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Some of the wooden battleships of Nelson's navy were built at the waterline of East Cowes.

At the end of South Gate is the Market Place, which has on its east side one of Lincolnshire's finest churches.

Between Canterbury and the sea, and built on a section of the Roman road which ran from Dover to Richborough, Eastry was once the site of a palace of the Kings of Kent, who divided their realm into 'lathes

Studland has one of the best and least tampered-with beaches in Dorset - a real reminder of those halcyon days when such luminaries as George III promoted the merits of sea bathing.

A fisherman's life was hard, even when the weather was kind: in 1872 William Munday, coxswain of the Mullion lifeboat, and his crew of three were lost on a fine spring day when their boat foundered in

Warringtonians would probably describe this as Market Gate, but Frith's view records the original concept of 1908 to create four matching corners, 'a spacious circus, perfectly symmetrical in shape with

Haddon Hall survives as one of the finest examples of a 16th and 17th century residence owing to the fact that when the Duke of Rutland abandoned it in favour of Belvoir Castle in 1700, it was not allowed

St Andrew's Church was demolished in 1947 but the medieval tower, with its elegant spire of 1751, was allowed to remain.

Copthorne was a new parish, formed in 1881 out of Worth and Crawley Down. The church of St John Evangelist was built in 1877 and is just in Sussex.

A rare surviving example of an English belfry, the Clock Tower, built in 1411, stands at the centre of the city with the narrow mediaeval street of French Row on its left and the wider Market Place on

The village of Bradpole is shown here from the north-east, looking south-west from above Hole House Farm and the valley of the Mangerton River across to Holy Trinity Parish Church (right) and the fields

The link between London Road and Gallowtree Gate, this short north-south road is visually of the later 19th century.

The astonishing thing about Colchester Castle is the fact that it is built around the podium of the great Roman temple dedicated to the God- Emperor Claudius, whose legions had begun the conquest

The picturesque growth of trees and ivy which has been allowed to flourish unchecked took its toll on the brick structure, and the church, probably designed by Nicholas Stone and consecrated by Archbishop

This famous firm was developed from a combination of various Romsey breweries in the latter part of the 19th century, when rail transport made it possible to carry beer over considerable distances

And fair enough - the road signs to Chelmsford do not shout 'Historic Cathedral City' - they say things like 'County town since 1250', or 'The birthplace of radio'.

The Hartmoor area of Devizes lies to the south. This photograph is a revealing view of old England.

The team of horses bend under the weight of shining brasses and decorative tackle. Behind the coach stand a gathering of be-robed dignitaries of the Church.

The team of horses bend under the weight of shining brasses and decorative tackle. Behind the coach stand a gathering of be-robed dignitaries of the Church.

The Hartmoor area of Devizes lies to the south. This photograph is a revealing view of old England.

A pedal cyclist rides through the deserted site of Ringwood's ancient market.

The blue and red brick buildings on the extreme right of the photograph serve as perfect examples of the regional building style of the 18th century.

Middleham's massive castle overlooks the lower reaches of Wensleydale. These impressive ruins were once the home and meeting place for the most powerful men in the land.

The chapel is prominent on the right in this view of the small hamlet of Rosedale Abbey, which sits in the heart of Rosedale on the southern edge of the North York Moors, seen filling the background.