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The cathedral is accepted as being one of the most beautiful buildings in Europe; it dominates the uphill area of the city and its surrounding buildings.

The Moot Hall has now been renovated, and looks worthy of its status as the Town Hall. This fine Georgian town house became the Moot Hall and residence of the Town Council around 1800.

The church of St Edward the Confessor contains a medieval effigy of a crusader monk, which was found in the wall of nearby Netley Castle and probably came from Netley Abbey.

One of Maidstone Zoo's zebras. The grounds of Cobtree Manor, at Sandling, close to Maidstone, now house the Museum of Kent Life, Cobtree Manor Golf Course and a 250 acre park.

The church of St Edward the Confessor contains a medieval effigy of a crusader monk, which was found in the wall of nearby Netley Castle and probably came from Netley Abbey.

A photograph of the well-known landmark of Killarney, the road tunnel on the Killarney to Kenmare road. The tunnel is beneath Cromaglan mountain, near the shore of the Upper Lake.

The Ship Hotel, on the right of the photograph, was one of the eight inns and taverns that at one time or another stood along this side of the Market Place.

The Lee and Stort Navigation north of London is a series of short canals linking the eponymous river­s. In this view, it is about to enter a canalised section in the industrial end of Ware.

Ironically, having had no customs and excise provision during the 18th century, the north side of the dock was to become the site of Portcullis House, the local headquarters of Her Majesty's Customs

These low, half-timbered and thatched cottages at Repton probably date from Tudor times; they give an indication of the antiquity of this sleepy township, which lies eight miles to the south-west of Derby

One of the two war memorial crosses in the village, this one stands at the corner of Broadway Lane.

Another pleasure steamer ploughs its watery furrow in the shade of Windsor Castle. In the foreground, a group of girls are getting muddy and wet.

A stroll from the town of Bridport is the large village of Bothenhampton, an airy community that catches the breezes of sea and downland.

It was a reminder of the much- missed old travelling fairs that travelled through the area during the summer months, giving the townsfolk an excuse to enjoy themselves.

It was worth awaiting, as it is a splendid edifice, decorated with portraits of the Stuart kings and the one tragic Queen of Scots and topped by a long column with, at its summit, the unicorn, holding

They take place around the Palladian-style market cross which is in the centre of five main roads.

Trading from its port ended in 1922, and this heralded the start of Blakeney as a tourist centre, specialising in boating, fishing, walking, painting, bird-watching and nature study.

Hest was part of Bolton-le-Sands, and was a hamlet near Morecambe Bay. Hest Bank was the seaward side of the village, right at the southern side of the mouth of the River Kent.

On the extreme left is Lloyds Bank, whilst next door is the Stand Up Inn, so called because of the lack of seating - this ensured that any lunchtime customers were not late back to their

The setting appears to be perfect: St Denys' is situated at the western end of a fine avenue of trees, close to its attractive 18th-century rectory.

Continuing from Grand Drive into Tudor Drive the route briefly re-enters the parish of Sutton at Stonecot Hill.

The building of the church was begun around 1190.

We are looking back from Bath Square, with the General Post Office on the right.

A scattered hillside village on a minor road in a wooded area near the Surrey border. At the top of the hill is the mainly 14th-century church of the Holy Trinity.