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This view shows the Monnow Gate that stands on the bridge of the same name to the left.

he downs are mostly of chalk, and otherwise of sandstone, and each has its own special flora.

Whilst the main fabric of the present building is known to date from the 16th century, there is internal evidence in the roof beams and fireplaces, and in the large use of timber on one of the

This separation of St Andrew's Church from the Abbey of Leicester was to save its assets from seizure at the dissolution of the monasteries during the reign of Henry VIII — a fate suffered by both

The chair of Botany was instituted in 1818, and the first professor was Sir William Hooker, later Director of Kew Gardens.

the mixed forests of today.

Also here is Richard Burberry, a member of the famous Burberry raincoat family.

THE only safe anchorage on the inhospitable, craggy coastline between Appledore and Boscastle, Clovelly lived precariously for centuries from the herring fishery.

Just visible inside the Round House is the broken granite stump of the old Newport Cross, which from 1529 to 1831 was the spot at which Newport's two MPs were declared.

Picturesquely perched on top of its steep knoll and surrounded by a sea of 20th- century housing, the church of St Nicholas, Laindon, possibly dates from the 12th century.

Dating from the 14th century, the White Hart is one of the oldest surviving exam- ples of domestic architecture in the East Midlands.

Built in 1864, Bulphan Church of England Primary School is typical of many small village schools; it is still in use. The church of St Mary is nearby. The village itself is small and quiet.

The photographer has the undivided attention of a group of children in this quiet wintry view.

In this street, many of the original features of the Georgian buildings, such as small shop windows, have been retained; the wide streets of Aberaeron are a distinct contrast to most others in the county

This late Victorian scene of the High Street typifies a more tranquil era, where the only signs of traffic pollution appear to be from the passing of the pony and trap further down the road!

A finely-composed scene, reflecting the verdant and rural side of this former military town. The view shows one of the wooded and sloping pathways that abound on the steep sides of the North Downs.

A most interesting architectural feature of the church of St James the Elder at Llanvetherine is the tower.

A feature of several East Devon villages is a brook running alongside a main street.

Typically, much of the older part of Maidenhead has long since disappeared, replaced by modern urban development.

Boulters Lock is probably the most famous lock on the Thames, and was the first and the lowest on the river of the first set of eight to be built under the legislation of 1770.

The smith's main task was the shoeing of horses, but he turned his hand to a great variety of jobs that involved the working of metal.

Richard Jefferies described the scene in the 1880s: ‘Like the spokes of a wheel converging, streams of human life flow into this agitated pool...

In contrast, an evening scene further along the cut shows holidaymakers enjoying the company of other boat people whose boats are moored alongside.

Said to be the largest village in Northamptonshire, Irchester now has a population of more than 5,000.