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A view of old Brightlingsea.

Set in an area of Victorian factory housing, these streets of modest but pleasing terraces are now part of a Conservation Area.

Cobbles, brick, timber and tile - an enchanting corner of Bletchingley over one hundred years ago.

Blackwater, which shares its name with that of the river, lies just to the south of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst.

It is probable that Devonport abandoned its earlier name of Plymouth Dock as a gesture of independence.

The view from the typically landscaped municipal park is enlivened by the attractive Central Library building of 1903, with its Baroque facade and conical roof crowned by a timber belt turret.

Remnants of the Earl of Leicester's castle which was destroyed in the early 13th century can still be seen in this rather dismal but interesting village.

Situated on the Avon, Cropthorne Mill has often attracted the attentions of artists and photographers.

Shepherd's Crag towers through the trees over the Victorian Gothic buildings of the Lodore Hotel at the southern end of Derwent Water.

Painswick—the 'Queen of the Cotswolds'—is situated amid glorious woodland high on the western side of the wolds.

Of the ancient medieval parish church little remains. The red sandstone tower dates from the 15th century, and may itself have been a rebuild on the base of an earlier structure.

Sutton Park was one of the largest in Warwickshire, over 2,000 acres of woodlands and lakes.The park made the town something of a tourist attraction.

On the front of the building is an old sundial, and on the side a carving of Benjamin Skutt, Mayor of Poole in 1727.

Litton Cheney has a charming collection of Stuart and Georgian cottages strung out along its winding streets. Tiny brooks fill the air with the sound of running water.

It was from here, on 24 September 1645, that King Charles watched the Battle of Rowton Heath, which took place just outside the city walls.

The town of Farnborough has grown enormously over the years, mainly because of its close proximity to Aldershot.

Blackwater, which shares its name with that of the river, lies just to the south of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst.

This packhorse bridge is one of the finest examples in England.

We cooked anything cookable we could get hold of, pinching potatoes and turnips from fields on the way there, and apples from orchards.

The Hemel Hempstead Cricket Club plays at Heath Park, and Boxmoor Cricket Club plays on the 'Oval' in St John's Road. Hemel Hempstead (Camelot) Rugby Club use Chaulden Meadow.

This was once part of a quiet residential area, with orchards and gardens.

We are looking from the Town Hall down the grand vista of the largely 18th-century Market Place; it was known as the Shambles in the previous century, and designated for the sale of fresh meat

The bandstand was the original feature at the end of the pier, and the Royal Italian Band (advertised on one of the kiosks on the landward end) were one of the first visiting bands to have

This picture shows the ruin of the donjon. The curtain wall was once a lot higher, but was reduced when the castle was slighted during the English Civil War.