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This interesting scene at the top of the principal highway through Helston shows the granite classical-style Guildhall of 1839 behind the covered delivery wagon.

The delivery boy with his basket, lounging against a pillar of the Harbour Office, seems to have adopted a far more natural pose than that of the lad nearest to him or the stiffly standing

Situated on the south-west side of the village, the church was heavily restored by Frederick Peck of Maidstone in 1872.

West Bradford gets its name from being west of the broad, shallow ford of the River Ribble.

In the years immediately prior to the Great War, a number of British car manufacturers got round the problem of the poor state of most of the country's roads by offering 'colonial' versions of

Worth village stands in the Forest of Worth, east of Crawley, and was a place of pilgrimage.

This photograph shows the old village centre, looking from the Roman Catholic church of St Mary of the Angels. Carnforth Co-operative Society looked after the villagers' grocery needs.

This view was taken from the churchyard of ruined St Andrew's Church below the sycamore trees of Pennsylvania Castle grounds.

Tintagel is a 'must' on every tourist's itinerary, and the main street is full of hotels, guest houses and souvenir shops, many developed since writers such as Tennyson romanticised the legend of King

Situated at what is now the southern end of this expanded village, the church with its elegant recessed spire dates for the greater part from the earlier 15th century.

Close to the Musgrave Monument is the George Hotel whose substantial premises still occupy most of the buildings on the left hand side of this view.

The large building on the right is the HQ of the former Barry Rowing Club, which was one of the oldest sporting clubs in Barry.

We are looking in the opposite direction to S51047 towards Albion Terrace, with the Queen Hotel and the Primitive Methodist church just visible on the left-hand side of the street.

Canford Manor, not far from Wimborne, dates from the early years of the 19th century, though it stands on the site of an ancient house which once belonged to the Earls of Salisbury.

Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth and surviving wife, was born here in 1512; at that time the castle was in the hands of Sir Thomas Parr.

The street was developed during the 1830s as the town grew in response to the construction of the harbour for the export of coal.

King Harold was the founder of Waltham Abbey.

Here we see a closer view of the south porch, displaying carved figures of King Osric and Abbot Serlo on either side of the entrance.

The coloured cliffs of Alum Bay are one of the most enduring sights on the Isle of Wight as far as visitors are concerned.

The square is named after the founder of the burgh.

This fine view of the Howden Dam, with the forbidding moorland of Bleaklow beyond, is taken from Abbey Bank, on the edge of the Howden Moors.

A bronze tablet removed from an earlier bridge reads: 'Pray for Humfrey Pakynton Esquyer borne in Stanford which payde for ye workemanshepe and makyng of this brygg the whiche was rered & made the first

This, it was claimed, gave the benefit of the health- giving rays of the sun to those sitting behind its protection.Walkers could stand on the roof of the shelter to enjoy the view.

This spot is beloved of tobogganers in the snow and strollers the rest of the year.