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This view was taken looking south to the Bear Hotel at the top end of the car park. The new Bear Hotel was built some time after 1750 by John Provis, a painter, and leased out.

Though only a couple of miles to the north of Newcastle, Gosforth had a character and identity of its own.

Slaidburn nestles in a hollow with higher ground around it.As well as the River Hodder at the east of the village, it has Crossdale Brook running through it.

No 18 High Street (left, next to the fishmonger's) was a baker's run by Mr Brinkworth in the 1870s; it was a grocer's in 1890, run by Sarah Smith.

The crowds came in greater numbers after the Snowdon Mountain Railway opened in 1896, which provided easy access to the summit for hundreds of holidaymakers.

Still close to the Yorkshire county boundary and south- west of Harworth, Oldcotes village is situated at the crossroads of the A634 and A60; Main Street runs east from the A60 Doncaster Road

The enamel signs would make a modern bric-a-brac dealer drool, and the lorry is loaded with hessian grain sacks open to the sun.

On the right is the White Horse, run by George Rampling; next door is Boggis's the drapers in the 18th-century building with dormer windows; then comes William Alston's 'Second Hand Furniture Warehouse

In this picture we can see the small stream that runs down from Waddington Fell and the Moorcock Inn as it runs right through the centre of the village to join the Ribble.

In this picture we can see the small stream that runs down from Waddington Fell and the Moorcock Inn as it runs right through the centre of the village to join the Ribble.

The excessively narrow High Street runs down to the town pier and the passenger ferry across the River Thames to Tilbury.

This is not the original house or even the location of the original house, which until the 1970s was situated behind the present building.

An early hovercraft taking passengers across the Solent. Ten years before, Cockerell's prototype hovercraft had made its first test runs off the mouth of the Medina.

The galleries that run along the sides have since been removed. The colours and memorials of the Wiltshire Regiment are displayed in the army corner, right in picture.

The Hovercraft c1965 An early hovercraft taking passengers across the Solent. Ten years before, Cockerell's prototype hovercraft had made its first test runs off the mouth of the Medina.

Although quite narrow and winding, this is the main street of the town, stretching for nearly a mile, and running parallel with the River Deben.

Paddle steamers like this one used to operate along the East Coast, running pleasure trips to places like Felixstowe and Harwich. In the background are the masts of cargo ships.

The complicated-looking construction in the left distance is the sluice mechanism that controls the flow of the river. In times of heavy rainfall, the excess water runs off here.

The Royal was joined by the impressive Marine Hotel which had hot and cold running water.

To the left, Crown Street runs up towards St Mary's and Greene King's brewery. On the right is the direction sign of 1935, which was known as 'the Pillar of Salt'.

Formerly named 'Hill of St Thomas' or 'Hilstret', it runs from St Thomas's Green to Market Street. Note the 'parked' carts to the left and the busy traffic!

The canal runs through Gilwern; it is very picturesque, and there are now moorings in Gilwern for pleasure boats outside the Bridgend Inn. This view was taken further along the canal.

Note the old telephone poles on the left. The defensive wall runs for three miles, and had to be repaired following the tidal surge in 1953.

This is the small village green at North End - note the pump. The entrance to the Meldreth Training School, run by the Spastics Society, is on the left.