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The parish church of St Patrick, in the background, is only one of ten in England dedicated to Ireland's patron saint.

This fine skyline view of Edwardian Bournemouth, with its wealth of splendid church buildings, is a testimony to the endeavours of Bournemouth's first vicar and his son Alexander Sykes Bennett, who

On the left are the Abbey fields, at the end of which stands the late 13th-century church of St Nicholas. Nearby are the ruins of Kenilworth Abbey, founded and endowed by Geoffrey de Clinton in 1122.

The Porthminster Hotel, overlooking Porthminster Beach, was opened in 1894 to accommodate the increasing number of visitors arriving in St Ives since the opening of the railway.

The last piece of the jigsaw that was to complete the picture of Hull's docks arrived just before the First World War with the opening of the first dock in the country to use electric power throughout

Thatched roofs predominate in this turn-of-the-century view of Madingley.

The ruins of this collegiate parish church overlook Howth harbour. The church was founded in 1235 to take the place of St Nessan's on the nearby island of Ireland's Eye.

Athelhampton Hall is one of two grand houses near to the village of Puddletown, both lived in at various times by members of the Martyn family.

The hilltop town of Shaftesbury became important when King Alfred founded an abbey here, and installed his daughter as abbess.

This view of the river south of Newark gives an idea of its industrial base, with the Trent Brewery chimneys and, on the left, Parnham's Watermill seen beyond the dredger, keeping the water

The church of St John the Baptist has an avenue of yew trees. The Country Stores, a Mace shop complete with modern sunblinds, offers a wide range of supplies.

To the right of the trees is Hender's Tannery, well known for the quality of its hides, and working until 1963. The building was demolished in 1984.

To the right of the trees is Hender's Tannery, well known for the quality of its hides, and working until 1963. The building was demolished in 1984.

All the houses on the left have been bought by the Thomas Hickman Charity in recent years and refurbished, including the Chantry on the left, a pretty Gothick front of about 1840 with arched and hood-moulded

A view down the hill towards London, with the Wellington pub on the right sporting its sign depicting the Duke.

At the entrance to the Norman church is a notice that reads: 'Enter this door as if the floor within were gold/ And every wall of jewels, of wealth untold./ As if a choir/ In robes of fire/ Were saying

The Royal Naval Hospital, a counterpart to the Chelsea Hospital for soldiers, began as a rebuild of Greenwich Palace by Charles II in the 1660s, but it changed direction in the 1690s.

Four small children watch the photographer with interest as he immortalises this stretch of Wharf Road.

It was named in honour of Queen Victoria's second son, who opened the dock when he was the Duke of Edinburgh.

This view looks east from the upper windows of the old Town Hall along Church Street.

Moving north-west from Albert Park to the Faringdon Road, the town tour finishes at the School of St Helen and St Katherine, as it is now named.

This pastoral scene is on the Green in High Ackworth. To the left is the church of St Cuthbert, built in 1582 on the site of a Saxon chapel from AD 875.

The parish church of St Mary's oldest part is the tower, which probably dates from the 14th century.

Agriculture was the dominant employer in the area, and this was often reflected in village life and facilities - note the tractor on the right of the photograph.