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The Franciscan Order, the grey friars, arrived in 1234 to a frosty reception from the Abbot of Reading Abbey, who grudgingly gave them marshy land by the River Thames.

From south west of the station go first to St Mary's Butts, whose wide street was used until about 1600 for archery practice at the 'butts'.

Walton on the Naze was developed as a seaside resort from the early 19th century.

In the centre is the elegant Conduit of 1814, already reduced to acting as a traffic island.

Note the signal box in the centre of the picture with the signals to its right.

The area at the front of the Market Hall became a favourite meeting place with its wide pavement, seats and sunny aspect. Proximity to the bus station kept this area busy.

Overlooking the main road through the village is the church of the Holy Trinity. It was built in the 1880s to replace an earlier church dedicated to St Mary.

Paddle steamers from Bristol anchored out in the bay bringing trippers to enjoy the breezy heights of Lynton and Countisbury.

A young lad sits on the grass on the sheltered inward side of the cliffs.

This crowded beach scene shows minstrels performing on the sands.

All Saints' Church was very badly damaged by fire on Christmas Day 1962. The large east window, the entire roof and a large part of the chancel stonework were destroyed.

Market Deeping has been fortunate in that it has kept most of its attractive stone buildings, and this street is still much the same today.

The Market Place at Ripon is still the scene of the daily 'Setting the Watch' ceremony, when the city Wakeman blows his ancient horn at 9pm to announce that the city is now in his care.

Double-decker buses still plied in and out of Selby's bustling Market Place at this time.

At first, Basildon's schools were insufficient to house the surge of New Towners. For some of the primary-age children, there were places in existing schools at Vange and Pitsea.

This scene remains virtually unchanged today, but it has been cut off from the High Street by an ugly ring road.

Redditch was slow to provide educational facilities in the first half of the 20th century.

The maltings were part of the development that followed; the surviving kiln of the maltings would originally have included the malting floors, where the barley was allowed to germinate before being heated

The building housing the premises of A H Rowley, tailor, is now occupied by Keates of Witney, which coincidentally sells menswear.

The mix of ownership and business is much the same as in 1965; only the trees show signs of the passing years.

Tufa Cottage, on the Via Gellia road from Cromford to Bonsall, was constructed entirely from blocks of tufa, the stone deposited by lime-rich water in this limestone country.

In his 'Topographical Collections' of 1659-70, John Aubrey wrote: 'Here is a strong and handsome bridge in the middest of which is a little chapell as at Bathe, for Masse'.

Bolton-le-Sands is perched on a low rise that once overlooked the sea. Its former maritime associations are reflected in the name of the Blue Anchor.

The old mill is now a landmark for the Museum of Fenland Life, which is situated in the old barns alongside.