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Before the building of the Dartford tunnels and the Queen Elizabeth II bridge, the Tilbury ferry was an important means of crossing the Thames for motorists in this part of Essex.

In this early view of Matlock Bath, the crocketed spire of the parish church of the Holy Trinity is prominent in the right centre, with the River Derwent on the left.

The excellent quality of the buildings at Marnhull shows that this part of the Blackmore Vale was wealthy from agriculture.

Fernhurst lies due north of Midhurst in rolling, wooded border country near the Surrey town of Haslemere.

A Sunbeam Talbot and a Morris Oxford Estate stand in the cobbled courtyard of Rockingham Castle outside one of the main entrances.

Nearer the castle the contrast between the Bath stone of the keep and the crisp, pristine granite of the 1830s prison gatehouse is clear.

Once one of the principal fortresses of the Bishops of Durham, Auckland's transformation into a palatial residence began in 1661 when Bishop John Cosin had the 12th-century Great Hall remodelled: he added

Here we see an almost deserted Westbourne during the last summer of the Great War. The Bournemouth district remained a popular escape from the horrors of that conflict for soldiers on leave.

There has been a great deal of building in this part of Dorset in recent years, but many of the heaths and woodlands remain unspoiled.

The tearooms are to the left of the picture, with the bandstand to their right and Clare House Pier in the centre.

Lying about ten miles east of Hawes, Aysgarth is famous for a series of waterfalls on the River Ure, the upper of which can still be viewed from a 16th-century single arched bridge.

The wall on the right would be that of the Police Station, near the junction of the High Street with Portesbery Road.

The Cathedral city of Worcester is situated almost in the centre of Worcestershire, on the banks of the River Severn.

Powick stands where the waters of the Severn and the Teme mingle.

This circle of stones, known locally as the Druids Circle, was placed in the park and used for the proclamation ceremony of the Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales in Barry in 1920.

The hatch cover of the square-rigged wherry 'Widgeon' has been lifted away in sections for its cargo of planks to be offloaded - they are stacked neatly under the stone arches of the mill.

By 1904 holidaymakers were discovering the delights of the locality, and some of the sandier areas of Poole Harbour were attracting bathers.

This building is the last remnant of the Tannery, and still stands east of the bridge opposite Greenaway's car park.

IN 1801, according to the first national census, the borough had a population of 2,349 consisting of 565 families living in 448 houses, while the rest of the town, the ancient 'foreigns', had a

This uninterrupted view out over the lower Gannel estuary and the golden sands and dunes of Crantock confirms why Pentire became popular in the early days of housing development on the western outskirts

Once the haunt of smugglers, now frequented by yachtsmen, Combe Cellars sits on the banks of the Teign.

The Parade 1890 Southsea started life as a group of farm cottages but by the time this photograph was taken, it bore the stamp of a classic seaside resort, characterised by the ter- races, villas

Looking away from the Queen's Hotel, we can see one of Cheltenham's grandest open spaces. In the foreground are cannons captured from the Russians at the siege of Sebastopol.

An excellent view of the castle, the seat of the Rossmore family. This fine estate is about one and a half miles south of the town, on the minor road to Newbliss and Cavan.