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Winchelsea is located on a sandstone rock, similar to the site of Rye, and was occupied in 1289 after Old Winchelsea was finally overwhelmed by the sea.

Initially a hamlet, the village of Barns Green dates from the Middle Ages, but grew rapidly during the 18th and 19th centuries following the opening of the Mid-Sussex railway line.

Dressed in their Edwardian finery, are these strollers off to church?

Parts of this bridge may date from the 1670s, when the river was made navigable. The Borough of Thetford had the right of tolls until 1872 and was responsible for its repair until 1950.

This famous memorial, encased in iron, dates back to 1841 and marks the spot where King William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, was accidentally killed by an arrow shot by the nobleman Sir Walter

Most of the shops on either side of the inn have changed hands several times over the years. Once an inland port, Botley stands at the head of navigation on the River Hamble.

High up on the hills, this was lead mining country. Now tourists come to see the four-mile-long array of caves discovered by miners in 1858.

We can see the large boats of the 1930s, the 'Teal' and the 'Swan', each taking the name of one of the Victorian steamers, in this post-World War II scene by Bowness pier.

On the left of this photograph is a large winch: as neither Walmer nor Deal had a harbour, fishing boats had to be winched ashore. Today there is a cycle path alongside the promenade.

This view of the Rec shows the steam engine hiding the terrace of houses known as Mount Pleasant.

This is a view of the real centre of the village looking up Oakham Lane.

Situated on the edge of the Macclesfield Forest, the Ridgegate Reservoir was one of the first reservoirs built to supply local towns.

This exquisite view shows the tall 14th-century tower of St Peter's Church with a small but richly ornamented spire and very tall pinnacles.

The foundations of the new monastic building are well under way in this photograph.

Behind the wall on the left stood Winchcombe Abbey, which the people of Winchcombe were given the opportunity to buy when Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries.

The Old House (left) dates from 1678, and it is a prominently sited example of English domestic architecture at its very best.

The Shepherd & Dog (right) is a 300-year-old pub at the top of the hill. The petrol station still exists in an expanded form.

The main A177 road south from Shincliffe leads to Coxhoe; it may follow the course of an old Roman road.

Close to the camera is the Art Schools of 1891 by W C Marshall, which is not of particular merit, but the stone medallions of Reynolds and Hogarth added in 1919 are quite fine.

The Beauchamp Chapel was built as directed in the will of Richard Beauchamp, fourteenth Earl of Warwick.

Although old coaching inns like the Fountain would have lost a certain amount of long-distance business with the development of the railways, they were still used as the pick-up and set-down points for

The village street at Bothenhampton (middle distance, left to right), with suburbia beyond, seen from the vicinity of Quarry Farm with an apple orchard and thatched cottages above

The Dene, now a conservation area, is a fascinating place where sarsens appear to grow out of the ground.

The west door of the church, a fine example of Norman work, was removed from the earlier building and incorporated into Bishop Grandisson's extension.