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Just downstream of Carr Wood waterfall is this smaller weir, whose race carried water via a flagstone channel under fields to the left to the Ashworth Estate corn mill.

The heavily wooded Belle Isle and Claiffe Heights bear witness to the zeal of Thomas Curwen in planting huge numbers of larch and other trees following his purchase of the land a century earlier.

The nave of Tideswell church dates from the 14th century, and its size and standing give the building the air of a much larger church or even a cathedral.

One of the best preserved examples of a Norman motte and keep can be seen inside the grounds of Cardiff Castle.

Viewed from above the River Roeburn, the scene overlooks the roofs of the village cottages, most of which were put up during the 17th and 18th centuries.

The road climbs here along the chalk amid the beech woods of the Paradise Plantation. It picturesquely linked the old town with Meads, and was a popular stroll for visitors.

Kentish hops were much in demand, particularly of course by Kentish breweries such as Mackesons and Shepherd Neame.

The lady in her long black dress and the gentleman wait for the ferryman to take them across to the western side of the lake, where the wooded Claife Heights stretch away to the right.

A timeless scene in one of the many creeks of the long estuary that runs between Salcombe and Kingsbridge.

The view from the suspension bridge towards Leigh Woods.

The Ferry arriving at the Nab c1955 By the time this photograph was taken, cars had replaced the horses and carts, and the crossing was accomplished by a chain-operated pulley.

With playing fields, a recreation area, a lake and woodlands, it is very popular with the local townspeople. There are fine views over the town and to the wooded slopes beyond.

This is the lane at Highnam wood.

Queen Square was laid out by John Wood the Elder, and building started in 1728 to his designs.

Initially the home of the fishing fleet, the Albert Dock soon became the dock for the importation of wood pulp, paper, fruit and provisions and for the export of heavy vehicles, cars and industrial and

The houses in the picture still remain, but some are extended and altered, and they are now surrounded by newer residential properties.

Ripon Cathedral was begun in the 12th century, and was enlarged, altered and repaired over the centuries.

The beautiful Luxulyan valley has great rounded granite boulders among the trees on its wooded slopes, and at one point it is crossed by a stone viaduct completed by Joseph Treffry in 1842 to carry both

Horses have given way to the ubiquitous motor car, and the village is catering for the car-borne tourist.

The wooded islands of Derwent, Lord's and St Herbert's are clearly visible, as are the background Newlands Fells.

A Victorian party linger beside the 'dripping well' in the deep wooded Fairlight Glen.

Parks were an important feature in many Victorian industrial towns and served as an escape from the noise, dirt and labour of the mills and factories.

By the 1920s, Fittleworth had become an artists' mecca owing to its pretty woods, its fine views from its commons, its quaint architecture and, it has been suggested, the warm welcome offered at the Swan

The wooded ravine of Nicky Nook draws botanists and sketchers.