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On the left stands Barclays Bank. This was built around 1905 on the site of the London and South West Bank, which in turn had replaced a Tudor farm house.

Between the underground station and the parish church, this is a wonderful neo-Tudor pub of 1936 by A E Sewell; he also designed the Crown and Anchor in High Street, Chipping Barnet, and the Goat near

Here is a pauper asylum of gigantic proportions, built to house 1,000 patients and designed by S W Daukes in 1851.

As well as the usual statutory facilities, such as tennis courts and a football ground, there is an attractive series of lakes and ponds, as well as Broomfield House with its stableyard, an early 18th-century

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the coal industry dominated the area, and the Lambton family rose to prominence through wealth founded on coal.

This building exhibits all the usual features of a post office, including letter boxes, a clock and an information board giving details about collection times.

Fran Henley, the lead singer of Travis, is also a Staffordian.

The collection of moored open boats lying inside the jetty, and a few other small craft, make a strong contrast with the crowded waters inside an obviously busy harbour in the previous

Here we have an unusual sight: the stern line leading aft of the brigantine, moored alongside the quay to the far side of the harbour, is stretching across open water, a potential hazard, particularly

Before the birth of theme parks, a day out in the late 1950s (when comparatively few people owned a car) was by Midland Red bus to Groby Pool, Swithland Woods and Bradgate Park, with the

This was given by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), who donated part of his American fortune to building libraries in the United Kingdom in memory of what he had learnt in his Scottish youth

This photograph and 72302 (left) show the bustling main street of Stamford at a time when people could still safely share the road with the traffic of the day.

The decaying Moot Hall of 1769 dominates this view of the market square. It was later restored and now houses the Daventry Museum, the town mayor's parlour and the tourist information centre.

Because the curtain walls were so high, there were large areas of dead ground around the fortress that the defenders were unable to fire to into with any accuracy.

This picture is remarkable for the diversity of personal transport it depicts. St Peter's Street is still as broad today as then, but it would be a brave cyclist who rode down its centre now.

Frith's photographer has chosen the best bit of Bagshot to photograph: he is looking south-west along the High Street from its junction with Bridge Road towards the Square.

Slightly superior to many factory houses, with their small gardens, the terrace on the right has a dated stone on the second house: `Built in the year of AD 1897 Victoria`s Reign`.

A close inspection of the shops to either side of the Market Hall reveals their late medieval origins.

Part of this classical building was the home of Dr Hoffmeister, surgeon to Queen Victoria. The circular ornate railings on the Parade (foreground) were later removed.

We are looking eastwards from the blocked mouth of the River Char, which ends its journey to the sea by having to break through a ridge of shingle (right).

This Norman stronghold was built on a natural mound as an earth and timber castle in the 12th century. The massive stone keep dates from a century later.

An evocative view of the town, showing remarkably little traffic or parked cars.

The huge tower of Skelton parish church dominates the skyline in the Skelton

It was a ford which fixed the site of Belfast, but not long after the town was begun, a bridge crossed the river.