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This church has a connection with the Alps! It contains two special glass windows in memory of the Rev Charles Hudson, who lost his life in 1865 during the descent of the Matterhorn.

This statue by Brock is of Edward of Woodstock, better known as the Black Prince on account of his black armour.

This statue by Brock is of Edward of Woodstock, better known as the Black Prince on account of his black armour.

It is wintertime with bare trees and lots of water in the River Mole. The church has a modernised tower and a shingled broach spire.

This photograph shows the Britannia pier just four years later with a new helter skelter. Hoardings advertise summer seasons by the Brothers Howard and Miss Ruth Vincent.

The church of St Peter ad Vincula has a shingled broach spire. We can see a fine smock windmill in full working order in the left distance.

The layout of Stamford, climbing gently in terraces up from the Welland, is well shown in this photograph from St Martin's church tower. The churches of All Saints, St John, and St Mary stand out.

Standing high above the town centre and attractively sited on the crown of the hill, the church with its elegant broach spire was designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield in c1861, but not completed until 1881

This area was connected with the Sussex iron industry in the 17th century.

Here is a village at ease with itself, in the heart of stone country. On the extreme right is a single-decker bus which would now be an asset to any transport collection.

The heavy broach spire of Billingshurst Church rises above the town. The church was enlarged and restored in 1866, though some evidence of its Early English character survives intact.

The patron and rector from 1845 to 1892 was the Rev John Foster, who restored the church on High Church Anglo-Catholic principles.

The church of St John the Baptist is mainly 13th-century and has a wood-shingled broach spire.The village has many historic houses.

The church of St James with its broach spire is an interesting one. The hunting parson John (Jack) Russell was once incumbent here; he bred the dog that now carries his name.

We are in the main part of the Hartings, nestling in the northern slopes of the Downs, on the pilgrims' route to Chichester.

The 'Droch' or Cave of Beauty is regarded as the finest at Lydstep Cavern Beach.

This view from the fields south-east of Stanion shows the small Northamptonshire village centred on the medieval church, with its fine 15th-century tower with broach spire.

We are on the navigable and tidal River Arun. The church of St John the Evangelist has a shingled broach spire; flint and stone are used for walling and buildings.

Here is another broach spire, 102ft tall, after the style of St Peter's, Barnstaple. The church, St James, is packed with interest.

The earliest mention of the provision of education in Leeds dates from 1552 when William Sheafield, chantry priest of St Catherine, left property to support the upkeep of a schoolmaster.

Its Anglo-Saxon name means 'wooded hill in the territory of Billa's people'.

St Mary's Church 1907 Moving north-east to the western end of the Sussex Weald, we reach the town of Horsham, which expanded greatly after the railway arrived in 1848.

Thrusting out into the sea, they encapsulated the Victorian passion for innovative feats of engineering. Britannia Pier was constructed in the mid 19th century.

After the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Crystal Palace was moved to Sydenham in south-east London, where it was filled with lavish displays.