Looe declined with the coming of the railways, though it continued to maintain a fishing fleet; there were also exports of granite from local quarries, which was used for harbours, breakwaters

We are looking north along Wallasey Village, with the bollards at the top of Leasowe Road visible on the left. The cobbled street to the immediate left, just beyond the chemists, is Lycette Road.

At the time of this photograph, it appeared that the canal network was moving towards a final decline.

The Georgian-style council offices, now North Herts District Council's housing department, were built for the Urban District Council in 1935 to a design by Bennet & Bidwell, architects of many of the buildings

The first shop on the left is the newsagent, and next to it is the Co-op. Today both these shops are as they were, except that the newsagent no longer sells bicycles.

It is still possible to sit here and watch the world go by today, although this open area once had buildings lining the street between the Market Hall and the Mitre.

The name of the town of Letchworth appears to derive from 'lecha weorthig', 'the farm by the rivulet'.

This elegant and also vital feature provides an important crossing of the River Tees.

At its peak more than 15,000 people worked here, and the significant employment which it offered was very important to the local economy.

To the right is the Civic Centre and the library.