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A large village, equidistant from Moreton in Marsh and Chipping Campden but not distant enough to develop into a market town itself, Blockley harnessed the water power of its deeply cleft valley

The tower, which is considered by many to be a keep, was possibly built as a residence for Sir Otto de Grandison (1238-1328), the first justiciar of North Wales.

In 1424 James returned to Scotland after spending eighteen years as the 'guest' of the English court. He was also angry; angry that Robert Stewart had done precious little to secure his freedom.

Its cabins were in keeping with the basic military hut- like look of so many institutions built during the First World War and afterwards.

It is the summer of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year, but Lymm's celebrations are not complete.

One of these very similar views shows the town on a bright summer day with the road thronged with vehicles and the pavements, benches and sea wall busy with visitors enjoying the Cheshire sunshine and

The memorial behind the railings on the right was unveiled in November 1921. It was sculpted in Portland stone by Messrs H H Martyn & Co Ltd of Cheltenham from a design by Walter Cook.

The last of the five hitching posts stills stands outside the Rose & Crown, a popular stopping place for cyclists and motorists.

With St Mary's Church in the distance, Church Street is typical of a market town by-way in the early 1950s.

The spacious rectory is situated across the road from the church on Scale Hill. The old rectory was higher up the hill on the same side and facing the Market Place.

This early 16th-century timber-framed house, formerly owned by St John's College, Cambridge and earlier by Westminster Abbey, was used by the village as the Town House for the collection of rents and tithes

This is the main shopping street of Sleaford, and the Handley Memorial was the ideal place for a set of destination signs.

The rendered façade of the Bell Inn, a 14th-century coaching inn, has now been removed, exposing a fine timber-framed building with a conserved interior.

Bolney is a quiet village, located just off the main London to Brighton trunk road.

When Belfast took over the tramway system to Glengormley, it found itself possessed of property outside the City boundary, along with some very attractive terrain sloping up to the mountains.

Enclosed by railings, a modern handrail of tubular metal has been added for the comfort of pedestrians on the steep hill.

As well as the parish church and the village cross there are a couple of interesting memorials in the churchyard.

The abbey was founded in 1132 by Baldwin de Redvers, afterwards Lord of the Island and Earl of Devon.

Mock Tudor villas were just beginning to spread out from the suburbs of Sheffield on to the former green fields of Hathersage when this photograph was taken.

Some farm cottages date back to 1659 in this pretty village just east of Skipton.

A Benedictine priory was founded here in 1135; many of the monastic buildings were destroyed during the Reformation.

Beyond Dennis Head, on the opposite shore, is the mouth of the Helford River, which runs inland for five miles to Gweek.

The young woman on the right needs her parasol, because Castle Walk is a south-facing sun trap. A section of this part of Castle Walk has recently been fenced against the sheer drop.

Outside King & Son (centre right) can be seen their saddle-horse, and beyond is the barber's pole of W Myers, who succeeded hairdresser Charles Todd, visible in 32280 (page 18).