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The bridge over the River Avon at Ibsley, with its white water weir, wildfowl and waterside scenery, is a good place to halt if you are following that lovely river up from the sea.

Construction of the three-mile road provided much-needed employment for local men in the depression that had followed the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

Hardy drew a very accurate picture of Beaminster, and it is possible to follow in his heroine's footsteps.

The hall changed hands many times over the following centuries before being almost rebuilt in the mid 19th century.

The heavily wooded Belle Isle and Claiffe Heights bear witness to the zeal of Thomas Curwen in planting huge numbers of larch and other trees following his purchase of the land a century earlier.

The Grange Hotel was built following the coming of the railway.

It was the first outlet for fun following the long winter after Christmas festivities. In 1906 it was recorded that thousands came from Burnley and Padiham besides Clitheroe.

The Central Pier was the older of Morecambe's two piers: it opened in 1869 and was enlarged during the following decade.

Today's buildings still follow the lines of the original burgage plots laid out all that time ago.

As the following pictures show, this part of the seafront underwent numerous changes over the next few years, gradually increasing the amount of entertainment on offer.

Kirby was the most blitzed English village during the last war: a lone bomber came over following a raid on the Midlands and destroyed many buildings.

To this day it continues to provide a much welcomed place of rest and refreshment following an expedition to the top of Roseberry Topping and back.

The construction of St Mary's Church and its neighbouring primary school followed shortly after. In 1860 the village was home to Duke & Sons, famous makers of cricket bats and balls.

Initially a hamlet, the village of Barns Green dates from the Middle Ages, but grew rapidly during the 18th and 19th centuries following the opening of the Mid-Sussex railway line.

Here the single line track divided left for Andover, right to follow the Test to Wherwell, Longparish, Hurstbourne Priors and then to the London main line.

The fountain, also by Thomas, was added the following year. The mansion was described by Pevsner as one which 'could hardly be drearier'.

The Edinburgh Castle we see today is, with a few additions, that built by the Earl of Morton following the siege of 1572. Here we see a battalion of the Black Watch parading on the castle esplanade.

This and the following three photos, although from the same vantage point, span a period of 60 years. They show many changes in some of the buildings and in the mode of transport.

It was constructed in 1850, and as demand outstripped supply, others followed in 1871 and then in 1929. Today the Ridgegate Treatment Works can process 2 million gallons of water each day.

Nearby there is a 5½-mile trail, the Whitegate Way, that follows an old railway line built in the 19th century to transport salt.

The main A177 road south from Shincliffe leads to Coxhoe; it may follow the course of an old Roman road.

In 1968 the roof was removed, and in March 1969 the church was re-hallowed following restoration.

Demolition was begun in 1951, but was almost immediately stopped following protests by the local artist Bernard Hailstone.

The building was extensively altered in 1586 following the loss of the clergy when Elizabeth I came to the throne.