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Westbourne has a village feel, even though it is a major suburb of Bournemouth. Its clifftops offer extensive views across the shining waters of Poole Bay.

An excellent overall view of Staithes showing the fish quay where generations of fishermen have brought their catch home.

An excellent overall view of Staithes showing the fish quay where generations of fishermen have brought their catch home.

The Victorians gave fanciful names - such as the Wishing Chair to this 'basalt honeycomb'- to many of the natural features of the Causeway coast.

Demolition of the Grammar School began in June 1998, and by the following January plans were approved for the building of these modern homes.

The crown was made as part of the decorations for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, and was sold to Canada after the celebrations.

Built on a large mound which was part of the town's defences, this is one of Britain's largest keeps. There is a well-preserved medieval kitchen, and the keep is richly decorated throughout.

This watery way running through the village is where the stream was diverted to run along the road specifically to wash the wheels of carts and wagons and the feet of the horses.

The banks beside the road show how it has eroded with use over hundreds of years; because of this the houses and small cottages on Church Street have steps down to the pavement.

The seat of the medieval governance of the city, the Guildhall was built in 1407-13, but 1930s demolition in the market area has exposed the mainly Victorian south elevation to general view.

This aerial view of the Town Centre shows the wide roads threading through the landscape wedges. St Paul's Church was designed to contrast with the building styles of the large buildings around it.

This fascinating view of Rochester Cathedral was taken from the castle. The central tower was rebuilt ten years later, and was crowned with a spire.

A study of some attractive old cottages at East Mill. A little girl is staring suspiciously at the camera. Note the unmetalled surface of the road.

This photograph shows the spire of St Andrew's church at Clewer, which is situated on the Thames, looking up towards Windsor Castle. Many servants of the royal household are buried in its churchyard.

Donkey rides on the sands were a regular feature of seaside holidays in the 20th century, though the animals were eventually spared the burden of carrying overweight adults like the gentleman

The road through the Gap of Dunloe is probably the best-known attraction of Killarney, and starts from the old alehouse, once kept by the infamous Kate Kearney and now named after her.

An interesting view of the railway viaduct, which carried the Croydon to Oxted line through Riddlesdown quarry. The tops of lime kilns can be seen poking out in the gap on the right.

The roads leading out of Botley Square are all narrow; this one leading to Winchester is particularly so. The houses are all of an individual design. Some shops have encroached into this road.

In 1852 a suspension bridge was built over the Dee to link the suburb of Queen's Park with the Groves on the north side of the river. The bridge was rebuilt in 1923.

This has meant that the townspeople have always enjoyed the advantage of easy access to the countryside, a fortunate circumstance, as there were no areas within the town that could be described

Now very much part of Lancashire, the village of Slaidburn was in Yorkshire at the time of our photograph.

This photograph captures the changes that were going on in Blackburn at the time.

This is the westerly end of Lydstep Cavern Beach; here we see the aptly named Saddle Back and Saddle Point, with the cave and fissures worn into the vertical strata of limestone.

Judging by the debris and the description of its location on a bend of the river, this is where the water-powered mill used to be situated.