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The oldest church register now extant is that of Ballaugh, and was begun in 1598. The church was one of a number repaired by Thomas Wilson, Bishop of Sodor and Man.

This view from the church tower looks towards the wooded slopes of High Guards and up the valley of the Yewdale Beck.

Our picture shows Arno Park at its best, and showing evidence of the best of care and attention.

Another view of Market Square, with the ivy-clad building of Wilson's High Class Confectioners and the Esthwaite Cafe in the centre of the photograph, and the King's Arms in the background.

The trams of the Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co linked Clifton to the city by way of Hotwells Road.

Brassington lies in the heart of the White Peak lead mining country, and there are many reminders of the work of 't'owd man' – as the lead miners were called – in the surrounding fields.

The pretty estate village of Hovingham in the Vale of Pickering is famous for Hovingham Hall, built about 1760 by Thomas Worsley, Surveyor General to William III.

There are boats of every description on this busy part of the river.

The quiet village street at Appleton-le-Street, west of Malton, shows little passing traffic outside the village pub.

Bodinnick lies opposite and slightly upstream of Fowey at the narrowest point of the estuary of the River Fowey.

Sir William More, advisor to Elizabeth I and related to Sir Thomas More, built this Elizabethan mansion in 1568 for the then princely sum of £1,640 19s 6d.

In this quintessentially English scene, one can almost hear the sound of bat hitting ball, followed by the ripple of applause from the knowledgeable spectators.

The original lords of the manor were the Fittons, then the Venables inherited the land and, in the 15th century, the two Venables heiresses each took their half of the estates to their husband's

By the time this photograph was taken building to the left of the picture had been painted and deprived of its bay window. The street is now tarmacadam.

Behind and to the right is the turreted tower of the parish church. Built in 1851, it replaced the original church dating from the reign of Richard III.

It never happened, because of the limited suitability of the sea bathing available.

It is one of the masterpieces of medieval English architecture.

On a crowded summer's day, sunbathers enjoy the warmth on Abbey sands. Modesty dictated that bathers should get changed in one of the long line of changing tents.

This is a small Bronze Age stone circle with only eight stones; it is only distinguished because of the size of the stones - one is nine feet high.

The Forestry Commission planted different species to commemorate the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. At Kinsley Wood the ER was planted on both sides of the hill.

It is one of the masterpieces of medieval English architecture.

The view takes us along The Parade, with the Royal Pump Room on the left and the campanile of the town hall in the centre of the picture.

Standing at the bottom of the notoriously steep climb of Porlock Hill, the Ship Inn appears little changed today, despite the removal of its attractive wooden porches.

The half-timbered top storeys of all these shops added an attractive architectural extra to this suburban part of the town.