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The Crown Hotel, formerly one of Lyndhurst's inns, was rebuilt in the Tudor style late in Victoria's reign to cater for those who came to delight in the beauties of the New Forest.

The bridge of 1825 replaced a crumbling 12th-century one. The austerity of this view is not softened by a few trees.

The Edith Cavell Memorial of 1918 was originally erected in the middle of Tombland. It was moved in 1992 to a plot beside the cathedral precinct's Erpingham Gate, presumably for its own safety.

Richmond Council, despite vociferous local opposition, struck a deal to sell the site to their preferred developers, the property group Dawnay Day, who own most of the shops and flats on the south

Small Norman fragments can be found at the east end of the nave. The Gothic-style pulpit is of 1843, with parts from the 18th century.

The oldest cottages are based on what is known as a 'cross passage' design, whereby a passage runs straight from front to back door, dividing the house.

Gloucester has the gravitas befitting a city that has been an important crossing point on the Severn since time long gone, and has played a significant role in the drama of British history for

Sandgate has become a suburb of Folkestone. On a good day the coast of France can be seen clearly from the Sandgate Esplanade. Note the ornate street light and the lady's fancy parasol.

Familiar to generations of holidaymakers, its wide pavement serves as one of the resort's most popular promenade walks.

Geologically the cliffs at Barton-on-Sea are very colourful, not unlike those across the Solent on the Isle of Wight. The area around is rich hunting territory for the collector of fossils.

Lepe remains an attractive hamlet offering safe bathing in the waters of the Solent. In Roman times a road ran west from here across the present ground of the New Forest to Ringwood.

The parish church of St Peter at Huddersfield was built on a Norman foundation, but was extensively restored and remodelled by J P Pritchett of York in 1836, in the Victorian Gothic style.

This photograph shows the tranquillity of the churchyard in Teversham, just a stone's throw from the bustle of nearby Cambridge.

Before the coming of tourism, Torquay was an obscure fishing hamlet, its villagers scratching a living from the sea, smuggling and lime burning.

The red-brick Tudor manor house of Kentwell Hall stands at the northern end of Long Melford. Today it is best known for the striking Tudor Rose brickwork maze set into the courtyard.

Here we experience the tranquillity of the churchyard in Teversham, just a stone's throw from the bustle of nearby Cambridge.

The uneven steps and stone flags have been worn by the feet of centuries. You can reach most of the buildings that make up Haddon Hall from here.

New Road is one of the main shopping streets of the town. The roads seem empty by today's standards. In the foreground is British Home Stores, and Hepworths is on the extreme left.

The inn, one of the most famous in the area, lies on the Berkshire's border with Hampshire, just to the south of Newbury.

Prince of Wales Road was cut through the town in 1862 to provide a fittingly grand route from Thorpe Station. On the right, the old Crown Bank of 1866 became the post office.

The little girl dragging her feet on the unmade roadway in front of the camera would be taking her life in her hands were she to attempt such a casual progress today, when modern traffic thunders up this

The harbour was built owing to the foresight of the Reverend Alban Gwynne following the enabling 1807 Harbour Act, and he spent his wife's inheritance building the planned Georgian town to go with it.

It is one of three attractive inns, which must add to the popularity of the village. The weather is not so harsh here, as the area is protected by Longridge Fell.

Beginning with a series of ditches and bastions known as the Cumberland Lines in 1756, the Royal dockyard defences were extended later in the century.