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This shows a view towards Camberley, with the newly opened Municipal Offices on the right, built at a cost of £2,339. Next to them is the Victoria Hotel.

We have turned round, and are now seeing the London Road at the end of the High Street.

On the left is the sombre but reassuringly secure frontage of the Capital and Counties Bank.

This long-gone railway (1903 - February 1955) and its demolished viaduct, played an important part in the preparations for D Day, bringing material and troops to their embarkation

At this time Sheringham was developing into a popular seaside resort which would rival Cromer, though the inclination of the townsfolk was to ensure that it retained its charm.

At the time this photograph was taken, they were three discrete settlements, overlooking the great naval base in one direction and being overlooked by the great convict prison from the other.

Briery Cave is a small example of a feature found all along the Exmoor coast, collapsed caves; these are known locally as `guts`.

Three children, who have possibly been out gathering some of the autumnal hedgerow harvest in this bountiful part of the country, stand at one side of the sunken lane.

This attractive little village in West Dorset stands at the junction of a number of ancient packhorse trails.

The name Birkett is prominent on several of the shops in this view. This prominent local family also produced the lawyer William Norman Birkett, created 1st Baron Birkett in 1958.

Thishamlet lies at the foot of the hill on which Great Torrington stands. The River Torridge with its 17th-century bridge, is still the main feature here, just as it was when this view was taken.

The cabin at the top of Clare House pier still occupies its site; however, it was demolished when the promenade was constructed.

In the 1950s, most of Sidford's cottages were owned by villagers who worked locally. Today's residents are more likely to commute to Sidmouth or Exeter.

Standing at the cross-roads in the centre of the town is the clock tower, which was erected by public subscription in 1876.

The Welsh slate industry developed in the heart of the mountains, and this resulted in settlements in some very bleak and exposed places.

It suffered dur- ing the Dissolution and again at the hands of Cromwell's men. After two centuries of neglect, Sir Gilbert Scott restored it in the 1870s.

A group of customers wait to saddle-up for an excursion from the White House Riding School at Huntington, a small village just to the north of York.

Garsington derives its name from the Anglo Saxon 'gaerse dun', which means 'grassy hill'.

The small semi-circular extension on the cottage at the end of Croft Lane is a bread oven.

Sitting on the southern side of Bunbury, the Crewe Arms has now been renamed the Yew Tree at Bunbury.

The White Hart Hotel was the venue for the last Stannary Parliament to be held on Dartmoor on 11 December 1786.

The 6th Duke of Devonshire supervised the design of Edensor (pronounced “Ensor”) in 1839 as a model estate village for his workers at nearby Chatsworth.

At 700ft above sea-level, Tilton-on-the-Hill is one of the highest villages in High Leicestershire.

This uncompromising modern building opened on 10 October 1952, and was soon filled with the post-war baby boom and the children of Woolston's new housing developments.