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As well as providing vegetables and fruit all year round, it grew exotic blooms to decorate the rooms of the house – often these were chosen to complement the colours of the ladies' gowns.

Here we are at the junction of Cannon Street and the approach to the new London Bridge; the street was opened by King William IV in 1831, and named after him.

The discovery of spa water in 1571 led to a remarkable period in the town's history. Here in Low Harrogate hotels and stylish crescents were built, attracting a very good class of visitor.

These were erected in memory of the Roughton family, who served the town as doctors continuously from 1738 until 1933. The avenue leads to the superb west tower of Saints Peter and Paul church.

Frith's photographer has focussed on the north side of the street with its interesting variety of stone cottages, while opposite, out of view, are modern 1960s houses which clearly did not grab his attention

Boston, Botolph's Town, was laid out along the banks of the River Witham some time around 1100, within the parish of nearby Skirbeck, and rapidly became a great port, although it only received its first

The abbey was founded by Benedict of Auxerre, who was instructed in a vision to go to Selebaie in England. Armed with one of the fingers from St Germain, Benedict set off.

The first of this row of Victorian cottages has the original name, Fern Cottage, painted on the glass fanlight. An ice-cream tricycle stands outside Row End (centre).

shows some of the house clearances of the last ten years.

It has the largest number of Grade I listed buildings in one place in England, with the exception of Trafalgar Square in London.

The 19th-century author Charles Kingsley was passionately fond of Devon; Rose of Torridge and the Brotherhood of the Rose feature in his best-known book, 'Westward Ho!'

Notice how the children stand unconcernedly in the middle of the road in this charming photograph!

For many people around the world, the name 'Warrington' is associated with a terrible atrocity when a bomb blew up causing the death of two young children and maiming many others one Saturday morning in

In this evocative scene of an English holiday resort, holidaymakers in their deckchairs enjoy the summer sun, facing the sea rather than the bandstand.

Built out of the local creamy-white limestone, the castle keep is 90 ft high and has six semi-hexagonal buttresses which rise above it to form mini-turrets.

We are looking north from the railway station and level crossing, and there is little of distinction in the architecture.

The new A1 bisected the town of Ferrybridge after 1967.

This shows classic landform geology of what is now a gem of World Heritage status.

In 1669 the course of the Little Ouse was cut and extended to Thetford, enabling barges to ply for the first time between the country towns of the region and the port of King's Lynn.

Outward bound from Ramsgate harbour, with a good view on the left of the West Pier and the lighthouse (note the masts of the sailing vessel moored in the harbour).The lighthouse was designed by John

This view shows the sea front before the construction of the modern sea wall that holds back the sea on stormy days.

The New Inn is a welcome haven in the centre of the small village, with its own car park at the side allowing calling motorists to leave the narrow street.

This splendid view of the River Hodder shows the magnificent scenery of the area.The photograph shows the scene as it could have been 100 years earlier, except for the gas pipe crossing the river in

The pier and railway station were rebuilt and extended between 1892 and 1894 at a cost of over £62,000.