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These timber-clad cottages, standing at the foot of the white cliffs, are part of a small community which developed both as a bathing resort and as a residential quarter in the closing years

One of the darkest deeds in English history took place in Saxon times, when King Edward was murdered, probably by order of his stepmother, in 978.

This interesting scene at the top of the principal highway through Helston shows the granite classical-style Guildhall of 1839 behind the covered delivery wagon.

Mardy village in 1955 had far less housing than it does today. The semi-detached houses on the left of this picture were the only buildings at that date.

At the centre of the junction is the fine war memorial cenotaph designed by Gilbert Ledward in October 1921 and unveiled by Lord Treowen, Lord Lieutenant of the county.

We are at the junction of Wingrave Road on the left, which leads into Tring past the site of the old Tring silk mill, and Tringford Road on the right; the photographer is standing in Bulbourne

The area in and around Inverness has been occupied since ancient times and it was here, in the 6th century, that the capital of the Pictish kingdom stood.

Boroughbridge dates back to Norman times, when a bridge was constructed over the River Ure. In 1322 the Earl of Lancaster sought refuge in the local church following his defeat by Edward II.

De Vaux Place 1928 On the Salisbury side of Harnham Bridge, De Vaux Place leads to The Close - the Harnham Gate is at the far end of the wall.

All is peace and quiet in this scene, but things were livelier on 23 January 1570. Lord James Stewart, Earl of Moray and Regent, was shot by James Hamilton as he rode through the town.

Further east, at the junction with Ironmonger Street, the quality of the Georgian stone or stucco façades on the right is evident, while on the left or south side there is more variety.

St Nicholas's lych gate was used as a resting place for coffins before burial. In the opposite corner is the village school founded by the gift of £180 from a tailor, James Thistleton.

The inn was built in 1927 using traditional materials, especially local flint; its design makes it look much older then it really is.

The coming of the railway in 1856 prompted a rapid expansion of this village: in 1851 it had a population of only 437, which within twenty years had grown to 3,577.

Pleasington Priory, a Roman Catholic church dedicated to St Mary and John the Baptist and built in 1819, is set on a hill on Pleasington Lane, close to the River Dunsop and Witton Park, Blackburn.

The Black Bull Inn became the Youth Hostel, and the Dog Inn is now the Hark to Bounty. Pack horse trains from different directions met at this point, the heart of Slaidburn in past centuries.

The war memorial stands on the triangular village green in the area within the railings, (far left).

Silverdale is a beautiful limestone village in the midst of woods and craggy outcrops.

Described as 'Robin Hood's village', Edwinstowe lies south of the Sherwood Forest Country Park.

Its church was founded by St Cadfan, whose famous well here was fed by chalybeate springs.

The development of Castle Bromwich really got under way in the 1930s with the Hodgehill Common housing estate.After the second world war, in which Castle Bromwich played a major part with its Spitfire

Washington is on the main London to Worthing Road at the foot of the Downs.There are fine views of Chanctonbury Ring, a ring of beech trees planted on the site of an Iron Age hill fort 800 feet up

We are on the slope of the Downs between Eastbourne and Polegate. A nearby vantage point at Combe hill is 638 feet high.

The Asshetons, who first became squires here in 1559, have been keen to keep Downham's appearance unspoiled, and in more recent times have had the electric cables buried underground.