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The completion of the road bridge in 1961 signalled the end of the Saltash Ferry.

Avon Castle, on the opposite bank of the river from Ringwood, is an area that has become increasingly built-up and urbanised since this photograph of a country gentleman's home was taken in the last full

Over the centuries a number of inns were established in Ringwood, many brewing a variety of local ales.

The simple spire of St Peter's Church, Sheffield is typical of many such post-modern churches, which were built as large new council housing estates were erected in the suburbs of 'the Steel City', now

The large lettering of the Stroud Brewery across the façade takes precedence over the smaller hanging signs of the Prince Albert Hotel on this attractive corner.

This distant view was taken from the north of the linear village of Darley Dale, which spreads along the A6 north of Matlock on the road to Bakewell.

Bell Road is an echo of Northfield's agricultural past.The population grew by over 200 per cent between 1881 and 1891, nearly all of it overflow from Birmingham; but modern Northfield owes much to

South of the market-place, the old grammar school is centred around a wide, seven-bay red-brick building of 1765.

This general view shows typical houses of the time; the terrace in the foreground is followed by 1950s semis leading down to the waters of the inlet of Carmarthen Bay, with the Gower peninsular just visible

In AD1001, Viking raiders under the command of King Sweyn landed in the Exe estuary, raiding and burning the town of Exanmutha before marching on to Exeter.

It is believed that Bainbridge was a settlement for woodsmen working in the great forest of Wensleydale.

South of the market-place, the old grammar school is centred around a wide, seven-bay red-brick building of 1765.

From medieval times until the early 19th century, Meldreth consisted of several small communities scattered along a two-mile stretch of winding road.

There are few scenes on the Isle of Wight more captivating than Yarmouth harbour on a busy sailing day.

The meaning of the place name is 'church of St Bridget', which is the church shown here.

The village's name derives from a long bank along the river Ouse, on the right of the photograph, defending the low-lying land from flooding.

The long, steeply banked street of Gilesgate is still occasionally known by its medieval name of Gillygate, meaning the street of St Giles.

Standing on the site of an Augustinian convent which was founded in 1232, Lacock Abbey is the place where, in 1835, William Henry Fox-Talbot took the world's first photograph - a negative of

In the background is the Norman church of St Lawrence, which tradition suggests was the chapel of William the Conqueror's royal palace.

In 1838 the South Midland Temperance Association embraced a large number of towns, including Stratford-upon-Avon.

At the northern end the two largest stones form an entrance; inside, just visible to the left of the photograph, on the eastern side of the circle, are the remains of ten stones arranged in an oblong,

The granite stone of Bodmin Moor supports a natural oddity, the impressive outcrop known as the Cheesewring. The summit of the hill encloses a stone fort probably associated with the Bronze Age.

Though it passes through an industrial landscape, this canal has many quiet rural stretches where the narrow boats chug along under a dense canopy of green.

Dolgellau was the county town of the old county of Merioneth, and is set amid the mountains which are famous for Welsh gold—the mines here provided gold for Royal wedding rings.