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Once part of an ancient hunting forest and dominated by a castle, Powerstock huddles in its valley not far from the Iron Age hillfort of Eggardon, in the heart of West Dorset.

The hotel takes its name from the Dukes of Norfolk, formerly the Earls of Arundel, whose principal ancestral home is Arundel Castle.

North Street leads out of the town in the direction of Cowdray Park, with which the town is most closely associated.

At the time of this photograph, Dover had two docks, Granville Dock and Wellington Dock, and two piers, Admiralty Pier (built in 1848), and Promenade Pier (built in 1893 and demolished in 1927).

On the right of the pier are two of the town's hotels, The Antwerp and The Clarendon.

Axmouth stands at the southern end of the Fosse Way, the great Roman road that strides across England from far-off Lincolnshire.

The River Sid starts its short journey to the sea amidst the high land at Broad Down and Farway; here the Bronze Age inhabitants of East Devon buried their dead.

The church of St Carantoc stands in its churchyard within sight of the sea. It has an unusual layout, with the chancel roof higher than the nave.

Shap Abbey, near the banks of the River Lowther, was founded by the 'white canons' of the Premonstratensian order at the end of the 12th century, but it was dissolved, like so many others, in 1540

This is the embarkation point for sailings to the various Clyde resorts, and also to Milport, just across from and within sight of Largs, on the island of Great Cumbrae.

There was an urgent need for this school for the sons of Methodist ministers, for the ministers were re-located every three years.

Between 1801 and 1901 the industrialisation process brought tens of thousands of people into Staffordshire. The population of Cannock rose from 1,359 to 23,974; Wolverhampton from 12,565 to 94,187.

The High Street is part of the old London to Brighton route through Henfield, which lies to the east of the River Adur on a belt of Wealden clay behind the South Downs.

Many of Steyning's fine old buildings are now within a Conservation Area, which includes the High Street and Church Street.

St Mary's Church by the charming village green is home to a famous brass dating back to 1306 of Robert de Setvans portraying a military knight.

The Red Lion sign, dominating this picture, was a familiar sight to many villagers who enjoyed the pub's selection of local ales.

This village was so called because from here it was easy to wade across the Wantsum, the stretch of sea that created the Isle of Thanet.

This is one of several short parades of shops along the main road through Penn. Built in the early to mid 20th century, it remains largely unchanged today.

Lancashire landowners since the 15th century, the family achieved prominence in 1589 when Richard Shuttleworth, a successful London lawyer, was knighted and appointed Chief Justice of Chester.

The solicitor, Edmund Harris was one of Preston's greatest benefactors, who on his death left a bequest of over £400,000 to the town.

The Duke of Suffolk and his wife Alice, a granddaughter of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer, built the two-storey primary school in the mid 1400s.

Mention Catterick to most people and they will immediately think of the great army garrison, which is actually situated four miles from the village itself.

The road leads down through the village of Lealholm to the bridge over the River Esk in the background.

On the left is the main London railway line and, still further to the left, the Thames and Severn Canal.