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Long buried by the shifting dunes of Penhale Sands, the ruin of an early Christian oratory was discovered in the 19th century.

Weymouth's beach has gently sloping sands and is mostly sheltered from the storms and swells of the English Channel, making it suitable for the youngest and most inexperienced of bathers.

A view of the spire of St Michael's church, with the remains of the famous Shire Oak, which has a girth of 29 ft. Taylor's Drug Store signboard is almost as big as the shop premises.

Bishopsteignton was once a rich manor belonging to the Bishops of Exeter; in the 19th century it was producing thousands of tons of ball clay (so called because when dug it tends to ball up like ice cream

Note the hay rake, coal-scuttles and assortment of pip- ing and rope adorning the window of the local iron- mongers in the centre of Lyndhurst.

This picture gives a wonderful impression of the beautiful location of this venerable building, home of the Duke of Rutland.

The imposing bulk of Nos 1-3 Middle Row, with its lower floor adapted as the new premises of the London Joint City and Midland Bank.

This five-arched granite structure was constructed in 1827 from the designs of John Rennie. Its excessive cost was once the talk of the city.

A collegiate church was founded here by the Neville family of nearby Raby Castle in 1410.

The variety of boats and number of boatsheds indicate the importance of Wroxham as a centre for holidaymakers.

Until 1771, the North Gate of Oxford spanned the Cornmarket, adjacent to the tower of St Michael's Church. This was also the site of the Bocardo prison, where the Oxford martyrs were held.

South of Kettering, the village of Isham's best parts lie east of the main Wellingborough Road. Here we look along Middle Street with Little Thatches on the left, its windows now painted white.

A damaging fire in 1974 has altered the appearance of the Imperial Hotel since this photograph was taken.

One of the lasting impressions of Bolton that many a visitor has is of the grand Town Hall, with its portico of Corinthian columns and tower topped off with a French cap.

We are close to the centre of the village. The Ship Inn can be seen on the left.

Towards the north-west lies the mound of Beacon Hill. The earliest origins of Loughborough may be here.

In this view of the reconstructed gatehouse, remnants of the original medieval stonework can still be seen - a reminder of the old Norman castle.

The Queen's Head c1955 In the early 19th century the Border town of Rothbury enjoyed a reputation as a health resort, where during the summer season visitors could 'drink goat's whey and enjoy

This view shows the widest area of the market place, where most of the livestock was sold up to 1907.

The top part of the cross was discovered in the 19th century at Tresmarrow Farm, and was put in the town museum.

In a city full of medieval gems, the Hall of John Halle stands out as an extraordinary curiosity.

From the 1500s a Reader was appointed to take on the duties of a present-day curate for the church, and in the 18th century the Reader occupied this building.

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Staithes was a fishing port of some standing, a centre for cod, haddock and mackerel, but it fell into decline with the development of steam trawlers, which tended

Very close to Junction 19 on the M1 motorway, the village is unremarkable.