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The land for the park was given by Lt Col Cross, who lived in a large and impressive house at the Red Scar.

Timber had always been one of Preston's main imports.

Moving down the lane away from the green there is a row of architecturally more mixed houses, some 1840s Estate houses, others older before the Estate went into picturesque Tudor mode.

Temple Bar was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672, to replace the earlier City of London gate destroyed by the Great Fire, and was the last of the old gates to survive.

Brotton is another settlement with an ancient history; it was also seriously influenced by the ironstone industry at a later date.

The church at Llanon is dedicated to St Bridget, an Irish saint, whereas the village is named after Non, the mother of St David.

Standing in the High Street at Hoddesdon must be one of the last horse-drawn milk delivery floats in the district (centre right).

Like Greek waiters standing outside their tavernas, crewmen do their best to tempt tourists into parting with a shilling or two.

The Marine Lake covered what had been fifty acres of wet sand, which was one of the favourite haunts of sand yacht enthusiasts.

Beecroft Lane runs opposite the lane that leads to the church at Church End.

One of the wonders of the waterway system, the five rise locks at Bingley in West Yorkshire are part of the Leeds & Liverpool canal.

The traders' names have now changed, but many are still open fronted and thriving, doubtless awaiting the dead hand of EC regulations to sanitise them.

It had been built as a dance hall and café in 1911, and was demolished in 1971.

This photograph shows how the church was extended in the 1850s — at this time there was great demand for pews in St Peter's.

Standing outside the village Post Office on the left, the bewiskered elderly man leaning on two sticks and wearing a bowler hat was probably a figure of some status in the village, where there were a

Fortrose stands on the Black Isle overlooking the inner Moray Firth. The ruined cathedral dates from the reign of David I.

Bosham features on the Bayeux Tapestry, for in 1064 Harold sailed from Bosham to Normandy, and set in train the events that led to the Battle of Hastings and his own death.

Boroughbridge dates back to Norman times, when a bridge was constructed over the River Ure. In 1322 the Earl of Lancaster sought refuge in the local church following his defeat by Edward II.

Completed in 1846, St Catherine's Church was designed by J H Good Jnr.

Here we see one of Formby's older properties, a fine example of the type of cottage that was once common to this part of the coast.

Private schools and its great popularity amongst Manchester businessmen caused the town to have further success.

The resurrection of the narrow gauge railways in Wales has been one of the success stories of the tourist industry, and has rewarded the determination of the army of enthusiasts that operate them.

Framed beneath the spreading tree, which previously stood within the boundary of Whitehall before the road-widening process was embarked on in the 1930s, is this view of the Broadway looking south.

Newport grew rapidly with the arrival of the Market Weighton canal in the 18th century; it was the final loading place before crossing a short distance to the Humber.