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The Angel Hotel, an old coaching inn, can be seen on the left, and Collier's hardware store stands beside the bridge.

It is nearly 20 years later, and the area to the right is now completely built up.

The Old Quay Swing Bridge opens by pivoting on the pier on the left hand side of the canal.

This view looks east along West Banks, with its numerous small bridges, to the mainly late Victorian artisan cottages (some are dated 1901).

This was among the 'horror pictures' used by the land agent John Cripwell in order to encourage Lord Antrim and the council of the National Trust to buy two thousand of acres from Lyme Regis to

Our second tour starts three miles west of Amersham in the delightful village of Little Missenden which grew up along the south bank of the River Misbourne and separated from Amersham by the parkland

The River Don flows under Station Lane bridge on the Duke of Norfolk's land. Cottages in the village date from 1845; just to the right was the old Forge Mill.

A fun fair can be seen in the foreground, and the beach entertains many visitors in this view of old Saltburn, with the Ship Inn just visible over the shoulder of Cat Nab (right).

Our photographer is standing on the bridge over the lock which separates the dock from the Lancaster Canal basin.

This fine seven-arch Grecian-style bridge over the River Don was built in 1850; it linked the village to Warmsworth, and replaced the ferry service.

Since the early 1700s the Avon has been divided into two halves at Evesham – the Upper and Lower – which are owned and managed separately.

This is Portland's rugged eastern seaboard, south-westwards from Gilbert Castle and Castle Hayes (foreground) to medieval Rufus Castle and Gallops Weare (centre); God Nor is the headland above Freshwater

We are looking northwards to the junction of lanes leading to Bullhill (left) and Alderholt Bridge in the other direction.

In the era of the stage coach, the George Hotel was classed as the best hotel on the Great North Road, and it is still one of the best in the area.

South-east of the town, along the valley of the River Ise and west of Barton Seagrave village, is The Wicksteed Park with the river dammed to form a large lake as the centrepiece.

Here the stream widens and was used as a waggon wash. He is looking along Germain Street towards the town centre and Market Place, but the houses beyond the bridge gave long been demolished.

Then, in 1879, William Rock, a local man who went to London and made a fortune, returned home to improve Barnstaple.

This view is in Homefield Park north-east of Steyne Gardens, and looks towards the Homefield Road gate; the chimney of No 42, one of the road's 1880s houses, can be seen between the trees and Thurlow

The steep roofs and gables in the Dutch style overlook a hive of activity in this street scene.

This photograph was taken from the old footbridge, of which only the central pier and abutments remain; the cast iron section was added in 1869.

As we come away rfom the main shopping centre, the buildings become less imposing and only two stories in height; but still the stone facades prevail.

Newark is a town with a wealth of historic buildings, and it is relatively little changed compared with Grantham or even Nottingham.

Road-side lamps have also changed in style, and traffic includes a heavy motor lorry (just visible in the distance) and a vintage invalid carriage (left).

A man leans on the bridge rail beside the Methodist Church. Next door, Frank May, Auctioneer and Estate Agent, is now Redwoods.