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Chelwood Gate stands at the site of one of the old 'gates' into the medi- eval royal hunting forest of Ashdown.

In the days before Crawley acquired 'New Town' status, it was the town's business centre, eventually changing its name to Post Office Road - home, not surprisingly, of the local post office.

The old market cross on the village green at Great Longstone has stood there since medieval times, when the village was granted the right to hold a weekly market.

The County Hotel is one of the main hotels in the centre of Kendal and dominates this part of the old town, whose wealth was founded on the woollen and textile industries.

At the west end of the village, the antiques business is no more, but the building survives intact. It carries the plaque: 'Ye Olde Tolle House 1758'.

Thurlestone takes its name from a holed, or thirled, rock just out at sea in Bigbury Bay, which was mentioned in a Saxon charter way back in 845.

It is low tide at Margate Harbour, with fishing boats lying in the mud.The Droit House, Pier Hotel (later the Metropole) and the Ship Hotel are visible on the left.

In the foreground is the bridge carrying the present A46 over the Stonehouse to Nailsworth Railway, which opened in 1867.

This view of Riverside Road was taken from Foundry Bridge. By 1938, the trees planted in the 1880s were mature.

The outbuildings of the White Horse Inn are nearest to us (left); the inn faces the old market place, where there is another dock area for barges.

This view shows R E Attwell's to the right, which was the village newsagent's and tobacconist's; the proprietor was Chairman of Minster Parish Council.

A fine open view of the harbour, with cabin cruisers, yachts and small fishing boats at anchor. Various types of working cranes add interest to the skyline, evidence of important port activities.

This town, known to its inhabitants as 'Mach', is situated at the far north west corner of Powys, so far that it is also in the Snowdonia National Park and 10 miles from the sea.

This bridge spans the River Severn, which rises in the nearby Hafren Forest from the slopes of Plynlimon (in Welsh Plumlumon or Pumlumon Fawr), the highest mountain in mid-Wales at 2468 feet.

This is the largest parish church in Kent, 227 feet long, and dates from 1395 when the original church on the site was completely rebuilt by Archbishop Courtenay.

Here we have two views of the spacious harbour, opened in 1832 as the port for Canterbury, seven miles further inland.

At the west end of the village there is a small green along the Badby Road.

With its 29 automated locks, this modern, commercial waterway forms a link with sea-going ships at the port of Goole.

With its 29 automated locks, this modern, commercial waterway forms a link with sea-going ships at the port of Goole.

For decades, music was a feature of everyday life during the season. Late morning concerts were held at both the Crescent and the Winter Gardens.

This expansive view down the valley of Great Langdale shows Harrison Stickle (2,403ft) and Gimmer Crag prominent on the skyline.

The village is still celebrated on Easter Monday as the home of the Maids of Biddenden, Eliza and Mary Chulkhurst, two Tudor Siamese twins joined at the shoulders and hips, who lived for thirty-four

Perched among orchards on steep wooded slopes above the Fowey river, this picturesque village is renowned for cider making.

The County Hotel is one of the main hotels in the centre of Kendal. It dominates this part of the old town, whose wealth was founded on the woollen and textile industries.