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Hugh Lupus, the first of the Norman earls of Chester, is said to have ordered the construction of a weir so that the mills would have a regular source of water power.

This is an Edwardian building, but there has been a house of this name here since at least the 18th century.

Here the huntsman and his pack of beagles pass Manor Cottage and School Cottage with the main body of the hunt behind them: and at this time, there was not a sign of a hunt saboteur.

There is safe bathing for children at high tide, protected from the open sea and its waves, behind the North Wall of the harbour.

From the slopes of Quarry Hill, above Park Farm (centre), we look south-westwards to Golden Cap (left of centre) and Langdon Hill.

This is the last and most northerly of just over a hundred Martello towers, built to keep Napoleon at bay. This one was constructed well after the invasion threat.

The clock on the front of the Aberdare and District Co-operative Society (right) dates from the thirties, when the building was rebuilt.

At the junction of Rileys Lane and the A34 are St Philip`s Parish Church and the Alderley Edge village war memorial.

It was out of this college that Leeds university was established in 1904. Leeds Mechanics' Institute was also noted for its high standards.

This tapering green with the church at the top is very similar to the green at Long Melford, although it is smaller.

Passengers boarded vessels at the landing stages to take trips to Colwick Park. A lock linked the river and Nottingham Canal at the projection near the end of the walkway.

A small town at the gateway to Wales, close to the English border and Offa's Dyke, Chirk is noted both for its castle, in continuous occupation from the 13th century, and its position at the entrance to

This imposing, ornate gateway once stood where the Strand becomes Fleet Street, and was erected in 1672 to a design by Wren.The effigies portray Stuart monarchs.

Three young boys in the distinctive uniform of Christ's Hospital school at Horsham, accompanied by a lady, pass by the 16th- and 17th-century cottages which stood at the beginning of Farnham Road.

Swanwick and neighbouring Bursledon, on the extreme left of the picture, are popular villages on the banks of the Hamble.

Back at ground level, this view looks across the pond near the church, past the railings alongside the A283 to the houses on the south side of the Green.

The New Inn is a welcome haven in the centre of the small village, with its own car park at the side allowing calling motorists to leave the narrow street.

The 15th-century tower of the church stands on Norman foundations, and houses the tomb of the last abbot of St Augustine's abbey at Canterbury who, at the time of the Dissolution, was given the manor

The camera is looking towards Russell Street and George Street, with Sims clock at their junction. Before the clock was built in the early 1920s, this was the main taxi rank in the town centre.

Bronygarth sits across the England-Wales border, which at this point follows the line of the River Ceirog in the valley.

The locks at Fleckney are a part of the descent of the canal from its high point at Foxton into the Soar Valley.

Our photographer is standing on the bridge over the lock which separates the dock from the Lancaster Canal basin.

This typical High Street view could be of any village in the north-east. This is the 1950s version of today's modern superstore, where you can buy everything from ice cream to petrol.

From Wells to Blakeney, a great sand barrier holds back all but the most vicious tides. The quay at Wells is now stranded a mile from the open sea.