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One of Southsea's most famous landmarks is South Parade Pier, opened in 1879 and rebuilt in 1908 following a fire.

The long promenade to the pierhead - about a third of a mile - had continuous seating each side; the tube forming the top rail of the backrest on the south side doubled up as a gas pipe to provide lighting

Freshly boiled shrimps were sold in the cottages at South Shore—the visitors loved sea food—but supplies were dwindling by the 1920s.

This Cotswold town has much in common with other old wool towns to the north and south of it, such as Chipping Campden and Cirencester.

This view looks south.

The L-shaped Quadrant Arcade, stretching between South Street and the Market Place, was formally opened on 23 September 1935.

This view back towards the river from the junction of High Street and South Street has changed little, though the trees outside St Thomas' church have gone.

The age-old tradition of pony rides on the sand is captured in this photograph of South Lancing beach. The nearby road has houses either side, which limits public access in places.

Rochford is a small town on the River Roach in south east Essex, a few miles to the north of Southend.

Britford is a tiny village just outside Salisbury to the south east.

The Mansell family acquired Margam in the 16th century, and the south aisle of the abbey contains family tombs.

Nearly a century after its foundation, the town was already dominating the skyline, and its beaches were among the most crowded on the south coast.

This part of south Derbyshire did not have the abundant stone for its buildings which the north of the county enjoyed, so many villages have a definitely Midlands, rather than northern, feel about them

The south gate with its twin arches is a remnant of the walls which once enclosed the town.

Winifred Holtby lived in this road while she was writing her novel 'South Riding'.

Unlike a French market square, the south and west side of Northampton's market place in particular have a delightful informality and physical variety, with no building the same as its neighbour.

After the iron bridge was built, its trading area grew: it now attracted people south of the river, who previously would have used the market at Much Wenlock.

From St James Square, continue uphill beside High Common to Cavendish Crescent, which is high enough to have fine views to the south.

The area south-east of the city was marshy and virtually undeveloped until its draining after the Witham Act of 1812.

This photograph looks southwards along South Street from the Cross Keys (left) next to butcher Arthur Lewis and cycle agent Charles Frederick Fooks. The cart belonging to the former is moving off.

Owned by the Glasgow & South Western Railway, the pier was rebuilt and extended between 1892 and 1894, and more than £20,000 was spent by the company on alterations to the pier railway station.

Further south, the High Street becomes Brook Street as it heads towards the unromantically named Hog Dyke. To the right are the walls and gate piers of the Methodist Church built in 1874.

Malton stands at the junction of several roads above the Derwent Valley south of the North York Moors, and has been an important market centre since the Middle Ages.

this was an abbey church, the ornate door on the right, the abbot's door, was part of the monks' processional route from the choir to the cloisters, which were located in the corner of the nave and the south