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The coach seen in this photograph tells us that even by the 1950s Chipping Norton's attraction had placed it firmly on the tourist trail.

The 600-acre site is owned by the Forestry Commission, and offers 17 miles of paths to explore. Among the 18,000 specimens are over 100 'champion' trees - the oldest, tallest and so on.

The bells are swung by the ringer standing on the bell-frame, pushing the bells over.

Here is the 11th-century church of All Saints built by the Flemish architect Gilbert de Gant (d1094), a nephew of William the Conqueror.

Avonmouth was used by the Imperial Direct West India Mail Service Co, whose ships sported white hulls and yellow funnels.

Early development needed to take into account an area of marshy ground, and in later years land for possible further development was divided into uniform rectangular plots by the landowners.

Lincoln, the county town of Lincolnshire, is situated where the limestone ridge is cut through by the River Witham.

The houses on the right were built by the council not long before the photograph was taken, and from their appearance several are now privately owned.

Some of the windows in St Andrew's have been replaced by others designed by the sculptor and artist Henry Moore, who lived at nearby Hoglands in Perry Green.

In this view of the River Avon, we see a horse cooling off by the ancient ford and a thatcher practising his age-old craft on one of Ringwood's most picturesque cottages.

As well as being lovely parks for the people, they were begun to provide work for some of the thousands laid off due to the cotton famine, which was caused by the American Civil War.

The mills, which lie just outside the town, are owned by the Fox family and are still renowned for producing high quality flannel and material for nurses' uniforms.

By the late 19th century the Pilgrims' Way through London to Kent had brought many visitors to its doors.

The Roman Catholic church was designed by the famous architect Welby Pugin, and other places of worship were Holy Trinity at South Shore and Christ Church.

By the 1950s, amateur yachtsmen 'messing about in boats' were a common sight.

The finance was provided by the de Veres, the Springs and other families, most of whom were connected with the cloth trade.

On the edge of Romney Marsh, this village, with its broad street, was once a flourishing seaport and shipbuilding centre; it was captured by the Danes with a fleet of 250 ships in the 9th century.

From The Grove the camera looks south to a view dominated by William Burges's Speech Room with its polychrome brickwork; the tower, by the local architect Charles Nicholson, was not added until 1919.

The millpond for the old Hazlewick mill was fed by the River Mole, which flowed close to Three Bridges railway station (on the left through the trees).

Winchelsea is located on a sandstone rock, similar to the site of Rye, and was occupied in 1289 after Old Winchelsea was finally overwhelmed by the sea.

The lady by the gate would have no inkling of the military influx soon to come.

The large building to the left behind the Castle Tavern is the Methodist chapel in Ryder's Wynd, replacing an earlier chapel nearby, and superseded by the present Methodist church in Queens

There are important collections of 19th- and early 20th-century paintings inside, including many by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

Pleated skirts, of the type worn by the two young ladies at the front of the picture, were fashionable at this time.