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The Cotswolds reach their highest point at West Down, 1083 feet above sea level, above this parish of Cleeve Hill, east of Cheltenham.

St John in Bedwardine, to give it its full name, is a 12th-century church of considerable interest, despite Victorian alterations.

This was the water tower for St Mary's Abbey. At one time the abbey boundary wall stood along the river bank.

The stone-arched building on the right was the postern tower built in 1497 on St Mary's Abbey walls; it is now an office for First York Buses.

This charming scene awaited visitors to the many hydropathic establishments, which included the Spa, the Grove, Ben Rhydding and the majestic Wells House, designed by Cuthbert Brodrick, architect of the

Here is Fen Street all rustic in summer, with a happy-faced lady smiling at the photographer. I doubt if she had many amenities in that little cottage.

It had a windmill on the outskirts of the village, and an old gabled mansion which saw action for Cromwell's men during the siege of Chester.

Marble Arch stood here in the Mall until 1850, when it was removed to its present position at the top of Park Lane.The Mall, an expansive and formal approach to the Palace, is fringed with limes

The south-west section of Chichester is dominated by the Norman cathedral, established here after 1072, when the Bishopric was moved here from Selsey.

The central part of this fine Georgian building became the home of Sir Lionel Lyde, before the later wing on the right was added, and which at the time this picture was taken housed the Lullingstone

This important mid 15th-century bridge at the lowest crossing point of the River Fowey links the two parts of Lostwithiel.

This village scene is overlooked by the tower and spire of the church, the whole about 100 feet high and providing a landmark for sailors off the Lizard peninsula.

Tipton St John is on the Sidmouth branch line, which ran from 1874 to 1967.

Colman the cutler and ironmonger (right) was a partner of Glendenning, a saddler and travelling case maker for the gentry. Arthur Bunting (left) dealt in woollens and linen.

Beside the quiet mill-pond at Flatford Mill stands Willy Lott's Cottage, instantly recognisable as the setting for Constable's famous painting 'The Hay Wain'.

Walberswick stands at the mouth of the River Blyth just across from the moorings of Southwold, and was once, like so many of these quiet Suffolk coast villages, a thriving port.

This charming scene awaited visitors to Ilkley's many hydropathic establishments, which included the Spa, the Grove, Ben Rhydding and the majestic Wells House, designed by Cuthbert Brodrick, architect

Separated from Loddon by the river Chet, the village of Chedgrave has become a desirable residential area. All Saints' Church stands solidly against the east wind which blows across the marshes.

Few buildings remain untouched by the passing of the years in this sunny picture of the Market Place.

Older residents of Yardley Gobion will remember when this village had four pubs and five shops.

A wonderful example of Victorian architecture, the Bliss Tweed Mills dominate the approach to Chipping Norton, looking more like a stately home than a factory.

Just south of Chipping Norton is the handsome church tower of the appropriately-named village of Churchill; the tower is a copy of the tower at Magdalen College, Oxford.

It was here in 1847 that Queen Victoria first set foot in Lancashire, when she arrived at the harbour having travelled from Scotland by sea. The remainder of her journey was by train.

This photograph demonstrates clearly that the River Esk is tidal, for it shows vessels lying on the river bed at low tide.