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In the centre of the square the column of Sir Walter Scott dominates. The large building in the centre background is the Merchants' House, opened in 1877. Upper storeys have since been added.

Standing on the fringes of the Norfolk marshes, Blakeney like Cley, once knew busier days.

The quality of life for the inhabitants continued to improve with the provision of many fine public buildings and parks.

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.

One of the strangest rock formations in the south-west, the Cheesewring near Minions on Bodmin Moor has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries.

Torrington occupies a magnificent site on a hill above the River Torridge.

Looking northwards, we can see a good selection of 18th- century architecture; perhaps the most attractive is St Edward's House (next to the three-storey hotel) with Corinthian-topped

The Sussex coast normally has high levels of sunshine combined with a mild and equable climate.

The shingled spire of St Mary the Virgin stands out among the stunning views of this small village.

It was right on the edge of the Black Country, and it had almost the air of a rural market town.

The fine bay windows of this house have been filled in with concrete and adorned with graffiti, while other windows have been boarded up.

If there were coconut trees, you could well imagine this was a picture of a South Sea island. These colourful beach huts provide a place to change into swimwear or to have a welcome brew-up of tea.

This was taken to the left of photograph 29932, but now from the Walberswick side of the river. We can see the house with a large chimney stack in both photographs.

Bakewell Bridge has coped with ever-increasing traffic for six centuries, and remains one of the finest 14th-century town bridges in the country.

Beyond the grassy expanse lies Romsey's great Norman church, one of the most impressive in Europe and certainly the finest in Hampshire.

Wallop means 'valley of the stream,' and if we look closely we can just see the Wallop brook on the left of the road.

In the 18th century there was a boys' school in Allostock run by a minister of the Unitarian chapel; it was attended at one time by Robert Clive, the future conqueror of India.

The Church of St John the Baptist's most eccentric incumbent was the Rev William Davy (1743-1826), who printed twenty-six volumes of his 'System of Divinity' (unreadable, apparently, although you

The eastern end of the village of Baslow is known as Nether End. This 50s view is from outside the Cavendish Arms Hotel, looking west.

This is part of the castle grounds, and tournaments can be held here.

This is part of the castle grounds, and tournaments can be held here.

Note the row of houses on the right - a varied mix of stone houses and tile-hung properties.

The view across the village from the tower of the parish church of St Nicholas.

Castle Bromwich, just five miles north-east of the city, was incorporated into Birmingham in 1931.