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Our picture shows Arno Park at its best, and showing evidence of the best of care and attention.

Brassington lies in the heart of the White Peak lead mining country, and there are many reminders of the work of 't'owd man' – as the lead miners were called – in the surrounding fields.

Another view of Market Square, with the ivy-clad building of Wilson's High Class Confectioners and the Esthwaite Cafe in the centre of the photograph, and the King's Arms in the background.

The pretty estate village of Hovingham in the Vale of Pickering is famous for Hovingham Hall, built about 1760 by Thomas Worsley, Surveyor General to William III.

The trams of the Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co linked Clifton to the city by way of Hotwells Road.

The quiet village street at Appleton-le-Street, west of Malton, shows little passing traffic outside the village pub.

In this quintessentially English scene, one can almost hear the sound of bat hitting ball, followed by the ripple of applause from the knowledgeable spectators.

Sir William More, advisor to Elizabeth I and related to Sir Thomas More, built this Elizabethan mansion in 1568 for the then princely sum of £1,640 19s 6d.

The unusual 13th-century gabled chimney of the Checker (or Exchequer) building can be seen behind the old stone cottages in Thames Street.

Netley, on the east bank of Southampton Water, was another of Henry VIII's coastal forts, though this one was a conversion of an existing building, the gatehouse of Netley Abbey.

In the centre of this photograph is the rail terminus of the line from Faversham.

Looking northwest along the High Street, we see an interesting variety of Georgian buildings, including Woodstock's Baptist Chapel on the right.

An earlier trickle of visitors has now given way to something of a torrent, though increased numbers have not diminished the attractiveness of the setting.

Burnsall lies in the heart of Wharfedale, where the drystone walls spread like a net over the fells, as can be seen in the background of this picture.

This scene shows the view from near what is now the garden centre, and is somewhere near the site of the port of times past - the tide is now held back by the railway.

This scene shows the view from near what is now the garden centre, and is somewhere near the site of the port of times past - the tide is now held back by the railway.

The area south-east of the city was marshy and virtually undeveloped until its draining after the Witham Act of 1812.

The High Street is part of Old Swindon, which was the extent of the town before the railway arrived.

The palace was built by the 33rd Archbishop of York, Walter de Gray, in about 1250, using stone from a previous manor house that he had had demolished.There is a large amount of wonderful medieval

Before the availability of cars, visitors would explore the Isle of Wight in a variety of ways - perhaps on foot or bicycle in combination with the Island's excellent rail network.

The Sandown we see today is mostly Victorian in origin, and most of the buildings are functional rather than decorative.

One of the last bobbin lace makers at work. The industry started around the time of Queen Elizabeth I, and by 1700 there were the astonishing number of 4,695 people in the area engaged in the trade.

The most interesting feature of the town is the Rows, enormous numbers of parallel alleys leading off to the west of King Street.

Described by Leland as 'a great long town', Marazion, close by Penzance, was in the Middle Ages a sizeable settlement of Jews smelting tin.