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The ornate iron gates and railings on the road frontage were lopped off early in the Second World War to melt down for armaments.

In 1879 the prince's stand burnt down, and was replaced on a larger scale, with a tower at the rear.

The pretty village of Thorp Arch with its green, Manor House and old mill leads down to the banks of the Wharfe, with the bridge (1772) carrying the road to Boston Spa.

Behind the disused mill was the Wharfedale Brewery, which supplied many of the town's fifteen taverns. The brewery closed during the First World War, and was then used as billets for troops.

This building was pulled down in the early 1920s.

This 1903 view looking south down the High Street is full of detail. It seems to have been taken one warm morning - note the open windows, and the summery dresses of the girls on the right.

The clean forceful lines of the neo- classical new town hall were in marked contrast to its rather sedate and friendly looking predecessor, built by the Luton architects John Williams & Sons

The cattle auction mart further down Gisburn Road closed in 1990.

Down the street, the Assembly Rooms (centre) can be seen protruding from behind Middle Row. Holiday- related businesses include a Post Card Depot and a photographer's Kodak sign.

The Shoulder of Mutton next door became a butcher's, and was later knocked down to give access to a new development.

Stretching down from the north side of town towards the coble landing, Filey is still a mixture of a fishing village and a Victorian resort.

The last serious religious troubles in Stafford were the Sectarian Riots of 1715, when a mob of 'lewd fellows of the baser sort' attacked the Presbyterian Chapel with the intention of burning it down

The Downs, like Horton and the common, were now part of London's Green Belt, and no further development would take place on them.

The famous street Steep Hill, the most aptly named street in England, is down to the right.

The depot of H & G Symonds Ltd (further down the road) was the former North Wilts Brewery.

The grounds were being sold of for development at beginning of the 20th century; Lebanon House was being used for furniture storage when it burnt down in 1909.

Parts of the bridge fell onto the tankers, the gas main was fractured, and the resulting explosion brought down yet more debris onto the vessels.

At that time the village was known as Thomas Town.

There were numbers on the posts running down the hall, and letters on the posts across the hall, so businesses could co-ordinate where to meet in such a busy and packed room.

We are standing underneath the market cross and looking down the High Street.

IN 1908, in his Round About Wiltshire, A G Bradley wrote an idyllic description of the five mile 'run' between Beckhampton and Calne: 'One is on the wide open down, traversing the north-western

The Townley family owned the hall for over 500 years; it was given to the people of Burnley by the last occupant, Lady O'Hagan, the widow of Lord O'Hagan, former Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

Further down, Esso Royal Daylight Oil and Calor Gas are advertised. Was this part of Alec Bilsdon's business?

Bideford was a busy little quay both for traffic up and down the Taw and Tamar rivers, and for general coasting trade between the north Devon and north Cornwall ports, the Bristol Channel and South