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Birchington is three miles west of Margate. The artist and poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti lived here until his death in 1882, and he was interred in All Saints' churchyard.

The building in the picture was built c1910 on a site of an alehouse and barn; similar hostelries had stood here for almost a century.

This photograph was taken during high summer (note the open windows), but we wonder how many of today's pupils have ever seen Cross Lane so devoid of traffic at any time of year.

Although flocks of sheep and herds of cattle no longer congregated at Tregaron ready for the walk to England, the town continued to serve as a market place for livestock for many years.

The amount of change since 1929 is surprisingly small, although Cookes the stationer's has become Austin's.

Raby is first recorded in the 11th century, and is reputed to have been a royal residence of King Cnut. The castle dates from the 14th century, and was once the seat of the powerful Neville family.

Dedicated to St Mary and St Stephen, the parish church was rebuilt in the late 1840s; all that is left of an earlier 12th-century structure is the lower part of the west tower.

Leading to the cathedral, this narrow alleyway with its overhanging shop fronts was the usual route by which pilgrims approached the climax of their journey.

In the distance is the tower of St Lawrence's parish church. Probably built on the site of a Saxon predecessor, it displays some of the best 12th-century Norman carving in the county.

Restoration of the by-then derelict pier began in 1996. The elegance of the pier was echoed by the broad streets of the town, which were built to resemble fine boulevards.

Open to both men and women, Whitby became one of the most influential monasteries in the Celtic world.

From almost any direction this is one of the most spectacular ruined castles in Britain. The Normans built Corfe on the site of a Saxon fortress, and subsequent Kings added to it.

The fine 14th-century church of St Mary, built of local sandstone, has a Perpendicular tower with dumpy crocketed pinnacles and full-length aisles of the same width as the nave and chancel.

On the right are the Saracen's Head and the Clinton Arms Hotel, which once boasted stabling facilities for no less than ninety horses.

The beautiful village is thronged with visitors in summer, and the river full of small boats and canoes.

It was let free to the family by Sir James Lowther of Lowther Castle—the poet's father was his agent. Here, William, Dorothy and their three brothers lived until 1783.

The Town Council has its office here, and it also contains Whitby Museum, renowned for its collection of extant fossils, which is run by the Literary and Philosophy Society, colloquially

Here we have another view of the oak, with the war memorial placed in front, isolated by road changes. There is also a good view of the Church of St Thomas, dating from 1862.

This 7-foot-tall inscribed stone stands on the B3269 road, and was moved to its present position from Castle Dore. It is reputed to be of the 6th century.

In the days of horse-drawn trams Darlington Street was considered wide enough for a single line only, and here inbound and outbound cars have made use of the passing loop.

Taken from the bridge over the River Bride, this view looks northwards into the southern section of the High Street.

The High Street widens out into the Broadway with Blucher Street merging from the left and the High Street continues north as far as the foot of White Hill.

The manor of Chesham Bois, one of the three manors of Chesham and named after William de Bosco or Boies who held it around 1200, became an independent parish during the Middle Ages.

Standing high above the town centre and attractively sited on the crown of the hill, the church with its elegant broach spire was designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield in c1861, but not completed until 1881