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It is now believed that Pevensey was Anderida, a Roman fort, which in turn was probably Andredesceaster, the site of the battle between the Saxon invaders and the British in AD490.

This splendid building is less impressive today. The upper floors have an air of neglect, while George Mason's has been replaced by a modern shopfront proclaiming www.designerchildrenswear.com.

One of the oldest hotels in the country, The Lygon Arms boasts a 14th-century fireplace set into its 4 feet thick walls.

It was built in 1879 to a design by J T Darby, with the intended purpose of providing 'a large concert room and other accessories, calculated to afford recreation and amusement to the upper classes.'

It was a focal point of this popular coastal resort, providing a short bracing walk over the briny and a welcome meal afterwards.

Again, this scene disappeared under the rising waters of the Errwood Reservoir, and will never be seen again.

This small village, set amongst the Clwyddian Range of hills, once boasted seven pubs; the shop we see here is a grocer and butcher.

This 19th-century inn has always catered for the anglers who frequent the fast-running waters of the Rover Mawddach in the Coed y Brenin forest near Dolgellay to catch their salmon and trout.

Here we see a quaint corner of this little village near Malton.

As we approach the town, it is possible to see cranes rising above the waterfront of this busy port. Harbour Road is close to the sea. Both the Angel and the next building are clad in weatherboard.

Cadnam, or Cadenham, stands at an important road junction at the north-western corner of the New Forest; sooner or later every traveller in the locality is bound to pass through the village.

The photograph is also interesting as it shows the earlier pier mid-buildings before their reconstruction in 1901, two years after the date of this view.

Three miles from Wye, the Norman village church has remained largely unaltered since it was built, with the exception of its windows.

The hotel is on ground well below the level of the water in the river Yare, and is protected from flooding by the riverbank.

This view shows a number of St Ives gigs, small shallow-keeled boats.

The railway arrived in Ipswich in 1846, and very quickly had an impact on industry and commerce.

It is believed that the medieval village was enclosed within a deer park in 1300, but the only clue to that nowadays is the name of Park Farm, near the church.

These boats were used by the ancient Britons, and are still made in the traditional way: canvas is stretched on a framework of interwoven rods and rendered waterproof with pitch or tar.

Local firms included John Bowden's yard, which was active between 1877 and 1905 -it can be seen in the background of this picture; Richard Kitto (later Kitto & Sons) was in business from 1864 to c1904

The Grotto, on the left as one descends the walk, has always been a place for children to play hide and seek. Behind in the distance are the houses of Albion Place.

Ivy-clad Lea Hurst at Holloway, near Matlock, is famous as the home of the Crimean War's 'Lady with the Lamp', Florence Nightingale.

Winforton has been described as a typical 'farm village' and this building would once have been the home of a very well-to-do farmer.

Winforton has been described as a typical 'farm village' and this building would once have been the home of a very well-to-do farmer.

Situated on the corner of the A40 and the High Street, the appropriately named Cotswold Gateway Hotel opened in 1928. The building was once used as a boarding house for the local school.