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In the past it was once busy with an incessant stream of barges laden with bales of cloth passing through this now-abandoned lock.

Only the keep of the castle now survives.

This ancient cross head bearing a crude carving of a crucifix must pre-date the church by many centuries. The texture of the coarse granite of the district can be seen in the steps.

The village of Lower Penn was once owned by Lady Godiva, and was formerly known as Nether Penn.

The natural setting of this small port between cliff faces is idyllic. This picture shows how effectively it provides safe shelter for the limited number of craft it can hold.

The man and group of boys in front of the centre ground boat are typical of visitors to any sea shore, and form the kind of scene that has not changed over the years.

Towcester is a small old town on the Tove, with a number of Georgian houses and a pleasant market place.

There are now fewer trees, and several of the houses are offices or hotels. At the left is the rock-faced stone St Peter's Hill United Reformed Church of 1869.

An air of tranquillity permeates this summer view.

In the past it was once busy with an incessant stream of barges passing through this now-abandoned lock, laden with bales of cloth.

This final glimpse of old Hastings is a photograph that captures all the charms of the old town, with St Clement's Church at the end of the street.

To the right of the arch is Apsley House, one of only two or three of Piccadilly's great houses to survive.

Externally, the Mountsorrel granite facing of the church gives it a hard, almost unwelcoming appearance.

Here we see a lovely view of the wide flower-flecked green on what looks like a warm evening. Littlebourne has a long history, and had a closely-knit community in those days.

This view of Cockington is almost exactly the same today, thanks to the Mallocks of nearby Cockington Court: this is a 17th-century mansion that stands in 450 acres of parkland, and is now owned, along

The Calf of Man looking in the general direction of Kione Beg and Gibdale Point. The narrow channel which separates the island from Man, Calf Sound, is over on the left of the picture.

The distinctive central tower of King William's College was designed by John Welch and was a feature of a major rebuilding programme following a fire in 1844.

The hilltop town of Shaftesbury has wide views over Blackmoor Vale and thousands of acres of rolling Dorset countryside. Some locals still use its old name of Shaston.

South Devon Railway purchased the first Catholic Church of 1854 for £2000 after deciding to open the rail- way tunnels beneath it.

The second transmitter, opened in 1927, provided the first public telephone service to the USA, and was the forerunner of international communications.

An assortment of small fishing and rowing boats has been hauled safely above the high water mark in this picture of the eastern end of the Marine Parade; the famous white cliffs are visible beyond the

This is a view of the street looking south.

Ber Street leads the traveller out through the southern fringes of the city. This quiet, shaded street offered a little respite from the bustle of the market centre.

In 1209, the rebuilding of Eccleshall Castle was begun by Walter Langton, Bishop of Lichfield and Lord High Treasurer of England.