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This village is just one mile from Boston Spa and even less from the Great North Road.

A notable Victorian inhabitant of Bere Alston was Percival Johnson, who lived at Ward House from 1846-55.

The buildings on the right stand at the junction with Belmont Road, and are now the Belmont Inn.

Across the Bain, Tattershall is altogether less ravaged by 1960s and later rebuilding.

An excellent view of the cliff lift or 'incline tramway', still serving the needs of visitors to the town today.

William Wallis (responsible for the Eagle Building in Eastleigh) had the bright idea of creating an 'Inland Bournemouth' on a triangle of land between Hursley Road, Winchester Road and Brownhill Road.

Rows of bathing machines along the shoreline and in front of the low white cliffs demonstrate the popularity, and prevailing prudery, of immersion in sea-water among the Victorian visitors.

Situated near St Buryan, the Merry Maidens Stone Circle is of the Bronze Age; it is one of the most complete stone circles in Cornwall and consists of nineteen stones.

Situated near St Buryan, the Merry Maidens stone circle is of the Broze Age; it is one of the most complete stone circles in Cornwall and consists of nineteen stones.

The Pitched Stone Court at Raglan took its name from the pitching or cobbling of its surface.

At the bottom of the street is the bridge over the River Bollin and the Manor house.

Another fine window, designed by Morris & Co Ltd in the 19th century, can be seen in the south aisle situated in front of St Aldhelm`s chapel.

Southampton's walls and defences were built from stone brought across from the Isle of Wight.This must have been a huge operation, considering that there were one and a quarter miles of walls, seven

One story is that it is derived from a cairn erected over the bodies of the two sons of Wulfhere, a 7th-century King of Mercia who slew his sons because they had adopted Christianity and been baptized

This view looks across the harbour and the boating pool from the pier.The clock-tower is just to the right of the centre of the picture, and we can see the entrance tower to the Dreamland amusement

Note the spire of the 1284 St Peter's Church, the monument, the much-loved 'eyes of Ruthin' (the prominent rows of dormer windows on the Myddleton Arms), and the Georgian Castle hotel (right).

Hurtisberie, Berry Narbert, Berry-in-Herber, Bury Nerber - the village has had many names, but the constant component of all of them has been Berry, the name of the family who built their manor

From one of these fine thatched cottages John Hassell plied his trade as a porter.

The cliffs in this part of the island are important breeding grounds for sea birds.

It consisted of an aisleless nave and a narrow west tower with an octagonal spire; the chancel was added in 1900.

One story is that it is derived from a cairn erected over the bodies of the two sons of Wulfhere, a 7th century King of Mercia who slew his sons because they had adopted Christianity and been baptized

The name 'tithe' indicates the building where tithes were stored, a tithe being a tax or contribution of a tenth part of one's income for the support of a religious establishment.

According to Eric Parker, scores of visitors to Leith Hill would alight at Holmwood railway station and be taken by horse-drawn brake to the foot of the hill - the rest of the

The village is the highest in Surrey at 750ft above sea level; it is situated on the east side of Leith Hill.