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This road is actually alongside the Lowman, where tall trees create a charming walk for ladies of the town. Note the long dresses, still the height of fashion.

A closer view of the church showing, in the foreground, the war memorial commemorating those men of the village who fell in the First and Second World Wars.

One of Maidenhead’s best-known landmarks is the Clock Tower, near the station, at the south end of King Street. It commemorates Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

This superb picture shows the magnificent sweep of Nayland Crescent at the western end of town, close to the Royal Sea-Bathing Hospital and the infamous Nayland Rocks.

One of Maidenhead's best-known landmarks is the Clock Tower, near the station, at the south end of King Street. It commemorates Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

Markets have been held here on Thursdays for hundreds of years.

This is the centre of this secluded little hamlet tucked away on the north side of Hurt Wood, with its modest stone war memorial isolated on a triangular green, opposite the village shop and post office

These spectacular waterfalls near Rhyl are the main reason that people visit Dyserth, and postcards of the falls have been sent by impressed trippers to all parts of Britain and further.

This is one of the most photogenic and scenic of valleys in Wales, but it is never crowded. The range of houses and outbuildings offer some refreshments, and the odd fishing boat to hire.

At its southern extremity and the junction with Cheam Road was the site of East Cheam Manor and a dozen or so houses.

Nestling just under the hills surrounding the North York Moors is the old settlement of Ampleforth, built around the early abbey of St Lawrence.

This village is at the very heart of so called 'witch country'.

Until around the outbreak of the First World War, Eastcote was a part of Ruislip parish, and it was in 1913 that the Bishop of London's Fund purchased land and a Mission Church was built.

The natural springs at Leamington were known about in the 17th century, and were mentioned by a number of writers.

Until the 13th century, Huntingdon was a port on the River Great Ouse.

Samuel Pepys studied here between 1650 and 1653, and on his death in 1703 his library came here, including the original manuscript volumes of his famous diaries.

The crew of a Sheringham crab boat pose for the camera. These clinker built, double-ended open boats were approximately 18ft long and carried a dipping lug sail of up to 120 sq ft.

Rivacre Valley Swimming Pool was one of the main attractions within the 45-acre site that comprised Rivacre Valley.

This is a well-kept Garden of Remembrance in the centre of this large village; next door is the County Library.

The tower of St James' Church is still the original Spilsby greenstone, but the rest of the church has been faced with the stronger limestone, hence the different colour.

The boat lying on the beach in the fore ground, in Hugh Town harbour, is vaguely reminiscent of an ex-ships' lifeboat, and shows the rugged clinker-built construction of this type of craft.

Situated in Market Street and close to Apiary Gate, the church design echoes that of Non-conformist chapels up and down the country.

Samuel Pepys studied here between 1650 and 1653, and on his death in 1703 his library came here, including the original manuscript volumes of his famous diaries.

Turton Tower lies four miles south of Darwen, and four miles north-east of Bolton. The villages of Turton and Turton Bottoms are next to the Tower.