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The town originally grew up around the burial place of the Celtic Saint Tydfil.

Most of England's Celtic legacy is to be found in Cornwall.

The structure behind the drinking fountain is the Simeon Monument, 'erected and lighted for ever at the expense of Edward Simeon as a mark of affection to his native town' in 1804.

The coat of arms on the inn sign depicts its name: a talbot, or hound, was the crest of the Talbots, Earls of Shrewsbury.

This is the oldest part of the cathedral - the stiff-leaf carvings on the capitals of the north-west side are simpler in design than those east of this point.

While Chorley Old Hall is still recognisable for what it was, and lies, still with its moat, on the outskirts of Alderley Edge village, Hawthorn Hall, originally part of the hamlet of Morley, is

During the days of early popular motoring, the fine scenery in the valley of the Severn attracted many day-trippers from the urban areas of the Midlands.

This interior view of the castle shows the 13th-century entrance porch or gatehouse.

A lunchtime view, with Epping's wide High Street and the 1907 tower of St John's church forming the backdrop, of an early London omnibus.

The days of oil-fired ships, trains, power stations and the increasing demand for petrol meant that the importation of oil for the refineries had to be accommodated.

High above the Vale of Marshwood stands the impressive Iron Age hillfort of Lamberts Castle.

LIKE THE INHABITANTS of many coastal towns where creeks and estuaries were formed, the people of Fareham used the sea to extract salt, which before the days of refrigeration was an essential ingredient

For many of us, photographs taken in the 1950s and 1960 remind us of our childhood days.

This more expansive view of the valley conveys a feeling of peace and beauty.

The covered walkway of The Pentice was created when the upper floor of its houses was extended in the 16th century. Until 1279 a Royal Mint of the Norman and Angevin kings stood on the site.

The landscape here is a fine example of the continuing denudation of the Cotswold Scarp; it is of great interest to geologists, as the outlying peaks and downs were once connected to the

It was from the top of the Goblin Tower that the keys to the castle and town were hurled at the feet of the Parliamentarian commander Major General Mytton upon the surrender of the Royalist garrison.

Not far away from the village are local quarries where a kind of gravel called Burley Rock was excavated in earlier times.

Native to this country, beeches were planted for shelter, ornament and, of course, their timber.

By the mid 1800s Church Stretton had become a holiday resort for people keen on country walking, and many hotels were established to serve this market.

Broad Street was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as 'one of the most memorable streets in England'.

Here we have a view of the church steeple from the opposite end of the village. The church has a Tudor pulpit. The house on the right was once an inn called the Perserverance.

In late morning sunshine, the boys of the village head for the newsagents, possibly to collect their wages for the daily delivery run.

A large number of the buildings in this photograph are now Grade II listed, but the dishevelled look of the market stalls did little to foster civic pride in antiquity.