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This panoramic view takes in Lendal Tower, the Assize Court and the towers of the Minster in the distance. Outside the walls along the section near the hotel and station was a burial ground.

Panoramic views of the city can be seen from the top of this tower, which was built in the 12th century to replace a previous wooden castle.

Abbotsbury, situated at the western end of Chesil Beach, is most famous for its swannery, the waters of the Fleet often being turned white with hundreds of birds.

Bridge Street slopes down to the river Mole and the 14-arch bridge of 1782.

In the heyday of Stevenage, at the start of the 19th century, up to twenty stagecoaches a day passed along this stretch of the Great North Road.

St Willow's church of Lanteglos-by-Fowey stands surrounded by fields overlooking the head of Pont Pill, a branch of Fowey harbour and about a mile from Polruan.

The site of the town was granted to the monks of Torre Abbey by William de Briwere in 1196, hence the second part of the name.

The site of the town was granted to the monks of Torre Abbey by William de Briwere in 1196, hence the second part of the name.

This panoramic view takes in Lendal Tower, the Assize Court and the towers of the Minster in the distance. Outside the walls along the section near the hotel and station was a burial ground.

Designed by Hawksmoor, the delicate spire of All Saints Church is a striking feature of the Oxford skyline.

The breathtaking outline of Tom Tower dominates St Aldates on the far side of Carfax. Morris Garages and the premises of Barclays Bank are on the right.

A view of the pier showing the North Sea in one of its more dramatic moods. Refreshments can be sought at the pavilion at the end of the pier.

The Hope was one of the many inns and pubs that lined the course of the canal, at one time or another.

Private education played a strong part in the growth of the Lytham economy. This building is a good example of the accommodation in use at the beginning of the last century.

The finest prospect of Barry’s Palace of Westminster is to be enjoyed from the river, where the facade extends to a length of almost a thousand feet.The strong vertical detailing was clearly intended

A considerable amount of development took place here in the 17th and 18th centuries, including the building of naval establishments and factories.

The church of St James at Hemingford Grey comprises a chancel, a vestry, north and south aisles, a nave, a tower and a south porch. In 1741, the spire was blown off in a great gale.

The outside face of the clock was replaced after 1824 with one set of hours instead of two. Compare this photograph with photograph 55156: the clock has obviously been restored since 1906.

Fern Pit, at the mouth of the Gannel, was owned by generations of Northeys, who also ran the ferry to Crantock, which is in the background on the other side of Crantock Beach.

Melcombe Bingham's manor house dates back to the time of the Plantagenet kings, though much of the present building is Tudor.

Canford bears all the hallmarks of the manorial village that it was, for most of the older houses are of a similar and approved pattern.

Newmarket is the world's capital of horse racing.

In 1086 King's Norton belonged to the Royal Manor of Bromsgrove, remaining in the possession of the Crown until the beginning of the 19th century.

This castle was reputedly part of the dowry of Princess Nest, the bride of Gerald of Windsor in 1100.