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This attractive village retains its quiet rural atmosphere; it is ranged along its north-south street about a mile to the south of Kibworth Beauchamp.

Dartmoor Prison at Princetown was built in 1806, initially to house French prisoners of war.

Hope is one of the more remote corners of Devon, located on the west side of the South Hams, six miles from Kingsbridge.

The area is known as the Eye of Yorkshire, or the Eye of the Ridings. Parliamentary elections were held here until the 19th century. Two of the courts are still used on a daily basis.

A brisk climb above Winchester is always well rewarded by the beautiful views of the city, its handsome and historic buildings clustered round the hollow in which this one-time capital of England sits

Between the 14th and early 19th centuries, Bursledon was an important centre for naval shipbuilding, with the wooded slopes of the River Hamble providing much of the timber.

This college of the University overlooks the War Memorial, and is the second oldest college after Aberystwyth.

Many of the other buildings adjoining this old spa are also the work of the former architect to the King of Wurttemburg.

The 19th-century church of St Michael stands on a steep hill, and was built of snicked stone.

Broadwas is a pleasant village in pastoral Teme Valley farmland, six miles west of Worcester. This handsome farmhouse survives unaltered and unspoilt today, though no longer part of a working farm.

The river runs alongside the right of the churchyard.

At the other end of the Market Square is the bronze statue of James Boswell, drinking companion and biographer of Samuel Johnson. His statue was not erected until 1908.

The Tone is one of several rivers draining these lowlands, and the one that gave Taunton its name.

A brisk climb above Winchester is always well rewarded by the beautiful views of the city, its handsome and historic buildings clustered round the hollow in which this one-time capital of England sits.

This turn of the century photograph shows a thatcher busy at work on the roof of a picturesque cottage on the banks of the River Avon, which flows serenely through Ringwood on its way to Christchurch and

Magham Down is a hamlet on a crossroads between Hailsham and Herstmonceux. The main road tourist route has great views of the Downs.

This flight of 122 steps leads up to the parish church dedicated to St Chad.

The 13th-century parish church of St Oswald is now the centre of a hectic one-way traffic system. A rare annual rush-bearing ceremony is held at the church.

A small flock of Welsh mountain sheep are being driven along the road through Aberglaslyn pass. The breed is hardy, and well adapted to thrive on poor grazing. The narrow gorge is heavily wooded.

At that time John Spencer, a Warwickshire sheep farmer, acquired the estate and created a park of some 300 acres here.

The cars parked on the left of the picture may well be taxis. Rising above the cars is the impressive edifice of H Samuel, the famous High Street jeweller.

Built in 1776, the building has been enlarged and extended, and is now a part of the Metropole Hotel.

This ‘superb temple of legislation’ in Tudor Gothic was built to replace the old medieval Palace which burned down in 1834.

Agriculture in the 1950s had not changed much since the 19th cen- tury, and horses were still com- monly used on the land.