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The almost intimidating main gate in Dock Road was built in 1719; the Royal arms in coloured relief above the main arch are those of George III, added in 1811.

These carvel-built, decked smacks could be seen fishing the upper reaches of the Bristol Channel. They were called long boomers simply because of the length of the boom overhanging the stern.

On the right is the 1884 post office, with its decora- tive detailing, recalling the ancient East Anglian tradition of pargetting.

Erected in 1887 to celebrate Queen Victoria's first fifty years on the throne, the Jubilee Clock (centre) was provided with fresh flags a decade later, as the Empire celebrated the longest reign on record

The building where the two ladies are talking appears to be of Tudor origin. In Tudor times Bewdley was a rich woollen town. Did Henry VIII walk this street?

Designed by Charles Ponting of West Overton, who was also architect and surveyor for Marlborough College, it was built by the Ponting Brothers of Avebury, along with the Shipway (masons) and Paradise

By 1940, only 6 out of the 17 maltings in the town were in operation. Barley and fuel for the furnaces were brought to Stortford by water, and latterly by rail.

This is a view from Bidston Hill, which was declared a place to be kept free of development when Birkenhead and the surrounding towns and villages began to grow.

You would take your life in your hands if you tried to take this view looking south up the A650 Bradford-Skipton road in the centre of the Airedale town of Bingley today.

All Saints contains a number of Roman relics, including an altar dating from 244.

We go north again to the centre of the National Park and the best-known town in Powys. The Frith photographer must have been impressed, as he took many views of the area.

This bay is typical of a number along the coast of Ceredigion. Deeply inset, it provided shelter for loading and discharging cargoes, including herring, and for the 11 ships that were built here.

When the Lion Hotel opened in 1881, the stone lion was placed on the roof above the corner entrance.

This impressive and forbidding-looking castle stands to the south of Stonehaven on a rocky headland overlooking the North Sea.

Jireh Court has been a particularly successful development, primarily because of its location, just a five-minute walk to either the bus or railway station, yet only five minutes from the Broadway

South of Lincoln a string of villages grew up along the western edge of the limestone ridge, mostly along the spring line.

This picturesque hillside village was to be immortalised in English literature in 'Cider with Rosie', the first novel of Laurie Lee, who was born in Stroud in 1914 and moved to Slad when he was three,

The northern lee along the foot of the South Downs escarpment always seems to have been a favoured location for country houses.

In 1744 a man by the name of John Shires discovered a saline spring, and thanks to the 18th-century fashion for taking the waters Boston Spa was born.

In 1744 a man by the name of John Shires discovered a saline spring, and thanks to the 18th-century fashion for taking the waters Boston Spa was born.

The church is featured on the Bayeux Tapestry, that great 11th-century depiction of the Norman Conquest.

It was built by Robert Stewart, first Duke of Albany, Guardian of Scotland on behalf of the captive James I. The principal feature is the four-storey keep-gatehouse which rises 95 ft high.

Until 1903, Maidenhead Bridge was a toll bridge with its neat pyramid- roofed lodges either side of the gate.

The Sugar Bowl stands south of the junction with Reigate Road, on the east side of the road.