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St Paul's serves what was once a sleepy village, separated from the hustle and bustle of Swansea by green fields. However, Sketty is now very much part of the extended city.

The architecture of Raynes Park is in general suburban and undistinguished. This view looks northwest along Coombe Lane, with a bus turning left into West Barnes Lane.

Brick and flint cottages, like the ones in this picture, are a familiar sight in parts of Hampshire and neighbouring West and East Sussex. By 1911 the population of the village was 2,786.

Once known for its mines and caves, West Harptree sits between the Mendip ridge and Chew Valley Lake.

This is one of several villages in west Norfolk where the main building material is local carstone, rather than the flint used throughout the rest of the county: the buildings to the left of the photograph

Watermouth`s narrow entrance, guarded by the great bulk of Widmouth Head (centre) to the west and Sexton`s Burrow opposite, makes it one of the safer, more sheltered harbours on this inhospitable

The church, up a lane on the north side of the village, is a haven from the busy A38 which passes through between Saltash and Liskeard.

A pair of ramblers (right) heading for the hills stride out purposefully past the Rayburne Hotel and cafe in the centre of Coniston village.

A mile to the west of Praa Sands is Prussia Cove, a narrow inlet which takes its name from John Carter, an 18th-century smuggler whose nickname was the King of Prussia.

The remains of Hastings Castle, the first built by William the Conqueror, crown Hastings' West Hill, with superb views over the town and out to sea.

Looking West c1965 This peaceful view looks along the road through this quiet village beside the confluence of the Rivers Dudwell and Rother, renowned for its splendid collegiate church.

This is a quiet scene away from the bustle of the main road from London to the West Country. The Methodist chapel is on the left, whilst ahead is a railway bridge.

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.

Built in 1870, this was one of the many West Yorkshire institutes to offer working craftsmen the opportunity to study new skills and learn more about the world.

The A127 arterial road (in the foreground) was opened in 1925 by Prince Henry, and succeeded Wash Road as the main east-west route through Laindon.

The village of Lower Penn was once owned by Lady Godiva, and was formerly known as Nether Penn.

The west window was given by Queen Victoria in memory of her father the Duke of Kent, who died in Sidmouth in 1820.

At one time Brentford boasted a great many coaching inns, for the town was the first stage for stagecoaches leaving London on the Great West Road to Bath and Exeter.

Stockbridge looks as if it might easily be confused with a town in the 'wild west'. It is really no more than one long main street.

Without doubt, Cheddar Gorge is the most spectacular natural phenomenon in South-west England.

This view looks towards Barker's Pool, where Sheffield's first reservoir was built in 1434 to collect water from several springs on the hillside above West Bar.

Carlisle and Sons' delivery van waits at the level crossing near Silecroft Station on the west coast route between Barrow and Workington, which opened to traffic in 1848.

On the left is West's Garage, offering Shell petrol and BP car batteries.

This is a quintessentially Welsh west coast environment, exposed, and enjoying little vegetation. Low, single-storey whitewashed cottages face up to the marine elements.