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Henry II's great keep stands high above the mural towers of the inner bailey. Henry and his son Richard I transformed Dover into one of the greatest fortresses of the kingdom.

Since the completion of the railway, great improvements have been made here, one of the most important being the construction of Victoria Terrace, by which means the Marine Terrace has been completed.

On the right is the Gaumont, a classic example of the super cinema of the 1930s. In those days many people went to the cinema at least once a week.

A peaceful scene away from the bustle of the front. In the hazy distance are the sails of boats. The street is lined with a medley of newly-constructed buildings.

Binbrook, on the side of a valley of the rolling western part of The Wolds north of Ludford, was once a prosperous small market town with two parish churches.

The remains of Ratae Coritanorum, the origins of the city and a regional capital, lie adjacent to the superb Saxon church of St Nicholas, seen here in the centre of the photograph.

One much-loved inhabitant was the actress Peg Woffington, who died here at the age of 39.

In 1042 Edward the Confessor granted the manor of Littleham to his thane Ordgar.

Renowned as one of the finest parks in the north of England, Queens Park was given to the town by the London and North Western Railway Company to commemorate fifty years of the railway in the town.

The abundance of Union Jacks and other flags in this view of Wakefield indicates that the photograph was taken in 1953, the year of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation.

We are looking westwards along Leys Avenue; we can just see the last of the Georgian-style shops and flats in the distance.

Here we see an image of disappearing Britain: the village pond, many of which have been removed since the time of this photograph, with a backdrop of cottages.

This wonderfully constructed lych gate looks as if it will last for ever. It is oak built and stands in the shade of an ancient yew tree.

The gabled row of houses leads towards a railway bridge with St Andrew`s Church beyond.

Stourport grew around the former village of Little Mitton by a stroke of fortune.

The village stands at the foot of the Hog's Back close to Aldershot, but it is actually in the parish of Guildford.

Here we get an idea of the imposing bulk of the great Half-Moon Battery, the parapet of which was added in the 1690s.

Binbrook, on the side of a valley of the rolling western part of The Wolds north of Ludford, was once a prosperous small market town with two parish churches.

The Georgian practice of the leisured classes of promenading along the water's edge for therapeutic reasons continued to be popular during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and imposing parades were constructed

A small group (centre left), seeking the shade of mature trees in the hot summer of 1921, faces the photographer.

In 1903 lifeboats were either of the pulling or sailing type.

This road junction is just to the south of the centre of Wellington, and sits astride the London to Holyhead road that was built by Thomas Telford in the early 1800s.

Whether Harborne is famous for being a good place to catch newts and minnows is not recorded, but it was famous as a place for growing gooseberries; the annual dinner of the Gooseberry Growers’ Society

It was at Stirling that both James II and James V were born and where Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI both lived for a number of years.