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The raised footway at the top of the towers, 140 feet above the level of the river, was closed in 1909 after a spate of suicides.

The main part of Dullingham village lies along the southern edge of the grounds of the early 18th-century Dullingham House, hence the picturesque thatched estate cottages.

GLASTONBURY, with its mysterious and atmospheric tor, is still a place of legends.

Unfortunately the tiny saddleback tower of the old church was now seriously out of proportion to the new, larger church.

The fame of Buxton as a Medieval spa grew and in Tudor times was greatly enhanced by the visits of Mary Queen of Scots who came to take the waters for her various illnesses, including rheumatism

Just out of the picture on the left stands Barclay's, once the home of Hugh Rogers, who was the first Squire of Penrose.

Sidford's 12th-century packhorse bridge was built because the ford in question was proving difficult for horses; only the north parapet remains of the original structure.

Not part of Trinity College, but a college in its own right, Trinity Hall was founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.

Shaldon remains an unspoiled regency fishing village on the Torquay side of the Teign estuary. A long bridge and foot-ferry lead across to neighbouring Teignmouth.

This picture gives another impression of the wonderful feeling of space engendered by the Peak District.

The parish church is at the top of the street, out of camera shot.

A meet of hounds at Halse, a charming old village to the north west of Taunton. In medieval times there was a branch of the Knights Hospitallers at Halse.

The mill at Witchampton stands on the site of a much older mill building.

This is a general view of Kendal from the south, with the Lakeland hills in the background.

The village of Hinderwell lies between Easington and Runswick Bay. Here, in this delightful view of 1929, we see an early motorcar outside the Rectory.

Tetbury lies near the boundary of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire on the long stretch of high road between Stroud and Malmesbury.

At the centre of this photograph lies the Norman tower of Oxford Castle. Within its precincts lie a Saxon mound and a Norman crypt.

The castle was built in 1539, and came under the control of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. In 1648 the castle was captured by Colonel Nathaniel Rich for Parliament.

This elegant suspension bridge, built over the Menai Strait by Thomas Telford as part of his Holyhead Road, gave its name to the little town on the northern side of the narrow strait, between the island

The Town Hall stands on the left of this photograph, which was taken from outside the church and looking down Highbridge Street.

New housing developments are suggestive of more to come, which they certainly did.

The parish church is at the top of the street, out of camera shot.This is also an area of the town known as Petty France because, along with Ashbourne in Derbyshire, Leek was used to house French

Par Green begins to look narrower and congested with the addition of more cars, wandering pedestrians and a white line in the road.

Deck chairs still provided the main form of seating. The shelters remain unchanged.