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At the northern end the two largest stones form an entrance; inside, just visible to the left of the photograph, on the eastern side of the circle, are the remains of ten stones arranged in an oblong,

The granite stone of Bodmin Moor supports a natural oddity, the impressive outcrop known as the Cheesewring. The summit of the hill encloses a stone fort probably associated with the Bronze Age.

The large lettering of the Stroud Brewery across the façade takes precedence over the smaller hanging signs of the Prince Albert Hotel on this attractive corner.

In AD1001, Viking raiders under the command of King Sweyn landed in the Exe estuary, raiding and burning the town of Exanmutha before marching on to Exeter.

Standing on the site of an Augustinian convent which was founded in 1232, Lacock Abbey is the place where, in 1835, William Henry Fox-Talbot took the world's first photograph - a negative of

The long, steeply banked street of Gilesgate is still occasionally known by its medieval name of Gillygate, meaning the street of St Giles.

The meaning of the place name is 'church of St Bridget', which is the church shown here.

This general view shows typical houses of the time; the terrace in the foreground is followed by 1950s semis leading down to the waters of the inlet of Carmarthen Bay, with the Gower peninsular just visible

The Guinness clock at the top of Old Town Street was a popular rendezvous. It stood where the southern end of Drake's Circus shopping centre now stands.

The completion of the road bridge in 1961 signalled the end of the Saltash Ferry.

Avon Castle, on the opposite bank of the river from Ringwood, is an area that has become increasingly built-up and urbanised since this photograph of a country gentleman's home was taken in the last full

Over the centuries a number of inns were established in Ringwood, many brewing a variety of local ales.

The simple spire of St Peter's Church, Sheffield is typical of many such post-modern churches, which were built as large new council housing estates were erected in the suburbs of 'the Steel City', now

The village's name derives from a long bank along the river Ouse, on the right of the photograph, defending the low-lying land from flooding.

From medieval times until the early 19th century, Meldreth consisted of several small communities scattered along a two-mile stretch of winding road.

South of the market-place, the old grammar school is centred around a wide, seven-bay red-brick building of 1765.

The working lives of the Dorset labourers who lived in cottages like these was hard, with poor wages and long hours.

This is St Mary's Parish Church, seen from the north-west, showing the two bays of the nave and aisles extended in 1860 (right).

Sited away from the city centre in the last remaining enclave of 18th-century and earlier buildings, the Cathedral with its fine broach spire of 1862 would hardly wring an awed gasp from even the most

Rothley lies some five miles to the north of Leicester and to the west of the busy A6.

Not visible in this photograph, but well worth walking to see at the west end of the street, is St Stephen's church, a large and handsome building which was founded before the Norman Conquest.

At the height of the great slate trade of the 19th century, slate was shipped out from Porthmadog harbour, and the town grew steadily because of this.

On the western edge of the North York Moors, Osmotherly was a centre for milling, weaving and clog making, and it grew considerably in the hundred years from 1750.

East of the village, the Shelford Road climbs on to the red sandstone hills, which are undercut by the River Trent to form river cliffs.