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The ridge of the island flattens out, and then dips down to the fen. A shop has been taken over for a county library (right) - this must be before the travelling library.

Chalets and holiday homes have lined parts of the river Thurne since the 1920s.

The statue at the end is of Lord Byron. The library houses many famous manuscripts, including ones by Milton, Macaulay, Thackeray and Tennyson.

The relatively low-lying ground around Milford on Sea makes the area ideal for exploration on foot or bicycle.

A solitary car is parked outside the New Inn on the left in Aislaby, a small village near Whitby, just off the road that leads to Middlesbrough.

In the second half of the 19th century, Darlington was growing fast, attracting industry and business.

This quaint little cottage still nestles on the roadside leading from Prebends Bridge.

The church is Georgian, and is built of faced ashlar in a plain but impressive style with Venetian-style windows and a small tower with an octagon top.

We can see a deckchair hut, bathing machines, and a few wooden seats; in the left background is the end of the 1885 Switchback and the Aerial Flight.

This photograph shows the impressive footbridge which spans the lake, but it also reminds us that Burnley is an industrial town; the chimneys are those of the Burnley Brick and Lime Co Ltd, which had works

On the other side of the Square, International Stores' building was taken over by Curry's and now stands empty, and the premises next door, once Harwood's Footwear, is now Somerfield, a company that did

The character of the village comes from the distinctive flint and red brick houses with clay pantile roofs.

The railway line continues past the houses and the stone bridge of East Row, whilst the flow from the beck makes a tempting paddling pool.

The tranquillity of reed beds and alder carr fringing a quiet backwater near Beccles is being enjoyed by the man relaxing in his wide-bottomed dinghy.

Sandilands can be found just to the south of Sutton on Sea.

Bude sea lock is still in use today, although the rest of the canal was abandoned in 1896. However, the barge section was retained as a water channel.

It is said that this point on the River Bure has seen various means of crossing from one bank to the other for the last thousand years.

Soldiers sailed in June 1944 for the invasion of Normandy.

Soldiers sailed in June 1944 for the invasion of Normandy.

This view looks towards Lendal Bridge and the towering bulk of the Minster.

For instance, the hole at the top of the tower was left to allow a clock to be fitted.

Horner Water winds through a steep, densely- wooded vale, which lies below the abrupt northern slopes of Dunkery Hill, Somerset's highest point.

Founded in c1200, Fonmon is thought to have comprised two round towers, a square tower or keep and a curtain wall.

The road is now called the London Road, and most of the cottages in this picture are still there today.