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The body of the church is 14th century, but any patina of age was effectively neutralised by the over-restorations of 1849 and 1857.

This popular bay and beach lies to the west of Mumbles. Note the walled garden in the centre of the picture complete with lean-to

These two pictures give us some idea of the different philosophies behind the development of the Fylde resorts.

Caversham Heights lies to the north of the Thames and began to expand up the valley slopes when Caversham became a fashionable suburb of Reading.

This view shows the Victorian mansion and one of the more conventional parts of its fasci- nating gardens.

THE NEW century saw a renewed burst of building activity. The town, while remaining essentially small and with only a minimal growth in population, continued to spread eastwards.

The earliest remains in stone are a hall and a small tower, both of which date from the 12th century.

Roslin Chapel was built by Sir William Sinclair, third Earl of Orkney in 1446. It is famed for a carved pillar featuring entwined ribbands.

This view looks north along Church Road from near the Cheam Road junction, with the spire of St Nicholas parish church in the distance.

The building on the far left, built in 1909 for the Maidenhead Gas Company, replaced the one in the 1890 view (see 23634, page 20).

The re-opening of the bandstand (it nearly became a skating rink) was a great occasion on St Anne's Promenade in July 1982; that day, Freckleton Prize Band started an era of Sunday afternoon concerts with

What a peaceful scene is captured here on camera. It is early morning in Charlbury, an Oxfordshire village on the River Evenlode.

Down by the river bank, the paviours follow the line of the medieval wharf. Behind the moat are the medieval outer defences, the inner one overlooking the outer - the battlements are 19th-century.

This popular cafe supplied everything to provide a fun day for all the family: buckets, spades, fishing nets and trays of tea and sandwiches.

Formerly Garbrand Hall, this two-storied, five-bayed stuccoed house stands at the centre of the village, and was built on a Tudor site around 1775.

The Gothic-arched County Bridge straddles what was the old border between Yorkshire and the Palatinate of Durham.

This picture gives us a good view of Marine Drive, built in 1894 as the sea retreated. The Drive created a large area of water around the pier, which was known locally as the Lagoon.

It is no surprise that Stanton features on chocolate box lids, as it is everyone's idea of how a Cotswold village should look.

The View South-East F W Woolworth & Co Ltd stands on the left next to James Walker, jeweller.

Situated in the village which was the home of the powerful Cobham family, one of the county's most distinguished families from the time of King John to James I, this half-timbered pub is opposite the

A splendid view of this busy street with plenty of interested onlookers to pose for the camera.

A row of houses, beginning with the headland church tower, lies almost subdued below the tree-covered hills overlooking this bustling sea port.

Whatever the state of the tide or the activity (or lack of it) within any harbour, there is invariably at least one bystander (here, in the left-hand middle ground) leaning over the rails watching

Crowghyll Park was opened to the residents on 31 May 1890 following a civic ceremony led by Mrs Titus Salt.