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St Martin of Tours' Church is on the main Pilgrims' Way from Winchester to Canterbury, and would have been a regular stopping point for the pilgrims before starting the climb up Detling Hill.

The Children's Playground is in a westward projection of the common.

The old deer park at Chatsworth contains some of the oldest oak trees still living in Britain.

The Pilgrim Fathers' Monument is built of Portland stone and rises 50ft above the ground.

Goodworth Clatford lies a couple of miles to the south of Andover. We can see horses trotting through the village (centre). The name 'Clatford' means 'ford where burdock grew.'

Pevsner described Netley as 'a Victorian period piece;' its streets of neat family villas and rows of renovated terraced cottages overlooking Southampton Water are certainly striking.

Much Wenlock is the most delightfully evocative town, so much so that Ellis Peters (the local author of the Brother Cadfael detective books set in the 12th century) once said of the town that you almost

Sawley Bridge Marina, on the Sawley Cut of the River Trent, south of Long Eaton, was already starting to cater for the ever-increasing boating trade when this photograph was taken in the mid-50s.

Only one of the misericords has been lost; a number of them are carved with the heads of real or imaginary beasts, while some have other subjects, and most have foliage.

Penrith Castle was built by William Strickland, later Bishop of Carlisle, who was given permission to build Penrith Castle in 1397, following the sacking of the town by raiding Scots in 1354.

Stopham Bridge has long been considered one of the finest and most striking of medieval bridges in the country. Dating back to 1309 and rebuilt in 1403, the bridge is now preserved.

New Canal commemorates one of the many open waterways which ran through the medieval streets until the 19th century. The largest of the waterways was known as Town Ditch and was filled in 1875.

New Canal commemorates one of the many open waterways which ran through the medieval streets until the 19th century. The largest of the waterways was known as Town Ditch and was filled in 1875.

A charter of 1560 appeared to give the vote to the 'commonality' of the town.

Note the picnic hamper on the right. Sir William Ingram, proprietor of St Mildred's Hotel, owned a large part of Westgate.

In this view the right hand wing of the Town Hall has been demolished, and Thomas Lainson's 1882 wing can be seen at the left.

The centrepiece of West Burton's village green in Wensleydale is this stepped obelisk, dated 1802. In this photograph, a group of people all carrying walking sticks (perhaps they were ramblers?)

The Market Hall with its clock tower is on the right.

Its frontage is covered with illuminated advertisements, which became a feature of Piccadilly Circus - Bovril and Schweppes advertisements appeared as early as 1910.

The long, broad street winds through this attractive market town, that sits in the valley of the River Culm alongside the busy M5 motorway.

The Church of the Most Holy Redeemer opened in 1919. Its predecessor was St Edith's - a house of Ursuline Sisters at the southern end of the High Street.

Here we see the Norman tower of the village church of All Saints.

North-east of Cambridge, the River Cam quickly becomes wooded on either side, setting an attractive scene here at Baits Bite Lock.

Coltishall was the natural limit of navigation up the river Bure. In 1779 the navigable river was extended a further ten miles to Aylsham by means of a series of locks.