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Norfolk folk were sailing on the winding, slow-flowing rivers and angling and wild fowling on the Broads well before holidaymakers from outside the area discovered its virtues in the late 1870s.

Situated just behind the clock tower, the bus station was opened in 1960 on a site that had previously been occupied by houses for railway workers.

A convoy of horse-trams trundles along the busy street. Within a year, electric street trams would be running, and the horse-trams phased out.

Southport has the country's longest pleasure pier, which runs for 1,211 yards over the marine boating lake and sands to the sea with attractions that included shows and amusement arcades, as well as a

Houses lie to either side of the lane that runs through Farley Green, but it is the nearby heath where man once made his home.

The bustling centre of Truro is paved with granite setts, and running water flows in the gutters. Barclays Bank dominates the west end, while Lemon Street can be seen emerging on the extreme left.

The tea room at Jessamine Cottage at Eype, run by Mrs Edith Warren, had a rustic look, accentuated by moss on the thatched roof and the windows open for air in a hot summer.

The Hants and Sussex coach is parked outside Hill House, a former solicitor's home until it became a café restaurant in 1898.

The foot ferry from Greenway Quay to Dittisham still runs all year round from 7.30am.

This road is the main shopping street in Fleet, and it contains a mixture of architecture from Victorian to modern.

In the first letter of his Natural History of Selborne, Gilbert White described Selborne as consisting of 'one single straggling street, three-quarters of a mile in length, in a sheltered vale, and running

The Yorkshire Dales are criss-crossed by a network of ancient drovers' roads, like this one in Coverdale, a quiet dale which runs into the lower reaches of Wensleydale.

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

The marshes are home to large populations of birds that include wild fowl, little terns, and black-headed gulls.

Looking down the hill from above the station, we see the bridge carrying the Settle- Carlisle railway line running along the edge of the village.

Allington is a hamlet on the Medway just to the north of Maidstone. It is best known for its castle, situated hard by the River Medway. This view shows the excellent defensive site of the castle.

The car dominates this street then and now. The premises on the left include a tobacconist, a public house, a grocer, a draper, a TV and radio shop, a ladies' clothes shop and a footwear shop.

We are looking out from Wells towards the sea. This photograph was taken at high tide, otherwise extensive mud flats would be visible. The woods on the left-hand side are part of the Holkham estate.

Heading north-east out of Bath on the A4, cross the A46 junction onto the old A4, which soon becomes Batheaston High Street.

Along Dinder's main street the Doulting Water was diverted to provide running water for the inhabitants.

The pier opened in 1873; it was constructed by Head Wrightson, an engineering firm from nearby Stockton-on-Tees with a national reputation.

This is believed to be the oldest building in Bideford, dating from the 14th century. Less than half a mile upstream from Bideford Bridge, it is close by the original river crossing.

The abbey, the oldest building in Minster, is to be found at the lower end of the village.

The newsagent's to the left of the picture is Billy Hole's. The family still live and trade in the town.