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The Victorian drinking fountain at the far end of the Market Place was given to Wallingford in 1885 by Alderman Hawkins, who ran a draper's shop, Field and Hawkins, in the town.

St Ives as a holiday town in the 1960s, with cafes and restaurants. The fishing connection survives, however. Boats still dominate the harbour at low tide and signs advertise lobster and crab.

Balsham is situated at the opposite end of Fleam Dyke to Fulbourn. Fleam Dyke is a three mile long earthwork built in the 7th century to defend East Anglia from the Mercians.

The lofty-aisled Norman nave of St Mary's was extended in the 13th century. It was at nearby Sawston Hall that Mary Tudor spent a night with the Huddleston family in 1553.

At the east end, Lower Close leads into Hook's Walk with its excellent brick and flint-built houses, many rendered and colour-washed. It leads to the curiously-named Gooseberry Garden Walk.

An architect-designed villa on the left has probably recently been built in this settlement, which is just north of Callington and at the terminus of the railway branch line from Plymouth.

At this time the resident population was around 9,000, compared to 58,000 for Blackpool.

This photograph shows Bridge Street in the centre of Caversham, at the point where it crossed the Thames.

Created in 1790, this successful canal was built to ship Bedworth coal to the town of Coventry. At Hopwas, just beyond Tamworth, the canal threads its way through attractive wooded country.

A few miles to the south of Goudhurst is Twissenden Manor, now a youth hostel. This half- timbered Wealden Hall House has a late 16th- century sandstone facade at the back.

Cranborne lies at the heart of an ancient woodland chase; it is still relatively unspoiled. Once the headquarters of poaching gangs, Cranborne is now a peaceful venue for rambles and sightseeing.

The river at this point is wide and tidal. The busy industrial town can be seen on the opposite bank.

Looking across the River Corrib at Salmon Weir bridge, built in 1818 to link the new courthouse (1815) and the old jail, whose site is now occupied by the new cathedral.

The magnificent sweeping curve of the station at York, the railway city of the north. During excavations beneath the platforms, human remains from the Roman period were found.

The low white cliffs at Broadstairs shelter this bay, and people are making use of the tents on the beach to change for a dip in the sea.

Time for a lunchtime pint at the Farmers Arms - but the owner of the bulbous Morris Minor on the forecourt had few drink-driving laws to worry about.

An ancient rope-pulled ferry crosses the River Stour at Blackwater. In Saxon times, before many bridges were built, rivers formed real obstacles to travel, and ferries thrived.

At this time, the reconstruction of the cloister gardens had not long been completed.

A round of golf on the wild heathland course at Broadstone, just inland from Bournemouth.

The Great Hall at Castle Bolton had been converted to a restaurant for visitors when this photograph was taken. The sign over the massive fireplace (centre) describes the room as the Great Chamber.

The Tudor House, with its magnificent stone slated roof, had a narrow escape from bombing in 1943.

This photograph shows the spire of St Andrew's church at Clewer, which is situated on the Thames, looking up towards Windsor Castle. Many servants of the royal household are buried in its churchyard.

The River Almond flows from Blackburn to the three towns of East, Mid and West Calder. It was at Mid Calder in 1556 that John Knox first administered Communion according to Protestant rites.

No shortage of holidaymakers on the beach at turn-of-the-century Felixstowe. The only shortage here, a hundred years ago, is that of exposed skin. This was an era when modesty prevailed.