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A carefully-posed study of the old lock at Chertsey, looking west, showing the lock gates partially open. This lock was replaced by the present one in 1913.

An enchanting corner of old Dorking: the photographer has captured a moment with two people standing in their respective doorways, and a cat sitting on the left looking at the bearded man.

The Church of St Saviour at Tormohun has a 14th-century tower, and the rest is 15th-century.

The humbler quarter of town is on the east side of the bridge over the Fowey, where the old road climbs out towards Liskeard.

This view, similar to number 16049, is interesting, because it shows the square block of the new cable station on the right.

The Strand is the site of Topsham's famous 'Dutch Houses'. They were built between 1680 and 1730 from Dutch brick, which was brought over as ballast in ships which docked to load Exeter cloth.

The sign in the background reads 'This House For Sale' - a restrained version of the estate agent's notices of today.

The magnificent frontage of half-timbered work is the finest in London. Here the plaster rendering shown in the previous photograph has been stripped off revealing a wealth of timbers.

St Pauls Church of 1837, by William Railton, dominates the village with its intricate pattern of roofs.

In the mid 19th century, as Birmingham expanded rapidly, wealthy businessmen were moving out of the city to prime suburbs such as Edgbaston, Harborne and Moseley, where some large, imposing

The cheese of the same name was possibly first made in the market during the 13th or 14th centuries, but the market was closed in the early 1900s (not long after this photograph was taken

A violent storm broke over Exmoor, and torrents of water hurtled through the streets of the town carrying all before them. More than thirty people lost their lives and the town was devastated.

Steamers like this were a feature of many harbours in Victorian times, offering the first pleasure service to eager holidaymakers.

The outer pier, which provides access to Ilfracombe at any state of the tide, was not yet constructed. In this view, a pleasure steamer is berthed at the quay.

Half a mile from Lyndhurst and yet located within the parish lies the scattered hamlet of Emery Down, surround- ed by peaceful forest glades and countryside.

At East Runton you could walk out along broad stretches of beach and enjoy digging for fossils in the soft cliffs, a pastime made popular by the Victorians.

The smart uniformed soldier stands silent guard outside this building, built in 1878 on the corner of Fishergate and Melbourne Street.

The imposing front of the Western Infirmary. Between 1861 and 1881 the city experienced four major cholera epidemics.

From the beginning, Henley's prosperity depended on communications. Timber, stone, corn and malt were transported from here to London by river.

All along the coastal belt, but rarely extending more than a few miles inland, rounded beach flints or cobbles were used for walls and every type of building.

This was a year that saw another important step in establishing Dover as one of the world's busiest ports.

So much so, that, in the 1870s, Fathers Perry and Sidgreaves were charged with making official observations of eclipses and other important events including a transit of Venus.

P G Wodehouse lived in Emsworth between 1904 and 1913, and based many of his locations and characters on local places and people.

The deep inlet of Boscastle Harbour is one of the few safe anchorages on this exposed coast.