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Needham, on the main road from Ipswich to Stowmarket, was in ancient times a hamlet of Barking, but only became a parish in 1901.

Dominating Castle Square ('Y Maes' in Welsh) at the west end of the town, stands the great bulk of the castle. The structure covers two and a half acres and is in the shape of an irregular oblong.

Sheffield was once described by Horace Walpole as 'one of the foulest towns of England in the most charming situation'.

Tenby stands on a tongue of limestone rock, ending a green promontory, which is crowned by the ruins of the old castle, and is now pleasantly laid out with walks which serve at once as pier and promenade

The tower of the medieval St Peter's Church, seen here on the left, dominates much of Dorchester's High Street.

It is a replica of the ancient Ruthwell Cross, and was placed here in 1892 by the efforts of Canon Rawnsley, one of the founders of the National Trust.

The introduction of 'No Parking' markings along parts of the Esplanade was inevitable. The trend for day tripping and the increase in car ownership were to prove a bane for the council.

Initially commissioned to honour those of the parish who fell in the First World War, the simple Celtic cross of the war memorial was to be sadly amended in the aftermath of the Second World War with the

The rebuilding of All Saints' church in the 15th century was largely funded by the Brownes, a family of wealthy wool merchants.

We are standing on what is now the golf course, above The Dell and Swallowdale. In the distance, right of centre, is the long, pale form of the recently-completed Keay House.

This monumental glass pleasure dome was created in Hyde Park by Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition of 1851. 2,000 workers erected it at high speed, bolting and welding together 3,300 iron columns

Magnus Barefoot built a timber fort on St Patrick's Isle in about 1098-1103; the bulk of the surviving fortifications date from the time of Thomas, First Earl of Derby, and were constructed in 1460-1504

Lochranza dates from the late 13th century to mid 14th century with 16th-century additions, and features one of the earliest examples of an added jamb or wing which was built on to increase the castle's

The inn and the post office (and general stores) were at the heart of most villages until very recent times.

The coat of arms of Watton is a hare and a barrel: they can be seen above the clock and again on the weather vane. ('Wat' is a dialect word for a hare, and 'tun' a word for a barrel.)

This view is taken from the steps up to the sea wall behind the dunes, and looks across the small resort of Sandilands, just south of Sutton on Sea.

Some of the county's most beautiful scenery can be seen in the Wealden region of Sussex.

The parish church of St John was described as 'one of the architectural ornaments of the town', and the interior came in for much praise.

In this view the church seems to close the end of the village green. The three groups of cottages are timber-framed and date from the 17th and 18th centuries.

The coastal village of Keyhaven was at the centre of a controversial debate before the First World War, when plans were drawn up to create a tunnel between here and the Isle of Wight.

Aneurin Bevin, Tredegar's most famous son, wrote of the coalminer's lot: 'In other trades, there are a thousand diversions to break the monotony of the work - the passing traffic, the morning newspaper

Mayer Hall commemorates the life and works of Joseph Mayer, the 19th-century antiquary and book collector who made his home in Bebington.

We can see the village of Clun in the valley, with the keep of its old castle standing guard. Actually this castle was less a military stronghold than a centre for hunting.

The photograph is taken from the Norfolk bank of the Wellstream that flows into Wisbech. A later brick front was added to the 17th-century White Lion.