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Close to the banks of the Wye above the town, Holme Hall was built in the 17th century as a private residence, a function it performs to this day.

On the far side is the modern brick branch of the Midland Bank, while on the immediate right are the Post Office, chemists and opticians.

Its charters date back to c1179, although St Machar is said to have founded a church here in AD 580. This single-span bridge is situated a few hundred yards to the north of St Machar's Cathedral.

Hertford College dates back to 1284 when it was founded as Hart Hall.

Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo, 'Newton and Noss' to all locals, line the opposite banks of the Yealm estuary.

This small market town on the banks of the Sow was entitled to hold four annual fairs, mainly for the buying and selling of horses and cattle.They were held on Midlent Thursday, Holy Thursday, 5

The High Street sports a branch of F W Woolworth, and the local branch of the National Provincial Bank is housed in half-timbered style premises.

To this day it continues to provide a much welcomed place of rest and refreshment following an expedition to the top of Roseberry Topping and back.

A loaded cart has been backed up, with its load of corn for milling, and the millpond looks to be in good order. The trap behind, with bowler-hatted driver, belonged to C Evans.

An interesting view from the south bank of the Thames looking east, before Christchurch Meadows on the left were made into a riverside park, and, more significantly, before Reading Bridge was built

This narrow back street, running parallel to the High Street, has changed a little. The Half Moon pub (right) has gone, and there are traffic-calming bumps here now.

On the south bank of the river is the Barley Mow, which is featured in Three Men in a Boat.

The Angel Inn, on the left, advertising Clinches Witney Ales, dates back to the 17th century. Architecture in the town is predominantly Georgian.

The steep slopes of The Bank provide a grandstand view of Baildon, a typical Pennine town standing on the edge of Baildon Moor, famous for its enigmatic prehistoric 'cup and ring'-marked stones.

There is a riverside inn at Bramerton called the Wood's End: its recorded history stretches back well over 300 years.

The building with the jettied gables to the left dates back to the 17th century, on the face of it one of the oldest buildings in St Ives, although earlier buildings survive behind more modern facades.

In 1811 Sir Walter Scott purchased the Cartley Hole estate on the banks of the Tweed and changed its name to Abbotsford.

This is an old name for a pub; it dates back to times when the brewer would hang a bit of a bush over the front door to advertise that a new brew was ready.

High walls enclose the water channel, for although the village lies some seven miles from the coast, it is barely above sea-level: the houses lining the river bank have been flooded many times over

The Red Lion, seen on the right, is the oldest inn in Adderbury, dating back to the 16th century. Situated on the main Oxford Road, it became a coaching inn, and today it is a hotel.

We are looking back the other way from R16047, with Sparks bakery and restaurant next door to the local branch of W H Smith (left).

The church has been much altered; parts date back to the 14th century, with later additions from 1645 and 1711. In 1885 Rowland Egerton Warburton of Arley built a new church in the village.

The boulders and rocks are placed strategically along the mudflats to protect the banks from sea erosion and to safeguard the houses close by. Whitby

The older part is naturally more interesting, with its quaint old buildings clinging to the banks of the Hamble.