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Looking beyond Castle Hill, we see the cliffs around Beer in the distance. This open plain of sea front has since been divided by the sea wall and a modern motor road.

This view is taken from the west, near the north-east corner of the Green, at the foot of Angel Hill. The fine west tower of All Saints dominates the scene.

This view is from beside the Ice House, its balcony covered in creeper, looking back down Castle Hill.

Horse trams are slowly climbing the hill on their journey from Tettenhall.

The Town Hall and magistrates' court still dominates Market Hill.

Heading toward the village and Brenchley, with the Gun at the top of the hill, on the right-hand side we have a pond with railings and a water trough in front.

This Hampshire village has many trees, windy roads, and the occasional hill. Time has treated this peaceful area well. There are some fine cottages here, and no new housing.

It was the second Gothic Revival building to be completed in County Durham; the style had become fashionable thanks to Horace Walpole, who had used it to great effect at his own house, Strawberry Hill,

From Lansdown Road turn left into Camden Crescent, an ambitious project begun in 1788 on the slopes of Beacon Hill, which gave splendid views eastwards.

Hansom cabs line up on Senate House Hill, alongside the elegant classically styled Senate House, the 'Parliament' building for the University.

Smiddy Hill in Pickering, a bustling little market town west of Scarborough on the edge of the moors, probably takes its name from the site of a former blacksmith's shop in the area.

A nearby vantage point at Combe hill is 638 feet high. The village church of St Mary's is an Early English building with an ancient chest and coffin.

There is plenty of history here: Bow Hill was a great Stone Age centre on the Downs and there is the site of a Roman villa nearby. A local mansion, Watergate House, is now demolished.

We are looking across the Headlands estate towards Borough Hill and the BBC masts. To the right the spire of Holy Church stands out above the centre of Daventry.

All is quiet in this scene, but increasing traffic congestion, both local and tourist, finally led to the narrow hill becoming a one-way street.

Brewhouse Hill leads from Wheathampstead to the hamlet of Amwell (not to be confused with the village, south of Ware, of the same name.)

The low tide has left a good deal of Tate Hill sands uncovered.

The 'oe' at the end comes from the Old English 'hoh', meaning a hill or promontory. The 'Clith' part could come from OE 'clyde', stones or rocky.

We are looking from just inside Birmingham Road up Castle Hill, with Tipton Road off to the right. On the extreme left is the Station Garage, then an Austin dealership.

The New Inn, sporting its new Watney's Red Barrel sign by the door and the sign board with the house style lettering, stands up the hill in Road Weedon on the old London to Holyhead turnpike.

This spectacular view was taken southwards towards the Eston Hills, and shows the great ICI Wilton Works, which was developed after the Second World War - the site extended for almost two miles.

This compact village is situated on the main coast road north of Aberystwyth; it grew up to serve the workers of the nearby lead mines and woollen mills.

This photograph was taken from Windmill Hill, the only point in the town that is higher than the castle. The road curving up to the left of the castle is Roydon Road, known at this time as Zulu Road.

The hill on the left is called Knot or Sugar Loaf.