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Much of the land hereabouts is owned by the Titsey Foundation. This is Botley Hill Farmhouse, which has been a restaurant for a number of years. Today it is a popular pub and eatery.

Hartlebury Castle has been the home of the bishops of Worcester for over a thousand years. Today, Worcestershire County Museum is housed in the north wing.

For some reason best left to the Frith cameraman, one of Bollington's more interesting structures is in fact just off camera to the left.

This autumn picture of Harnham Gate and the southern corner of the Close reflects then, as now, a secluded and quiet area of the Close.The house to the left of the Gate is an integral part of the wall.The

The view from the gritstone escarpment of the Ravenstones above Cross Hills, near Keithley, overlooks the broad Aire Valley and towards the distant limestone uplands of Craven.

These views of the Embankment Gardens clearly show the results of continuing are and attention. The town's War Memorial reminds of the sacrifices of World Wars I and II, and the Korean War.

The magnificent many-pillared clock tower of Leeds Town Hall, opened by Queen Victoria in 1858, dominates this view of The Headrow, one of the city's most important thoroughfares.

This view of High Row looks towards Bondgate. Over on the left is a branch of the Home & Colonial Stores, which, like Freeman, Hardy & Willis, was one of the early high street chains.

The Market Hall, built of red sandstone, dates from the mid 1600s and stands on the site of an earlier hall. The carving between the windows is of a bust of Charles II.

Two girls play with a hoop on the banks of the Thames, not far from Staines. Historically, Staines marked the end of the jurisdiction of the City of London over the river.

A view of the River Wye as it flows through the limestone gorge of Chee Dale, between Bakewell and Buxton.

Much of the quietness of old Powick was lost for ever in the 20th century when a new road from Malvern to Worcester was cut through the parish.

The magnificent late 12th-century priory church of St Mary and St Michael dominates this view of Devonshire Place.

In 1584 much of the town was destroyed by fire. Rebuilding has left Nantwich with a number of late-Tudor buildings, one of the most interesting of which is the Crown Hotel.

A lady walks briskly across Station Way towards Cheam Court and the local branch of Teekoff, which had a sister establishment in the Cheam Road at Sutton.

It is possible that the Battle of Brunanburgh in AD937 took place near here; 50,000 warriors perished in the battle. En-Le- Morthen translates as 'place of death'.

North of Fir Tree Road and just beyond Banstead railway station is Cuddington Park Golf Course; the name is a reminder of the parish and village of Cuddington, which was cleared for Henry VIII's Nonsuch

Despite the heavy rainfall, the supply of clean drinking water was once a problem in Merthyr Tydfil.

As Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick looked out over his land, he would have seen acres of the Yorkshire countryside full of villages (little changed today).

This view of Birkenhead Road was taken very early in the wartime decade - the parked vehicles lack the white painted edges to the front and rear wings, and none of the windows in the houses

This is a very popular view of the town, showing the three bays separated by rock outcrops. The pier was built on one of these outcrops in 1865, only to be damaged in a storm the following year.

Work on Denbigh began in October 1282 during the second of Edward I's Welsh Wars.

This substantial open space at the heart of the town is the original site of the Charter Market.

There have been attempts through the years to move the fair out of the streets but this would lessen its unique appeal.