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The village in which John Bunyan once lived has almost become a place of pilgrimage.

The name 'saltern' suggests that this was a place where early inhabitants of the island would come to the sea- shore in search of salt for the winter preservation of meat.

This Victorian snapshot of what is arguably the country's most famous landmark gives us a westerly view of the spectacular Bell Harry Tower.

This shows the first of the plague of holiday chalets which swept along the cliffside before planning regulations prevented their building.

The attractive village of Sheepscombe was formerly part of the large, ancient parish of Painswick. Its church was built in 1820 and was given its own ecclesiastical district in 1844.

Beyond this range of sea-front hotels the ground climbs gently to the Wish Tower, one of a chain of coastal fortlets from the Napoleonic Wars, and beyond that are the great cliffs and Downs of

This is the south end of Evesham Street, but none of this survives.

The church forms part of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1184, of which little remains.

At the time of this picture, Chawton House was occupied by Montagu Knight, grandson of Jane Austen's brother, Edward.

This church was badly restored by the Victorians in 1863, though many of its historic portions were spared.

The Capital and Counties Bank on the right of the photograph bears the date of 1834 which, however, refers to the founding of the bank rather than the date of the building which occurred

In the north-east corner of Dartmoor, in open country, is one of the finest stone rings, Scorhill. It once consisted of 36 stones erected without any shaping.

Though it conjures up images of smugglers, this hidden cove was probably once called 'Redemen' (pebble ford).

An excellent view of the post-WWII town looking across the railway lines into the town. Note the many railway wagons in the yards in the foreground of the picture.

In 1869, Dr Oliver of Redcar, wrote that 'Redcar is adapted to the debilitated class of invalids not only by reason of its powerful tonic atmosphere and excellent bathing, but because of the natural facilities

It is possible to work out the dates of Cheltenham's terraces by comparing the architectural styles.

Kneller Hall, the famous home of military music, was originally built by the artist Kneller in the early 1700s. Little remains of that house.

At dawn on 13 February 1692, soldiers commanded by Campbell of Glen Lyon killed at least 40 out of the 200 MacDonalds living in this glen.

This is a typical atmospheric Georgian hotel on the steep hill up through the town.

With the decline of the cloth trade a number of other industries utilised the old buildings, including piano manufacture.

Such was Iona's importance in Scottish history that nearly 50 of the country's kings are buried here, along with many chieftains of the local clans.

Bransgore, north of Christchurch, grew over the years as a sprawling residential village.

The small stone village of Beddgelert stands at the confluence of the Colwyn and Glaslyn rivers. It sits in the shadow of Snowdon, and is a favourite tourist spot.

Holyhead is best known as the ferry port for Ireland, and stands on Holy Island, linked by a causeway to the Isle of Anglesey.