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The parish church of St Mary at Standon has a three-stage detached tower - one of the few in England.

Ship-handling facilities at Douglas were greatly improved in 1872 with the completion of Victoria Pier, as it allowed steamers to come alongside regardless of the state of the tide.

Back on the river, this view looks north-east from the Crowmarsh Gifford bank to Bridge House, with the remarkable spire of St Peter's Church beyond.

This inn is named after the Earl of Warwick, Richard Nevill. He was known as the Kingmaker and lived in Eridge Castle, the ancestral seat of the Marquis of Abergavenny.

South Warnborough's old church has something in common with the church of St Mary the Virgin at Greywell.

This central section of Regent Stret follows the line of the old Swallow Street, where London's notorious highwaymen left their horses in livery.

One casualty of the increasing maturity of the population can be seen in Wilmslow Opera's recent problems.

This exquisite royal estate was purchased by Queen Victoria for her beloved Prince of Wales in 1861.

The castle was briefly owned by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who later presented it to the Duke of Norfolk.

The market cross dates from 1500, and was intended to be a copy of the one at Cambridge. To the right is the former Market Toll House, adjoining the British School of 1861.

This early photograph of Castleton at the head of the Hope Valley shows the intricate network of drystone walls which surrounds the village.

The fine Guildhall and Italianate clock tower of 1859 dominate the old centre of Liskeard; they indicate the prosperity generated during the mining boom of the mid 19th century.

The black and white signpost in the foreground will bring back nostalgic memories for some of motoring as it was half a century ago.

As befitted a rapidly expanding modern town, with such a diversity of nationalities and religious persuasions, the spiritual needs of the new citizens were vigorously addressed, and there

Jack Rattenbury, the 'Rob Roy of the West', was born at Beer in 1778 and experienced a series of adventures at sea before settling down to a life of smuggling along this wild and lonely

The wide end of the Ironmarket was also known as Butchers' Row; even its supply of water came to the surface courtesy of the Butchery Pump.

On the right, a road branches off to Wheathampstead. Codicote had a number of interesting charities.

The great ruined chancel of Bolton Abbey in Wharfedale is one of the great architectural treasures of the Yorkshire Dales.

This photograph gives us a good view of the new sea wall built as part of the widening of the Promenade.

The 15th-century Perpendicular west tower of the Church of the Holy Cross is remarkable for the three sculptures of heraldic lions, which crouch at the corners of the battlements.

Another delightful view of the Cat Nab area of Saltburn, with the distinctive profile of Huntcliffe beyond.

In olden days a beacon fire was lit on the headland to alert the countryside to threats of raids and possible invasion.

These features included a tower-keep separated from the rest of the castle by its own moat, multiangular towers, and ornate machiolations of the type seen here adorning the tops of the hexagonal corner

A view of Lyme on a clear summer's day in the 1950s, with the conical clifftop of Golden Cap in the distance. A boatman's sign promises a 'mackerel fishing trip round the bay' for two shillings.