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he lost mansion of Deepdene, owned by Lord Francis Hope, once stood near the busy A24. The Howard family first owned the estate as far back as the middle of the 17th century.

Sandown and its twin resort of Shanklin, a couple of miles to the south, are connected by a long promenade that winds around the curve of Shanklin Bay.

Overton is the home of the famous paper mill that supplies paper for Bank of England notes.

There is hardly a ripple on the water of the lake in Raphael Park, ideal for a spot of punting.

Herbert H Raphael`s gift to the town of 20 acres of parkland and lake was given out of generosity, but he may also have been concerned that his envisaged development of the select Gidea Park Garden Suburb

Just down in the dale from Askrigg, on the banks of the River Ure, stands the ancient village of Bainbridge, once the capital of Upper Wensleydale, which was known in the 12th century as the Forest and

This view of Pateley Bridge, 'capital' of Nidderdale, was taken from Station Square and the bridge over the River Nidd.

He was certainly a man of his time; he was a veteran of the wars in Ireland, Chamberlain of Chester, and a member of the Council in the Marches.

This shows the far end of the Avenue, looking into York Street.

The coming of the railway in 1884 prompted the tasteful residential development of this new part of the village of Oxted, overlooking the Weald.

The original part of the town of Alsager was to the north of here.

On the right are the buildings of the Community of St Denys, now part of Warminster School.

The old town of Strood, on the west bank of the River Medway, was incorporated into Rochester in 1835.

This monumental fountain in the centre of St James Square was built in memory of the Lawson Tancred family, and stands on the site of the former parish church of St James, now moved to Church Lane.

In 1581 Scone was given to the Earl of Gowrie. Following the forfeiture of his lands in 1600, it passed into the ownership of Sir David Murray of Gospetrie.

There is a fine statue of General Charles Gordon of Khartoum in the grounds of Gordon School, that was built here as a boys' school in 1885.

This photograph gives us a close view of the Octagon, 'a unique and arresting achievement of the Late Decorated period' (Alec Clifton-Taylor).

The old town of Strood, on the west bank of the River Medway, was incorporated into Rochester in 1835.

To the east of Stane Street, and four miles north of Billingshurst, is the village of Slinfold.

This view from the west shows John Smedley's massive Hydro on the opposite side of the valley, which brought spa town prosperity to the town after its erection in 1853.

The stately 212ft-high Perpendicular tower of Derby's Cathedral of All Saints, which dominates this view of Iron Gate, still exerts a powerful influence on the county's biggest city.

Once part of Wonersh, and originally called Shamble Lea, this hamlet had a share of the medieval cloth trade, particularly with the Canary Islands.

Bursledon consists of two distinct halves - the new and the old.

The building high up on the left houses the Plymouth Laboratory of the Marine Biological Association of Great Britain, now one of the world's leading marine research organisations.