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Back in the new city of Milton Keynes, Simpson is one of the villages it engulfed; but it is conserved within its boundaries.

In 1388, in true Border style, the second Earl of Douglas raided the Earl of Northumberland's territory to the south as a diversionary attack durng a major incursion by the Scots.

Syston, a Domesday village situated about four miles north of Leicester, was industrialised by an influx of framework knitters in the 19th century, which generated standardised red brick buildings

The tower and spire of St Mary's Church rises above the rich assortment of architectural styles, which range from the 15th to the 20th centuries, with several of the buildings having recently been

The façade of Ye Olde Red Lion pub in Park Road had undergone some minor changes shortly before this photograph was taken, with the removal of two decorative signboards above the main doorway and the replacement

Cranbrook's High Street, entering the town from Hawkhurst, and Stone Street, leading on towards Tenterden and Maidstone, form a L-shape with the tile-hung fascia of the 15th-century George Hotel at

At Gravesend Reach, the River Thames narrows on its way from the North Sea to London Bridge, another twenty-six miles upstream.

To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the founding of the Scout Movement, 56,000 scouts from around the world held their 3rd International Jamboree in Arrowe Park.

To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the founding of the Scout Movement, 56,000 scouts from around the world held their 3rd International Jamboree in Arrowe Park.

At Gravesend Reach, the River Thames narrows on its way from the North Sea to London Bridge, another twenty-six miles upstream.

At the end of Church Lane to the west of All Saints' Church the base of a medieval cross survives with its new shaft and head of the 1920s.

Roman remains are extant at Caldecott, but it is the later thatched and slated farmhouses, and rows of cottages (some with date panels) fronting onto the High Street which present a unified entity

Its name is rather apt, as the village is just a couple of miles south of Wakehurst, an extensive estate under the care of the National Trust, and also the outpost of the Royal Botanical Gardens

This splendid view from Thurstaston Hill looks over the village, with the spire of St Bartholomew's church projecting above the trees and roof tops.

A quiet lane on the fringes of the town. Washing dries in the breeze in the gardens of plain, mellow cottages.

The centre of Heswall was originally much closer to the shoreline, probably in the area around Village Road and St Peter's Church, but the advent of Telegraph Road - the A540 - has moved the commercial

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert first came to Scotland in 1842 and took over the lease of Balmoral in 1847.

In medieval times a chapel dedicated to St Michael stood on the 1595ft summit of Skirrid Fawr, Holy Mountain.

The steam tug in the foreground was very handy to manoeuvre, and is an example of working boats which have done sterling service throughout the world.

The Inman Line had built its reputation on good solid safety and every home comfort.

Additional protection was given to the eastern and southern flanks of Harlech by a deep ditch. Entry to the castle was by way of the twin-towered main gatehouse on the eastern side.

The small 7th-century church of St John the Evangelist is one of the finest examples of early Christian architecture in the North.

The black door on the left of the early 16th-century Cottage in The Bury has 'John Hellis Builder' inscribed on it.

On non-market days, the centre of St Ives was a quiet and unhurried place.