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The town is considered the gateway to the moors and forests of the Northumberland National Park, and the Pennine Way also passes through the town.

From here, there was a lock-free run all the way to the edge of Wolverhampton - apart from the one at Wheaton Aston which we saw earlier.

This view shows the river at low water, again with evidence of boating. The Imperial Hotel (centre left) has just completed a major expansion programme.

Following the death of the owner, the site was acquired by the town and first opened to the public in 1960.

Cobb Gate Jetty is in the foreground, dating in its present state from 1850; it is on the site of Lyme's first early medieval harbour, which was washed away on 11 November 1377 with the

About ten miles north-east of Penrith, near Staffield, pathways have been cut along the banks of the Croglin Beck where it tumbles down through the sandstone gorge it has carved on its way

There has been change here, with development on both sides of the road, though the white building in the centre and the terrace of houses remain.

A little further upstream we come to the village of Otterton, built around one long main street.

This view of the interior after its reconstruction in 1880 shows the delicate wrought iron work.

The font, reredos and chancel furnishings were mostly of marble, gaining for All Saints' the reputation of being 'the marble church'.

Note the row of bathing machines on the edge of the

The south front of St Donat's overlooks the Bristol Channel, and a series of terraced gardens lead down to the shore.

The 1405ft long concrete four-span Royal Tweed Bridge, designed by L G Mouchel & Partners, was built in 1925-28 to take traffic off the old stone bridge that still stands nearby.

We are in the Ouse valley just north of Newhaven. St John's church is on high ground overlooking the tidal river. It has a Norman flint-built round tower, and a shingled octagonal spire.

Donkeys are awaiting the arrival of the day's holidaymakers on the beach. A fisherwoman in a tall hat stands behind the donkey boys and their mounts.

Formerly a dirty, rutted lane, this was changed into a shopping centre from 1872 with the demolition of the Hick Lane cottages.

The Cathedral viewed from the south has been a favourite subject for artists - including, of course, Constable.

Behind the spot where the photographer must have stood is Windrush Valley School, founded in 1951, and the low building on the extreme right of the picture, next to the three-gabled house

The Town Hall, standing in the middle of the High Street, was given by Lawrence Hyde, first Earl of Rochester, in 1700. Restored in 1889, it was presented to the town by Lady Meux in 1906.

Viscount Valentia was a colourful character who loved fireworks and spent hundreds of pounds on his hobby.

On the board above the toll house door are listed the charges for the passage of vehicles and animals through the gate that once stood here.

The chancel arch was rebuilt by Johnson, a Melton Mowbray architect, who achieved little of note. His work appears to have been virtually confined to the immediate area, which may be just as well!

Until the 1930s the south side of the market, facing the camera, was bordered by a row of buildings which would be later demolished.

Hitchman's, the chemist on the left, was on the corner of Silver Street and Gold Street.