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When the Lion Hotel opened in 1881, the stone lion was placed on the roof above the corner entrance.

This impressive and forbidding-looking castle stands to the south of Stonehaven on a rocky headland overlooking the North Sea.

Jireh Court has been a particularly successful development, primarily because of its location, just a five-minute walk to either the bus or railway station, yet only five minutes from the Broadway

South of Lincoln a string of villages grew up along the western edge of the limestone ridge, mostly along the spring line.

This picturesque hillside village was to be immortalised in English literature in 'Cider with Rosie', the first novel of Laurie Lee, who was born in Stroud in 1914 and moved to Slad when he was three,

The northern lee along the foot of the South Downs escarpment always seems to have been a favoured location for country houses.

In 1744 a man by the name of John Shires discovered a saline spring, and thanks to the 18th-century fashion for taking the waters Boston Spa was born.

In 1744 a man by the name of John Shires discovered a saline spring, and thanks to the 18th-century fashion for taking the waters Boston Spa was born.

The church is featured on the Bayeux Tapestry, that great 11th-century depiction of the Norman Conquest.

It was built by Robert Stewart, first Duke of Albany, Guardian of Scotland on behalf of the captive James I. The principal feature is the four-storey keep-gatehouse which rises 95 ft high.

Until 1903, Maidenhead Bridge was a toll bridge with its neat pyramid- roofed lodges either side of the gate.

The Sugar Bowl stands south of the junction with Reigate Road, on the east side of the road.

The height of the bridge was required so that ships could pass underneath. In this photograph, however, we see a rather small ship - it's one of the 'Mersey Flats'.

The town of Bodiam is dominated by one of the most picturesque castles in England, set within a broad moat filled with golden carp.

The elegant, classical façade of the Shire Hall has dominated the Market Square since it was built in 1798, replacing an earlier Elizabethan hall.

A yachting agency advertises itself on the left-hand side of the house by the Royal Marine Hotel.

A borough since around 1100, its name derives from St Michael's Hill to the west, in Latin 'mons acutus' or steep hill. It is a delightful Ham stone-built town, hardly larger now than a village.

The right side of this picture is now taken up by Natureland, whilst the Figure 8 switchback, the dodgems, the big wheel, the tennis courts and the North Shore Café (right) have all gone.

A footbridge now spans the river between the two and there has been extensive development on both banks of the river.

This small seaside town on the west coast overlooks the wide sandy expanse of the Dyfi estuary.

The Bowling Green 1906 The grass of this bowling green seems remarkably long compared with modern ones.

Like Winchelsea on the other side of the River Brede valley, Rye is a hill town at the end of a ridge between the Tillingham and Rother rivers.

Back at the Victorian eastern end of the village, the photographer looks north-east across the Recreation Ground, where mothers and children are enjoying the summer afternoon.

This traffic island at the south end of the High Street, with its random stone walling, double yellow lines, and Festival of Britain-style sign, somehow epitomises a rather unlovely village.