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Inside this expansive parish church the many signs of the Early English era are manifest in the pulpit, for instance, which is inscribed and dated 1631 on a large arched panel with a good helping

An iron pot containing a large number of coins of Edward the Confessor was found in 1876. They were thought to have belonged to King Harold, and hidden during the Battle of Hastings.

This view looks from the top of King Street down towards Cross Street. We can see that the street narrows towards the bottom.

The path leads down to the church of All Saints and St James the Greater.

Here we see Lewis's large and very ornate store at the top of Market Street, just four years after the death of its founder David Lewis in 1885.

Here we have a fine overview of the town centre against a backdrop of the Fairfield Horseshoe group of mountains.

When the Duke of Gordon held the castle for James VII during the 'Long Siege' of 1689, there would have been few, if any, buildings between the fortress and the port of Leith.

While Chorley Old Hall is still recognisable for what it was, and lies, still with its moat, on the outskirts of Alderley Edge village, Hawthorn Hall, originally part of the hamlet of Morley, is

This is the oldest part of the cathedral - the stiff-leaf carvings on the capitals of the north-west side are simpler in design than those east of this point.

A lunchtime view, with Epping's wide High Street and the 1907 tower of St John's church forming the backdrop, of an early London omnibus.

The days of oil-fired ships, trains, power stations and the increasing demand for petrol meant that the importation of oil for the refineries had to be accommodated.

During the days of early popular motoring, the fine scenery in the valley of the Severn attracted many day-trippers from the urban areas of the Midlands.

High above the Vale of Marshwood stands the impressive Iron Age hillfort of Lamberts Castle.

This interior view of the castle shows the 13th-century entrance porch or gatehouse.

In early days the royal manor of Lyndhurst was often granted to the queens of England. Henry III gave it to Eleanor of Castile, the wife of Edward I.

Dominating this area of the town is St Mary's Church.

It is difficult to cross this wide, breezy promenade without thinking of him. Sailor, circumnavigator, mayor, MP, bowls player, scourge of the Spanish – he crammed a lot into his 51 years.

Preston docks were once some of the busiest in the country, handling cargoes from around the world.

This crowded region south of the river was once the heart of London cockney life.

In the 1850s, Cheapside was one of the most fashionable shopping streets in London, with a ‘mighty stream of traffic’ flowing through from Oxford Street to Leadenhall and the City.

From the 13th century, the village was part of the huge 3000-acre manor estate of the de Bellerbys. Rievaulx Abbey also farmed some 43 acres of land near the village.

By 1918 Margate Council had become envious of Pettman's monopoly of bathing at Cliftonville and made a charge for the bathing rights and the hiring of deckchairs on the popular Cliftonville beaches

Here, within the heartland of the city's commercial and financial life, the imposing Victorian buildings we see are still standing today.

On the River Bure, Coltishall is a picturesque place.