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This small village, 3 miles north of Barnsley, is in the heart of the coal mining country. This view is hardly changed, except for a new retail development out of the picture on the left.

A large number of country houses, many of which were called castles by their owners, have either been demolished or are shadows of their former selves.

The wooden plaque above the door of the cottage on the right proclaims it as John Bunyan's home.

To the west of the pier, Charlie's Mast can be seen soaring above the promenade.

This 1890 bronze statue of General Gordon of Khartoum on camel-back was the work of E Onslow Ford, and commemorates his illustrious career.

This shows a quiet day at Barry beach, with the only sign of life a rowing boat with its landing ramp.

This is Bishop Cosin's impressive Black Staircase; it stands in the angled tower between the Great Hall and the 12th- century building of Bishop Pudsey.

Some of the local shops look out onto the large pond at the top end of Norton High Street, with the Unicorn public house on the corner just to the right of centre.

In the early 1960s Haverhill was named the Pioneer of Town Expansion, thanks to its receiving 'London Overspill' industries and workers.

This busy scene was taken near Dove Point slipway, and shows the increasing attraction of the area as a sailing centre.

On the right hand side of the High Street is the White Hart Inn. It was probably here that the Duke of Monmouth was brought as a prisoner following the crushing of his rebellion in 1685.

The High Street, with its attractive mix of buildings, does conceal some of its many charms.

Corfe Mullen stands on the alluvial flood plain of the River Stour, surrounded originally by the wild heathlands of south-east Dorset.

The 16th-century Chantry in Hadham Road was built on the site of the original priest's house on lands granted under the will of Baldwyn Victor.

Upton is situated upon the Severn some ten miles south of Worcester.

The magnificent St Mary Redcliffe owes much to the generosity of William Canynge the elder (died 1396), and his grandson William Canynge the younger (1394?-1474).

Around 1955 these three shops provided locals with all manner of things; meat, groceries, sweets, cigarettes, toys and hardware; there was even a lending library.

By the 1860s Bollington was thriving, but during the American Civil War the cotton towns of Lancashire, east Cheshire and north Derbyshire felt the effects of the Federal blockade of Confederate ports.

Past Cliveden is one of the most beautiful stretches of the Thames with its tree-clad river cliffs.

The village is named after five ash trees on the green. Twits Gill was once the home of Sir Austen Chamberlain, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1903 and Foreign Secretary in the 1920s.

It was built in 1472, and its 140ft-high tower, richly decorated with sculptured ornamentation, is traditionally listed as one of the 'seven wonders of Wales'.

Moving closer to the main town of Southend-on-Sea, The Westward Ho! Boarding Establishment dominates this scene. It went on to become one of the premier hotels of the town.

South of Bakewell, the river runs through elegant parkland that forms the grounds of Haddon Hall. In this view, the lush nature of this wonderful valley is clearly illustrated.

The island ferry was largely superseded by the construction of Snappers footbridge in 1957. The main channel of the Thames is on the Surrey side of Eel Pie Island.