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Just south of Penrith, Mayburgh Henge is a circular bank of earth and stones of about 1.5 acres, with one 10ft stone at the centre. It is thought to have been built between 1000BC-2000BC.

Situated on the Avon, Cropthorne Mill has often attracted the attentions of artists and photographers.

All the hustle and bustle of Edwardian life is here in this photograph.

Bourton-on-the-Water is probably the most popular tourist haunt in the Cotswolds. It deserves its popularity.

This monument in Town Hall Square commemorates Lt Col Henry Lane, the distinguished soldier and veteran of the Indian Mutiny.

Sandsend is about three miles from Whitby, situated at the mouth of Sandsend Wyke; the village is almost hidden from view because of the mighty cliffs and Mulgrave Wood nearby.

An interesting view of the church of St Cross from the porter's lodge, where a visitor can be seen receiving the traditional 'Wayfarer's Dole' of bread and ale.

Here we see a cobbled High Street in the sunlight of one of the last years of the 19th century. There is not a vehicle in sight. On the left is a butcher's shop, whilst a horse waits patiently.

Here we see the junctions of South Street and Union Street. The monument was erected to commemorate the Crimean War; as with most of such things, it came complete with captured Russian cannon.

But on the enlightened Isle of Man they already had it. Women were given the vote in 1881; the first woman member of the House of Keys was Mrs Marion Shimmin, elected in February 1933.

The rich fields of the Tamar Valley have long been the source of Plymouth's fruit and vegetables.

Standing at the junction of several ancient roads, Lyndhurst has attracted travellers for centuries. Many of the town's inns would have been established for these traditional wayfarers.

Although it is set in the heart of the largely industrialised Aire Valley, Steeton retains its air of rural tranquillity.

Piel is one of three islands off the coast at Barrow, and is crowned by the ruined remains of 14th-century Piel Castle, which boasts the largest medieval keep in the north-west of England.

Construction of the Guildhall was commenced in 1848 on the orders of the 7th Duke, whose statue stands in front. It was completed in 1864.

Of the ancient medieval parish church little remains. The red sandstone tower dates from the 15th century, and may itself have been a rebuild on the base of an earlier structure.

Sutton Park was one of the largest in Warwickshire, over 2,000 acres of woodlands and lakes.The park made the town something of a tourist attraction.

In 1924 the estate had 1,552 acres, 400 of which were parkland. The Havering manor was a crown manor from the time of Harold, of Hastings fame, until 1828.

Built in 1829 at Chapel Point on the southern end of Caldey Island by Joseph Nelson, the light stands 210 feet above the high water mark.

In 1282, the Countess of Devon, aggrieved with the merchants of Exeter, constructed a weir across the River Exe obstructing access to the city's port.

The statue of Lord Frederick Cavendish, in front of the building in this photograph, now stands behind it; the spot where it stood is now part of the modernised precinct.

The statue of Lord Frederick Cavendish, in front of the building in this photograph, now stands behind it; the spot where it stood is now part of the modernised precinct.

Westbourne, on the west side of Bournemouth, retains a village atmosphere even today, with spacious houses and hotels situated around an attractive woodland chine leading down to the sea.

From early times, Bridport was famous for the growing of hemp and the manufacture of rope. In the small streets and alleyways off South Street, the old rope-walks can still be seen.