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This is a wonderfully patriotic photograph of the monument to Lancashire lad Sir Robert Peel, standing in the park named after him.

A field known as Joiners Hill on the south corner of St Nicholas Lane at the entrance from High Road is shown on the 1839 Laindon Tithe Map, and it is thought that the route via Laindon High

Many other shops have disappeared from the hill as dormitory residents opt for the under-one-roof convenience of the local supermarkets.

Old Sarum was one of a number of ancient sites refortified by the Normans; others included Thetford (Norfolk), Rochester (Kent) and Carisbrooke (Isle of Wight).

Poole Grammar School vacated the building, which had quadrangle at the rear, for new buildings on Gravel Hill which were opened by Princess Margaret in 1966.

A Saxon hill village, known as Gumeninga Hergae, or the shrine of Guma's people, in 767, it has now become well and truly subsumed into suburbia, and into Betjeman folklore through his poem of the same

Look carefully at the unified appearance of this cul-de-sac as it backs onto Bush Hill Golf course.

It has been bypassed by all major routes, whether road, rail or canal, and is situated in a most beautiful spot.

As part of a commitment to education, the Wheatsheaf pub and King Edward VII School had to make way for a new College of Advanced Technology on Market Hill in 1957.

Houghton House sits on a hill facing towards Ampthill. Lady Pembroke, Sir Philip Sidney's sister, built the house between 1615 and 1621.

HIGH on the hill at the top of Margate High Street is the parish church of St John the Baptist, which has served generations of Margatonians for nearly 1000 years (see 27445).

The Palace was built to rival the Crystal Palace on Sydenham Hill in South London.

A field known as Joiners Hill on the south corner of St Nicholas Lane at the entrance from High Road is shown on the 1839 Laindon Tithe Map, and it is thought that the route via Laindon High

Rye sits huddled around a small hill, on the top of which stands St Mary's Church with its distinctive squat Norman tower.

No 11, selling boots and shoes, together with Lipton's teas (left), was the shop of clothier Harry Lane. No 12 was another tailor, Sidney Wellman (centre left).

The cathedral is accepted as being one of the most beautiful buildings in Europe; it dominates the uphill area of the city and its surrounding buildings.

The cathedral is accepted as being one of the most beautiful buildings in Europe; it dominates the uphill area of the city and its surrounding buildings.

Stafford was next involved in national politics when William Howard, Viscount Stafford (1614-80), became one of the victims of the so-called 'Popish Plot' invented by the notorious Titus Oates.

Victoria Pier used to be known as Crab Head until it was renamed following a visit by Princess Victoria with her mother the Duchess of Kent.

The lorry climbing the hill belonged to Grabham's Transport. This view is south-eastwards, towards Bridport, from Gear's Garage with its AA and RAC signs (far right).

This cluster of sparse conifers in Ampthill Park borders an entrance to the Cheshire Home for the Disabled that occupies a house built in 1686-88 for the Dowager Countess of Ailesbury and Elgin.

The focal point of Forty Hill in the 16th century was the great house of Elsynge, which lay between the site of Forty Hall and the Turkey Brook.

On the right is Manor Farm, now a residence and bed and breakfast.

Other members of the family also lived in large houses in the town.