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An evocative picture of the signpost and a cart at this scattered hamlet in the wooded hilly Weald south-east of Wadhurst.

The twin arches, with the quatrefoil over, are all that remain of the 13th-century Lady Chapel.

The Pleasure Beach actually started as a fairground on the South Shore. One of the early rides was the Sir Hiram Maxim Flying Machine.

Methodists who broke from the parent society in St Ives in 1838 to form a Teetotal Society later joined the 'New Connexion' Methodists at the end of the 19th century, and moved to this neo-Gothic building

There is a spring in the step of the young soldiers who have just been dropped off at the bus station.

The church, castle and market hall, the historic heart of the town, remain at the centre, but more modern housing fans out from it in this scene.

The population in 1960 was 50,000, yet there are only about 75 cars parked at the station, as most people worked in the town.

Other finds at Wallington House, Wicor Shore and Portchester Harbour have been dated from the Mesolithic period (10,000 BC to 4,000 BC), while flint and stone artefacts from Titchfield and Wallington

From cottage to mansion, the Youth Hostels Association adapted a wide range of buildings for use by their increasing membership.

Founded early in the 16th century, Brasenose College takes its name from an ancient brass door knocker which, some sources suggest, was brought back here in 1890 after it had been removed by rebellious

Dating back to the Victorian and Edwardian eras, the Oxford Union consists of various buildings in the style of the Gothic Revival.

This hamlet, at the foot of Buttermere in the western Lake District, takes its name from Old English, and means 'the lake by the dairy pastures'—where the butter is made.

On the right, a coaster can be seen berthed at R & W Paul's granary.

Before the golden age of granite, brick was often used for gables, even in a building right in the middle of the city. This is a very early form of flats, possibly built about 1775.

The market place at Blandford held important sheep fairs until well into the 20th century, with the town council taking a toll on all sales.

As with the port of Newlyn, the small harbour at Porthleven uses the registration letters of Penzance.

Many a stranded traveller has had cause to thank The Warren House Inn at Postbridge.

The Angel Hotel was one of three hotels that catered for motorists, the others being the George and Dragon, and the Brunswick.

St Mary's was originally part of a Benedictine Priory, one of several founded by King Athelstan.

In 1803 Squire Hallet built a pier and warehouses at the mouth of the Axe downstream from here.

The crew, it is said, settled down at Beer, married the local womenfolk and repopulated the community.

There are several narrow lanes running perpendicular to the quay at Wells. Some of the buildings here would appear to be in need of some maintenance.

This former ancient tide mill, sited to the south of Dell Quay and at the head of the Bosham Channel, today stands alongside the Bosham Yacht Club quay, and is the haunt of many yachtsmen who enjoy the

In 1909 the former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour accepted the club's invitation to play at the course. The club house we see here opened in 1938.