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At the centre of this photograph lies the Norman tower of Oxford Castle. Within its precincts lie a Saxon mound and a Norman crypt.

By 1839, the parish church of Holy Trinity was becoming a little run down.

An excursion craft passes the weir close to Lincomb Lock, now the most northern on the river.

For many years, salmon were an important catch in the river. They still run today, but in nothing like the quantities they once did.

With an old castle, and the River Exe running through the town, it presents plenty of opportunities for recreation.

The narrow street of Petty Cury runs between Market Hill and Sidney Street.

The narrow street of Petty Cury runs between Market Hill and Sidney Street.

Aveton Gifford (pronounced Auton, meaning the settlement on the Avon) stands at the head of the estuary.

His epitaph in the parish church runs: 'Here lie I at the chancel door; Here lie I because I'm poor; The farther in the more you'll pay; Here lie I as warm as they'.

Before the opening of the M3, it used to run right through to the Portsmouth Road. At this time the road was just being developed.

The Leys was founded by Methodists as a boys' school run on Christian principles.

This miniature mainline railway opened in July 1927, running between Hythe and New Romney. A year later it was extended to Dungeness.

Outwell and Upwell together make up one large village running for four miles along the old course of the river Nene.

A deck chair and a roll of wire fencing stand outside the ironmongers in Spring Street.

A pre-war motorcar of much character is parked outside 63 Manor Way on the corner of Chipstead Way, whilst a modern delivery van runs downhill towards Rectory Lane.

This picture shows the River Ebble and the A354 Blandford Road running side-by-side through the village of Coombe Bissett, a couple of miles south of Salisbury.

The High Street (the A6 Leicester/Derby road) becomes Leicester Road as it runs south.

This more expansive view of the valley conveys a feeling of peace and beauty.

Branscombe is strung out down a deep valley running from the Devon downlands to the sea at Branscombe Mouth.

Branscombe is strung out down a deep valley running from the Devon downlands to the sea at Branscombe Mouth.

The closest the railway ever reached to Britain's most southerly spot was Helston, eleven miles away, so visitors had either to come by car or take one of the excursion buses which were run from 1903 by

Ducks dabble peacefully in the beck which runs through the centre of the village, while a mother proudly poses with her baby.

The Shropshire Union canal runs between Wolverhampton and Ellesmere Port. It passes through delightful countryside, especially around the Wheaton Aston area.

This photograph shows Cornmarket Street running down to Carfax, with the outline of Tom Tower dominating St Aldates on the far side.