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Here we see a section of Hadrian's Wall near the village of Gilsland. 73 miles long, with seventeen forts, mile-castles and turrets, the wall was one of a number of linear defences built to designate

This was in the early phase of its transformation, mainly by the medium of brick.

This atmospheric photograph of the Medina at Newport gives some idea of the harbour at the height of its prosperity.

It was here that the head of Richard Duke of York was displayed following the Battle of Wakefield.

Great heathlands cover much of the countryside east of the Exe, including the commons of Woodbury, Bicton and Aylesbeare.

The most striking feature of Kilnsey village in Upper Wharfedale is the great hooded cowl of Kilnsey Crag, rising beyond the whitewashed Tennant Arms Hotel.

In 1928 the foundation stone of the new Roman Catholic church was laid.

Prior to the opening of the railways, considerable quantities of goods for Norwich and the villages along the way were sent up- river from Great Yarmouth.

Another view of the south front shows the extent of the alterations and extensions carried out by Richard Chaloner and his wife Margaret, who was also instrumental in the laying out of the

This is the east end of the church.

One of the wonders of the waterway system, the five rise locks at Bingley in West Yorkshire are part of the Leeds & Liverpool canal.

This picture, taken from the walkway of the bridge, gives us a panoramic view of the Alexandra Docks and the residential area of Pillgwenly.

Edgbaston is the most famous of all Birmingham’s suburbs.

The photograph looks from outside the present entrance to Hornsey Town Hall and towards the town centre soon after the completion of most of the buildings, and a decade before the influx of extensive but

Around the time this photograph was taken, the first of a series of Army camps was erected at Bramshott.

This is one of the classic views of the Lake District; it is now used by the modern National Park Authority as its logo.

The name of this house, Llys, or court, of Meirchion, possibly indicates that this was the site of the home of Meirchion Gul, ancestor of St Winifride of Holywell fame.

With its wall-mounted Victorian letterbox, modern telephone box, and window display of assorted goods, this little post office was of central importance to the daily lives of the inhabitants of this small

Princess Charlotte, the only child of the loveless marriage between George IV and Caroline of Brunswick, made Crichel House her home for a time. This popular princess died at the age of 21.

Here we have a view of the Copper Horse on the summit of Snow Hill. Most of the Long Walk, including the Copper Horse, is within the boundary fence of a Deer Enclosure.

The highest point of the Cotswolds is on Cleeve Common, which covers an area of some three square miles.

This view looking east down Colne Road in the main street of the village of Cowling, near Keighley, shows the prominent monuments of Wainman's Pinnacle and Lund's Tower on the escarpment of Earl Crag on

Topsham, at the head of the Exe estuary, became a seaport of considerable importance in the Middle Ages.

The road descends northward to Middleborough beyond the line of the Roman wall.