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The bicycle was still a very important mode of transport when this photograph was taken. The brick-built buildings look as if they will last for another century at least.

The two streets were once separated by East Gate, the old boundary of Taunton Borough. The gate was built in 910 and destroyed during the Civil War.

Among the many monuments within the church is the tomb of Lady Dorothy Wadham, the sister of Queen Jane Seymour.

A couple of miles upstream is the confluence of the Thames and the Thame.

On the Cherwell 1912 Adjoining the Cherwell is the great green expanse of Christ Church Meadow, which is held in trust by Christ Church and was originally given by Lady Montacute to maintain

Most of the terraced houses in this view are 18th-century, including the one behind the tree with the pedimented doorway (far right).

Now known as the Great Chamber, this magnificent partly oak-panelled room was originally part of the 14th-century house, but it was largely reconstructed by Sir Henry Vernon in about 1500.

Built in 1898 at a cost of £20,000, the Beacon Hotel boasted its own stables and livery school, and was an extremely popular establishment during the first three decades of the 20th century.

A wide variety of transport brings travellers to Topcliffe for some wheeling and dealing, and then an adjournment to the Angel Inn (left) to conclude the day's business.

A Punch and Judy show always drew the crowds (centre), and many visitors enjoyed a trip on one of the pleasure boats. On the pier there is an amusement park, with the Big Dipper taking pride of place.

At Ebbsfleet in Pegwell Bay there is a spot thought to be where Hengist and Horsa landed, signalling the beginning of the Anglo-Saxon, Jutish and Danish occupation of Britain.

On the right is the Cliffe post office, with a pillar box outside. The Black Bull pub (centre) was another property of the Maidstone brewers Style & Winch.

Little Common was an isolated village to the west of Bexhill until the depredations of the 20th century forced its development. The Wheatsheaf is an old-established inn restored in about 1900.

During the reign of William the Conqueror, Selsey was a larger town than today, with many important buildings and a cathedral. However, much of it has been engulfed by the sea over the years.

The shop with the telephone kiosk outside, the van, and the electricity supply lines dispel some of the timelessness that clings to one of the area's more remote villages, where The Bell inn has refreshed

This road is a very busy one today, as it leads to the Alsager campus of Manchester Metropolitan University. The building on the right in the photograph is the Methodist church.

The beach is an area of outstanding natural beauty, and the dunes form a National Nature Reserve.

Church House was built in the High Street next to the minster in 1906 at a cost of £2,870 14s 11d. It replaced Sansom's ironmonger's shop, and was dedicated by the Bishop of Salisbury.

The Oxfam poster both pre-empts the later popularity of charity-shopping, and also displays an effective line in ironic copywriting. Fading into the distance is the high ground of Thorndon Park.

In 1935, following their success in an architectural competition, James & Bywater, with Rowland Pierce, oversaw the building of the new County Hall in Peggs Lane.

Tealby has the reputation of being Lincolnshire's most beautiful village, and as beauty is in the eye of the beholder it may well be, as it truly is picturesque.

The spacious market place or square in the centre of the Wensleydale village of Masham is surrounded by fine 18th- and 19th-century houses, with the ancient market cross under the trees as its centrepiece

We are standing almost at the corner of the High Street, with the old rectory (home of the famous authoress Dorothy Sayers) hidden behind the wall on the right.

Being so close to the English border, indeed partly on the border, this town was and is the natural entry point into Wales for travellers and tourists.