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this range of sea-front hotels the ground climbs gently to the Wish Tower, one of a chain of coastal fortlets from the Napoleonic Wars, and beyond that are the great cliffs and Downs of Beachy Head

The photographer is looking east towards Poole Head, at the end of the long high cliff of Poole Bay which includes Bournemouth. To the left, Banks Road runs alongside Poole Harbour.

Approaching is an LCC ambulance; on the left a tram, about to go out of service, heads towards Walworth Road.

The money was paid on the nail head, hence the phrase 'pay on the nail'.

The pier is shown replete with its new pier head pavilion and landing stage.

Heading up to the old Heath, we leave the village through Wood End. This area has been recently developed with new housing on the right and Blacksmith's End, a modern development, on the left.

A fine view of an early motorised 'bus, heading through Earlswood on its way to Horley, just after the First World War.

This train is heading towards Exeter.

A room at the Prospect cost from 4s 6d, with dinner at 6s a head, which put it in the same price as the Grand in Cornwall Road, but more expensive than the West Park, where rooms were from 3s, and dinner

Situated at the very head of the tidal Helford River, Gweek was an important port for distributing goods to and from Helston and the surrounding district.

To encourage people to walk along a pier, attractions were invariably provided at the head.

A bridge crossed the head of the Kingsbridge estuary as early as 962, though the surviving bridges in the area are medieval in origin.

The MacLean cross is the tallest on Iona; its shaft is a fine example of the Celtic interlacing pattern with a disc-headed crucifixion.

The shepherd and his dog tending their flock near Beachy Head epitomise the centuries-old pastoral economy of the downland region.

The tour of some villages around Bath is now finished, and you can head back northwards to the city.

In the foreground stands the Bear Hotel, formerly The Bear's Head, built around 1868, with its mock-Tudor façade.

Across the bay is the distinctive daymark on Gribbin Head. The tracks of the Great Western Railway cross the view in the foreground.

William Hayward built the five-arched Henley Bridge in 1786 to replace an earlier wooden structure that had been swept away by floods. The cost was estimated to be about £10,000.

The Bulls Head pub, on the opposite side of the road, remains.

The boy on the left appears to have been diverted from what he was doing: probably he has been hailed by the two cyclists opposite Lloyd's Bank, who seem to be about to head across the road towards him

Beyond Dennis Head, on the opposite shore, is the mouth of the Helford River, which runs inland for five miles to Gweek.

It was designed and built in 1828 by Decimus Burton.The omnibus on the right, heading for Pimlico, is advertising the famous furnishing and decorating emporium of Maples.

The Black Sail Youth Hostel near the head of Ennerdale is one of the most remote in Britain.

Street Farm (left) still displays parish notices, and the sign (far right) still directs travellers to the excellent Nelson Head pub.