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Abbotsbury, situated at the western end of Chesil Beach, is most famous for its swannery, the waters of the Fleet often being turned white with hundreds of birds.

Bridge Street slopes down to the river Mole and the 14-arch bridge of 1782.

In the heyday of Stevenage, at the start of the 19th century, up to twenty stagecoaches a day passed along this stretch of the Great North Road.

St Willow's church of Lanteglos-by-Fowey stands surrounded by fields overlooking the head of Pont Pill, a branch of Fowey harbour and about a mile from Polruan.

The site of the town was granted to the monks of Torre Abbey by William de Briwere in 1196, hence the second part of the name.

The site of the town was granted to the monks of Torre Abbey by William de Briwere in 1196, hence the second part of the name.

This panoramic view takes in Lendal Tower, the Assize Court and the towers of the Minster in the distance. Outside the walls along the section near the hotel and station was a burial ground.

Designed by Hawksmoor, the delicate spire of All Saints Church is a striking feature of the Oxford skyline.

The breathtaking outline of Tom Tower dominates St Aldates on the far side of Carfax. Morris Garages and the premises of Barclays Bank are on the right.

A view of the pier showing the North Sea in one of its more dramatic moods. Refreshments can be sought at the pavilion at the end of the pier.

The Hope was one of the many inns and pubs that lined the course of the canal, at one time or another.

Private education played a strong part in the growth of the Lytham economy. This building is a good example of the accommodation in use at the beginning of the last century.

The finest prospect of Barry’s Palace of Westminster is to be enjoyed from the river, where the facade extends to a length of almost a thousand feet.The strong vertical detailing was clearly intended

A considerable amount of development took place here in the 17th and 18th centuries, including the building of naval establishments and factories.

The shingled spire of the 14th-century church of St Peter and St Paul rises above this picturesque collection of old houses and shops at the southern end of the churchyard.

This estate village, now owned by the Downshire family, was established around a wide green in the 17th century on land previously part of the Jervaulx and Coverham monasteries, abandoned in 1539.

The Queen came here in her Jubilee year, 1977, to unveil a stone commemorating the crowning of her predecessor Edward the Elder on this site 1100 years ago.

Outside it stands a row of watering cans on a sheet of corrugated iron balanced between two barrels. Farther along are more barrels and boxes.

The village of Charlton lies about 3/4 mile to the south-west of Hitchin.

The vast majority of day visitors to the island rarely strayed beyond Douglas and Onchan, but the opening of the first section of the Manx Electric Railway in September 1893 brought Groudle Glen within

The column, mounted on a base of octagonal steps, supports a stone ball which was originally topped by a metal spike, constituting the market 'cross'.

Hobby Drive was completed just before his death in 1829 by Sir James Hamlyn as part of his project to landscape the cliffs to the east of the village.

Just up the hill is the Dartmoor Inn, and on the skyline is the rocky mass of Great Staple Tor, one of the southernmost outliers of the plateau of the north moor.

The practice of climbing the rock is now strictly forbidden, not only on grounds of safety but also to protect the landmark from erosion.