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A hilltop village on the southern edge of the Worth Forest with distant views of both the North and South Downs.

Brookhouse is an ancient village north-east of Lancaster just above Caton. It is at a junction on the old Caton to Claughton road, which we can see going off to the left.

A rucksack-clad rambler (left) admires Abbot Huby's magnificent north tower at Fountains Abbey, in the valley of the River Skell near Ripon.

Illingworth was at the time of this photograph a village on the edge of the Pennines north of Halifax, but is now a suburb of the city.

It was here in 1569 that the Rising in the North was planned; the intention was to depose Elizabeth I and replace her on the throne with Mary, Queen of Scots.

The carefully-pollarded lime trees along both sides of this north to south street help to shade the frontages of the varied shops and other retail establishments which flourish here.

A little north of the attractive village of Naseby, on the Market Harborough road, this 40 ft high stone obelisk commemorates the Battle of Naseby at which the New Model Army routed the Royalists in 1645

Eight miles further north along the coast is Sutton on Sea, another seaside resort somewhat overshadowed by Mablethorpe, the two linked by caravan sites.

Both on the north and south sands there are numerous bathing machines.

Looking away from the church and Quay Meadow, we see the watermill, in 1903 still a functioning one and powered via a leat from a mill pond to the north of the church.

This is on the Norman motte or mound; the castle had two large baileys or walled enclosures, the north one relatively open still, the south one overwhelmed by Buckler's heavy-handed Victorian work.

Situated north-west of Newport, Risca is a typical valley community. There were lime kilns at Dan-y-Graig, where a Roman lead mine was also discovered.

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.

Back to the east of St Peter's Hill, the photographer looks north along Castlegate, with the Beehive Inn on the left; the leaves hide a beehive set in the tree, which is still there.

High Street North is a relatively undistinguished and typical London suburban shopping street: the exuberance of the Town Hall complex is forgotten.

The Pavilion, built in 1906 as the North Wales resorts sought to improve their entertainment facilities, has become a firm Rhyl favourite over the years.

Ardingly, pronounced Arding-lie, is situated to the north of Haywards Heath and is famous in Sussex as the setting for Ardingly College.

Once a whaling port, Kings Lynn in the late 19th century was handling coal from the North East and grain, and had a small inshore fishing fleet.

We are looking north, with the White Swan on the left and tall trees near the church in the centre. The grass in the foreground would soon bear a 1914-18 war memorial.

On the right is a glimpse of the electricity showrooms which bound the open frontage to the Town Hall on its north side, while to the south are the gas showrooms.

Overlooking the River Asker and Happy Island, north-westwards to Watton Hill (centre) as a Great Western Railway pannier tank engine (right) steams out of Bridport Station (far left) with a goods train

The town developed as a Victorian holiday resort, as many did on the North Wales Coast.

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

A mile north-west of here is the Dover's Hill viewpoint, where the famous Cotswold games were formerly held.