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The conspicuous tower of St Margaret's has long been used as a landmark by mariners negotiating Bideford Bar at the entrance to the Torridge estuary.

This photograph shows the Cannon Street end of King William Street, which heads south-east from the Mansion House towards London Bridge.

Had the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway had its way, their main line would have run from Warrington to Sutton-on-Sea.

Continuing south towards Worksop on the A60, the route reaches Langold, situated a mile south of Oldcotes.

The Frith photographer is standing outside the Cathedral and looking back at the Victoria Buildings and its Hotel.

The Long Hoe, or Lytham Green, has been preserved over the years, and is one of the great amenities of the town.

North-east of Guildford and now by-passed by the A3, Ripley has a long wide High Street and was full of coaching inns in earlier days.

The Old Cherry Tree Inn, one of two pubs in Great Houghton, is a cosy village hostelry with quaint beams and plenty of character.

Borough Green was once a hamlet in Ightham and Wrotham parishes, six miles to the east of Sevenoaks.

In the centre is a fish and chip saloon; to its right is the narrow wynd called The Bar, and on the railings is an advertisement for wet fish on sale in the basement of No 1 New Road.

Traditionally in the ownership of wealthy occupants, the private steps leading down to the beach still belong to these houses, except those on the extreme left.

In the highly stratified society of Alderley Edge village, the Liberal Unionist Club in Stephen Street was for the village`s tradesmen.

The foundation stone of this building was laid with two gold sovereigns beneath it, not in the north-east corner but at the southern end of the building, in 1889.

The Midland Bank is no more, but the flat-roofed building that sticks out like a sore thumb is still there.

The Midland Bank is no more, but the flat-roofed building that sticks out like a sore thumb is still there.

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.

Frith's photographer looks south down the High Street from the Broadway.

The High Street leads to Shooters Hill, which was once a very swampy area. The buildings are shaped here to follow the curve of the road. The first shop on the right is now a florist.

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 city gates to survive.

The photograph shows the mill in full working order, but idle; the mill door is closed, with the security bar in place.

The Clock Tower pub on the extreme left is now called Broadways, while next door to it A W Luff is now a post office and convenience store.

The sign tells us that Gisburn Road leads to Clitheroe, hub of the Pendle Forest area. Stone walls, finials, setts, dripstones and lintels characterise Chatburn and the neighbouring villages.

This monumental glass pleasure dome was created in Hyde Park by Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851. 2,000 workers erected it at high speed, bolting and welding together 3,300 iron columns

This monumental glass pleasure dome was created in Hyde Park by Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851. 2,000 workers erected it at high speed, bolting and welding together 3,300 iron columns