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King Athelstan built an abbey here in 933, though little survives except parts of the refectory.

The Ypres Tower and the spire of St Mary's church are clearly visible in this picture of Strand Quay and the River Rother.

Leading off the north-east corner of the market-place, Red Lion Lane emphasises the local market-town character of Aylsham.

Dating back to the 18th century, the deed to each of these cottages restircts the householder to replacing the roof only with thatch, and further prescribes the method and colour of redecoration that may

Originally built as a mansion for William Cunninghame of Lainshaw in 1778-80, it was remodelled in 1827-28 as the Royal Exchange, then became Stirling's Library in 1954; it is now the Gallery of Modern

Just by way of a little more variety, Bill has been director of Birmingham's Christmas light switch-on, and directed a large performance by school children at the Millennium Dome as well

Originally an inn, the house on the left of the picture is where Jane Austen lived during the last years of her life.

The east arm of the cathedral has a lower Norman part, while the tall clerestory and flying buttresses are 14th-century; this is a direct consequence of an earlier spire falling through the chancel roof

Leading off the north-east corner of the market-place, Red Lion Lane emphasises the local market-town character of Aylsham.

There are several pleasant gardens around Weymouth for those who tire of their day on the beach.

In the church nearby is a memorial to Captain Edward Rotherham, who commanded a ship of the line, the 'Royal Sovereign', at the Battle of Trafalgar.

This old weir, where the river rushes through the gap, is near the end of the Long Range, and close to 'The meeting of the waters'. Here, a man in a rowing boat is surveying the weir.

This is a leisurely view typical of many to be seen on the rivers Trent and Soar. The need to protect the crossing of this river provided the initial raison d'etre for the castle and the village.

Ingleton is set amid the spectacular scenery of the River Greta and Clapham Beck.

Beyond the ornamental lych gate framed by these cottages is the church of St Mary and St Cuthberga, whose brown and grey stone west tower is Perpendicular.

Since the period of the picture, there has been a lot of modern housing development here.

Here the expanding village can be seen from the Llangattock side of the Usk. To the left, a diagonal road of houses rises en route to Llanbedr.

The shop of J Singleton, where you could shop and also acquire a haircut, is no longer a general-purpose shop.

Here we see an excellent view of the Row. Bridge Street, Eastgate Street and Watergate Street have Rows on either side.

Originally an inn, the house on the left of the picture is where Jane Austen lived during the last years of her life.

This was the site of the Old Town Hall. Thomas Harris paid for the enclosure and planting of the Central Gardens in 1896.

The Honeypot Lane Murders Just around the corner from this innovative, crescent-shaped block of 50 town houses is Honeypot Lane.

Nobbies and nickies had the same basic hull shape, but were rigged differently, and the nickey was probably the better sailor of the two.

This beautiful village, once famous for its skilled bowmen, stands on the edge of Bowland Forest. The stump of the old 13th-century market cross dominates this scene.