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The working classes were very superstitious and, although wary of the gypsies, their curiosity would get the better of them and they would pay to buy the wares or have their palms read.

These old houses are to be found in the shadow of Tattershall Castle and next to the collegiate church of the Holy Trinity.

Most of the larger houses have been converted to hotels to cater for the hundreds of tourists that arrive every summer.

Opened in 1885, the pier cost something in the order of £30,000 to build.

Note the shopkeepers diligently scanning the High Street in search of custom. Outside E.W.

This is the original hand-rowed ferry service across the narrowest part of the Windermere at Bowness Nab.

One of the New Forest's most famous landmarks, Bucklers Hard was an important naval shipbuilding yard during the 18th century.

The most striking buildings in Petersfield are Georgian; some of them overlook the large square in which stands the statue of William III, depicted on horseback and dressed, absurdly, as a Roman.

This is Mowbray Park, created in the 1850s out of Bildon Hill and the old quarries on its north face.

Here we see an assortment of old holiday cruisers tied up at the quay in St Ives. Note the identical fold-back roofs fitted to each boat.

Nearby is a ducking stool once used for the punishment of those accused of witchcraft.

Here we see piles of hops prior to pressing. Kentish hops were much in demand, particularly of course by Kentish breweries such as Mackesons and Shepherd Neame.

The historic Swan Inn, left of centre, was mentioned in the Frome Rate Book of 1663. The decorative lamp in the foreground on the right has now gone.

After the baths closed in 1981, officially for refurbishment, the council decided that the demand for a new pool could not justify the cost of extensive repair or replacement, and a search began

This view looks downstream from the riverside garden of Waterside House towards Whitchurch Bridge.

The Locks c1955 A pair of boats prepare to enter a lock.

The church is 14th-century, though there are some traces of Saxon work, and is dedicated to St Mary. The Caen stone used in the construction of Canterbury Cathedral was landed here.

Until mid-Victorian times, this part of the road, known now as Greenhill, had been called New Well Hill. Here, we are looking towards the Green at the turn of the century.

To the left of the Conduit is Church Lane. At the base of the Conduit is a trough for horses and dogs which had been placed here in 1882.

St John the Baptist's stands inside the earthworks of a Danish settlement. In 1779 a leaden coffin was dug from under the floor in the north aisle.

This particular bend of the river was bypassed - note the absence of towpaths on either side.

We are now high above the famous Cow and Calf Rocks looking down the eastern side of Ilkley with the Ben Rhydding Hydro dominating the original hamlet of Wheatley, which was renamed once the hydro opened

In 1905 it became the duty of the hotel boots boy to pull and tie down a cord which silenced the quarterjacks during the hours of darkness.

In 1934 Leeds City Council embarked on a programme to clear 30,000 slums.