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The remains of a Roman hypercaust, the heating system for a Roman bath, were discovered in Bridge Street in 1863 and subsequently relocated to the gardens by the Water Tower.

This is now called Kennel Lane, and the building is that of the Windlesham Institute. The road to the right is Hatton Hill Road, and leads to the London Road.

Whiteless Pike (2,159 ft) is the prominent fell in this view, which was taken from Crummock Water below Mellbreak, with Rannerdale Knotts on the right of the photograph.

On the left- hand side of the road are the Army and Navy Stores and a shop selling stuffed birds.

On the right are the premises of George Merriman, pawnbroker and jeweller. To the left is Searle's brush and mat warehouse. The large broom hanging over the doorway is now in the Castle Museum.

Wilton, once the capital of Wessex, was the most important town in early medieval Wiltshire. This is Kingsbury Square, with St Edith's church on the left. The road across the square is the A30.

Spreading cedar trees frame this southern aspect of St Katherine's Church, with its Early English tower with a weathervane, stuccoed walls and Norman nave.

An evocative view of this Victorian Tudor mansion, destroyed by fire prior to World War I. It is shown here in its former splendour, with its famous gardens that sloped down to Lough Leane.

A horse-tram has come to a halt outside Stewart's Bazaar and appears to be in need of some urgent attention; the remedy seems to be a large hammer struck against the offending part.

This view shows the Norman work well, with the network of 15th-century vault ribs receding into the distance.

Though it has been added to in recent decades, the Rising Sun Hotel is easily recognisable from this photograph of 40 years ago. It has long been a popular venue with the racing fraternity.

Martin`s Bank (centre left), on the left of Yorkshire Street, has lost its turret and other roof top features during modernisation and the Midland Bank has been cleaned.

On the right of the photograph are various businesses, including Barclays Bank, a tobacconist, a hardware store and a dairy.

Guest houses such as this one were once a common feature of villages; many no longer serve the same purpose.

This was a very welcome staging post for travellers and horses making the strenuous journey between Cirencester and Stroud by way of Minchinhampton Common.

A number of scheduled steamer services linked Dublin to England and Scotland.

The drinking fountain, which still survives, was presented to the park by Alderman William Smith, the third Mayor of Accrington.

Here we see the bandstand in Ellington gardens (now Ellington Park) a century ago: the magnificent trees and floral displays of this 12-acre open space are seen to advantage in this evocative picture

The trees on the green in the estate village of Bolton Abbey at the entrance to Wharfedale had just been subjected to a severe pollarding when the Frith photographer called to take this photograph.

Frederick Holmes Cooper created them, as well as arboreta and, of course, tea-rooms and a restaurant.

This range of 18th- and 19th-century cottages, some thatched, look across to the parish church, whose churchyard wall can be seen on the left. The village hardware shop is now the Alfresco Restaurant.

The battlemented spire of St James' parish church rises above the village centre at Bonsall, and its Perpendicular style dates it mainly from the 13th century.

Modern excursion boats are diesel rather than steam, and have propellers instead of paddle wheels.

The ivy-clad Red Lion Hotel is the main hostelry in Burnsall, standing adjacent to the village green in the heart of the village. Note the neat, gritstone cottages with their slabbed, gritstone roofs.