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Kneller Hall, the famous home of military music, was originally built by the artist Kneller in the early 1700s. Little remains of that house.

At dawn on 13 February 1692, soldiers commanded by Campbell of Glen Lyon killed at least 40 out of the 200 MacDonalds living in this glen.

This is a typical atmospheric Georgian hotel on the steep hill up through the town.

With the decline of the cloth trade a number of other industries utilised the old buildings, including piano manufacture.

Such was Iona's importance in Scottish history that nearly 50 of the country's kings are buried here, along with many chieftains of the local clans.

Bransgore, north of Christchurch, grew over the years as a sprawling residential village.

Part of the fleet of fishing smacks is seen in this unusual view of the harbour. Note the nets hung to dry in the foreground, while a dredger is moored in the centre of the picture.

To the north-west of Ringwood is Somerley House, sometime residence of Lord Normanton. In the valley to the east are the winding waters of the River Avon, to the west the trees of Ringwood Forest.

In the heart of the park stand the ruins of Bradgate House, a Tudor mansion; it was the childhood home of Lady Jane Grey, the tragic nine-day Queen of England who was executed in 1553.

The narrow steeply- sloping Union Street, east of the church of St James, leads the eye northward out of town and towards the stark ridge of Peaked Down; its visible notch gives the down

Bracknell was not considered the most prosperous of towns before the coming of the railway. Today, it is one of the largest industrial areas in the country.

In the distance on the left is the Plume of Feathers and, comparing with photograph 51329, a change can be seen.

The council paid £139,000 for the park in 1872, it being one of a number of acquisitions by the authority over the previous 20 years.

The River Ouse flows past the embattled rear of the fifteenth century Guildhall, built in 1446.

On the stony Stanton Road, Domesday Scepecote (meaning 'shelter for sheep') was home to the powerful Bassett family.

A fascinating picture of a suburban street. On the extreme left is Palmers, with John Bull tyres and cycle lamp batteries on display in the window.

Known as the 'Windsor of the North', this mansion in the Gothic style was designed for Lord Henry Brougham (1778-1868), by the architects Cottingham and Hussey.

The council paid £139,000 for the park in 1872, it being one of a number of acquisitions by the authority over the previous 20 years.

The towers of the bridge were 150ft high and at the top of each there was a lantern with a copper roof.

On the right-hand side of the street by the parked car is the village inn, the Sir Walter Raleigh, named in honour of East Budleigh's most famous son.

All Saints' was unique in its having permission to fly the Royal Standard on selected dates and to commemorate royal birthdays and marriages. Unfortunately, this privilege was rescinded around 1925.

Tree Cottage appears to be a substantial property, possibly the home of a senior agricultural worker or land agent.

Actually this picture was taken a mile south of the hamlet of Ystradfellte at the place where the River Mellte tumbles into the dark mouth of this cave, which in English means White Horse Cave.

Named for the Queen and photographed in the 60th year of what had become the longest reign on record, Victoria Grove encompassed the social and architectural extremes of the era, ranging from