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The first Wesleyan chapel opened in 1807, paid for by the Wells family in memory of George Wells.

Now it is bypassed by the A1M motorway, and some of its rural serenity has been recovered. Note the maypole outside the inn.

The Ferry arriving at the Nab c1955 By the time this photograph was taken, cars had replaced the horses and carts, and the crossing was accomplished by a chain-operated pulley.

The international aspect of the town's trade can be seen by the sign outside Joseph Hird's grocery in the centre of the picture. It advertises him as a 'French and Italian Warehouseman'.

The sewing machine millionaires completed their home in 1907, inspired by the architectural wonders of Versailles.

The Belle Vue tea gardens, on the right, were built in 1790 and were very popular.They were visited in 1830 by the future Queen Victoria, who had tea there with her mother.

Separated from the main part of the town by the River Weaver, Welsh Row is, as this name tells us, the road leading towards Wales.

They were rebuilt slowly from 1297 to 1430; their size was set by the larger-than-life Herbert de Losinga's Norman cloisters, whose outer walls survived the 1272 fire.

Alderholt is a pleasant place to visit, surrounded as it is by the woods and heaths of the old hunting ground of Cranborne Chase. An ancient chapel once stood here, used by huntsman in Stuart times.

The castle dominates the old town, originally founded by the Romans who built the first castle - one of their chain of forts along the Saxon shore.

Today, nearer 200 acres are administered by the Buckmore Park Medway and Strood Scout Centre, a charity, and Buckmore Park Services, a limited company.

Woodbury Common is crowned by the massive Iron Age hill-fort of Woodbury Castle, visible from miles around and one of the best viewpoints in Devon.

In May 1544, the palace was badly damaged when it was set on fire by the Earl of Hertford's troops.

By the 1950s bingo had become popular, and the walkway down the pier was covered.

Victorian enthusiasm for railways soon ensured that all the major tourist centres of the Isle of Wight could be reached by the Permanent Way.

As a market town, Fakenham serves the needs of a wide area of villages and farms - as is suggested by the presence of the main national banks.

This is a Gothic-style school built by the innovative architect J S Benest in 1857 and extended in 1881.

Southbourne retains a great deal of its original charm, despite being swallowed up by the bustling metropolis of Bournemouth.

The Eamont flows out of Ullswater at Pooley Bridge and is joined by the Lowther at Brougham, before meeting the Eden near Langwathby.

In years gone by, the river Parrett carried a large volume of traffic.

Today, the house at the bottom left corner is no more, and the grass is kept in bowling-green condition by the resident lock keeper.

The Annals of Innisfallen, written by the monks here, is an important early history of Ireland.

This view is from by the station approach and is little changed, although the pavements and road are more formalised.

Again, there is plenty of human activity by the waterside at low tide.