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Both town and castle were put to the torch; the damage to the former was such that when reconstruction started much of the town was built outside the old walls.

In later years, both the River Stour and the associated canal system were used to transport carpets on the first stage of their journeys to the marketplaces of the world.

This is another excellent view of the harbour. There are many children who have presumably been drawn to the permanent excitement of a busy port.

The old Crown Hotel is soon to close and become another High Street shop.

These are Coppice House, Hollypiece House and Homemeadow House, named after fields on the Fox Hollies estate. The flats occupy the site of Zaccheus Walker's mansion, The Hollies.

Here we have another view of the shopping parade, looking west towards Shaftmoor Lane.

The miniature railway at Cofton Wood was nearly as popular as the tea room, though one cannot help wondering if the adults in this picture are not just the teeniest bit embarrassed.

Built in the mid 19th century, it occupied the site of a former hop garden attached to the rear of another pub, the White Horse, which had been in business since the late 17th century.

Chair-making was another speciality, and there is still a chair-maker here by the church.

This view of the Mill House, further north along the Buckinghamshire bank, captures wonderfully the curious formality of late Victorian leisure activity as the fishermen sit stiffly in

Uppingham School had a sports ground to the south, known as the Middle; and another to the east known as the Upper.

Butchers Row is on the left. The Sydney Harper building is now a travel agent. Note that next door is another tradesman called Prideaux.

In 1854 his heir, Alexander Beresford-Hope, cased the house in Wealden sandstone and added another storey in the English Gothic style. Today it is a private school.

Perhaps the man in the cap (left), riding one heavy horse and leading another, is on his way to stock up on water from the local river?

This is another view of the High Street, although here the road is much wider. The London Co-operative Society shop can be seen on the right.

Across the road from the Lion is another coaching inn, built originally with a courtyard plan but re-fronted in the early 18th century. It has galleried timber-framed rear wings.

Until a by-pass came in 1990, it carried both the A36 and A361. In 1927 a recreation ground was built at the end of the road to keep children from the heavy traffic.

Because the River Cam itself is not wide enough for conventional races, races called 'Bumps' are held.

The Leeds/Liverpool Canal and the railway both increased access to new markets across the Pennines and down to the south.

The River Cam itself is not wide enough for conventional races, so races called 'Bumps' are held.

It is interesting to note that, other than the bus, there are only two motor vehicles in the view. The same scene today would present both kerbs of the road lined with

Vandalism was soon rife and its inhabitants preferred to call it by another name: San Quentin.

The regimental museum in Tower Street has displays of medals, uniforms and weapons, and models showing the battles that both this and other Yorkshire regiments fought in many parts of the world

Vandalism was soon rife and its inhabitants preferred to call it by another name: San Quentin.