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This is another of Benhilton's 1870 villas in attractive wooded grounds. By 1898 Woodside House, in Woodside Road, had become a small private school.

This pretty scene with its unmetalled road and air of tranquillity could almost prevail in modern Totternhoe.

Some of the cottages in St Nicholas Terrace, which is located to the north of the church, are 18th-century, and one of them is dated 1771.

A tranquil setting for a fine pink granite church, mainly of the 15th century, with its solid buttressed and battle- mented tower rising in four stages.

The coming of the railway to Broxbourne in 1840 had further stimulated the growth of the village, and demand from London-bound commuters heading for Liverpool Street and St.

This reredos is a modern addition depicting the Adoration of the Shepherds (left) and the Entombment of Christ.

Milton Street forms one of the main commercial areas of Saltburn, and is characterised by some fascinating glazed canopies across the shop fronts that survive to this day.

Here we have a glimpse of the church tower between the houses of Market Street in the old heart of the waterside town. Note the gutter in the centre of the narrow roadway.

Much of this lovely valley is now cloaked under a blanket of conifers, as are so many of the Lake District dales.

The lack of other vehicles meant that it probably didn't matter too much, but the driver of the horse and trap is apparently unaware of the 'keep left' rule of the road.

One of the main shopping streets of the town, this photograph of Union Street conveys something of the bustling nature of the area.

This is a classic example of a weaver's cottage. The village is famous for being the centre of the worsted cloth trade.

The village is set solidly in the heart of market gardening country, and Stotfold's name is a carry forward of the Old English title for a pigpen.

A quarter of a century apart, this and the previous view of the High Street show how little it changed throughout the 20th century, with the exception of traffic problems and an increased number

At this time, Harnham has something of an identity of its own. Harnham Bridge crossed the Hampshire Avon just south of Salisbury between the twin hamlets of East and West Harnham.

Little can be gleaned of the appearance of St Peter's church from this picture.

Tourism in the area has, rightly, not been encouraged; the balance of nature is too fragile. To the east of the town are similar marshes at the King's Pool, off North Walls.

Tourism in the area has, rightly, not been encouraged; the balance of nature is too fragile. To the east of the town are similar marshes at the King's Pool, off North Walls.

Reading Bridge is one of only two crossing points on this stretch of the River Thames. To the east of it lies King's Meadow, and just beyond it, the confluence of the Thames and the River Kennet.

The imposing Greek portico is the east front of the Bank of Ireland, originally the entrance to the House of Lords of the Irish Parliament, erected by James Gandon in 1785.

To the right of this pathway is another which leads to the site of the postern gate, which was part of the early 11th- and 12th-century defences of Malmesbury.

Again we still see the old font in front of the priory arch and a gravel path to the right, long since disappeared, which presumably led to the greenhouse shown in the view of 1885.

The building of Scarborough Castle began around 1135. The castle was the scene of the first action by the barons against Edward II.

The Church, seen across the combined waters of the Avon and Stour on their way to the sea, is a commanding feature of the scenery.