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It used to be said that George Square reminded visiting Londoners of Trafalgar Square, but the central column was a monument to Sir Walter Scott rather than Lord Nelson.

Scone is, of course, associated with the Stone of Destiny. This measures 26x16x10 inches and is thought to have been a portable altar that once belonged to an early missionary from Iona or Ireland.

An oasis between industrial Syston and unlovely Sileby, the scene has changed little over the years, apart from a stepping-up in volume of motorised traffic.

Situated nine miles east of Rotherham on the A361, the village of Tickhill once had one of the most important castles in the North, built on a motte no less than 75ft high and surrounded by a wet

This church was built on a steep hillside between 1859 and 1861, but the tower and spire were added between 1884 and 1886. The architect was the popular John Norton of Bristol.

With a shortage of burial places in the capital, the London Necropolis Company bought 2,000 acres of heathland at Brookwood and laid out one-fifth of it as a cemetery.

The chimneystacks of Lord Burley`s Hospital are an eye-catching feature along the south bank of the Welland.

The large weather-boarded buildings on the left are the silk mills of Warner & Sons, who had taken over the business of Walters & Co in 1894.

This shows both sides of the river. The punt crossed the Thames to a slipway to the right of Dunton's boathouse, and the fare was 1d.

St Brynach of Nevern, who built the first church here, is said to have had his first hermitage on Carn Ingli where he communed with angels who supplied all his needs.

This building is the last remnant of the Tannery, and still stands east of the bridge opposite Greenaway's car park.

This tranquil scene shows a rowing boat moored on the northern shore of Wastwater.

The newly-opened Grammar School at the end of Windmill Avenue. A ceramic mural on the front by William Mitchell demonstrated the progressiveness of the architects.

This delightful study of a cockle woman on the sands of the Exe estuary shows the importance of the shellfish industry to the area.

There is a strong sense of the unnatural in this picture.

The 15th-century tower of St Mary's church overlooks the Market Place. The roof is decorated with angels bearing the marks of shots supposedly fired at them by Puritan soldiers.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Moffat attracted tourists wishing to sample the delights of the nearby sulphureous-saline wells.

The growing Victorian population of East- the-Water's first place of worship was a prefabricated 'iron church' built in 1881.

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.

All Saints' Church contains a memorial to the Reverend Lyte, author of 'Abide With Me' and 'Praise My Soul, the King of Heaven'.

Guiding a punt - and its 'fair inhabitants' - towards the graceful arches of Staines Bridge.

A haunting and unusual picture of a marching band at Frensham during the First World War. How many of these men came back by the end of the following year?

The Hall was rapidly enriched with gifts; the Lord Mayor's parlour has many treasured possessions, including a priceless mosaic picture comprising 86,000 pieces of Italian marble.

The arrival of motor traffic in Cheltenham meant that road layouts had to be redesigned to facilitate the safe movement of cars and lorries.