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The nave is the oldest part of the minster church, dating from the mid 12th century. The pillars and arches are of different Norman periods.

This marvellously atmospheric view along the High Street looks across towards Lincoln's great medieval minster church which dominates the city and the countryside for miles around – the beautiful central

below: MINSTER-IN-THANET

Here we have a fine view over the Winter Gardens, an indoor facility for tourists.

The isolated village of Skinningrove lies behind the camera – it is a community used to hardships and exposed to fierce winter weather.

Many of the terraces would have been built by local speculators as lodgings for visitors - the mildness and salubriousness of the climate made the town popular as a winter residence.

The cars have been replaced with trees (complete with a huge wagtail roost in winter).

The White Bull inn dates from the 18th century, and still believes in a roaring coal or log fire in winter.

Situated below Winter Hill on Rivington Moor, Adlington developed as a textile town before the advent of the railway because of its proximity to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, which runs

Mill Bank, or simply 'Loftus Bank', forms the approach to Loftus from Carlin How and, to this day, tests the skills of even the most careful driver, particularly in the winter months.

There was a minster here as early as 705. Well before that, the Roman Fosse Way threaded its way through the town. In later years stage coaches halted at the 18th-century George Inn.

The pointed roof on the other bank belongs to St Laurence's Church, Rowhedge, built in 1838 as a pastiche of York Minster's chapterhouse.

Lime trees (left) have been pruned into mop-head lollipops, confirming that this is a winter photo, which also explains the heavy clothing.

This nutrient-rich harvest would provide winter fodder for these hard-working draught animals and others in the months ahead.

The church of St Mary is glorious with snowdrops in winter. An unusual headstone is that of Jenny Preston, showing a witch with her cauldron. Gisburn appears in Domesday Book.

The minster's twin towers dominate most pictures of East Street, but Hawker's new drapery shop (centre right) comes a close second in this shot.

Here winter game plans hatched in the local pub can produce unlikely heroes, or fall apart in minutes. This is the battlefield - a small, probably balding, grass square.

For centuries the Severn has been notorious for flooding during the winter months, and much of the lower-lying land is protected with flood defences.

This winter view was taken from St John's-in-the-Vale, and also shows Lonscale Fell to the right.

This splendidly atmospheric view along the High Street looks across towards the great medieval minster church which dominates the city and the countryside for miles around.

York Minster was undergoing repairs at the time of this photograph. Pollution, mainly from the smoke from the railway, did a lot of damage to both glass and stone.

The hay would later be stacked before being taken to a hay barn to be stored as winter feed for the livestock. Holy Trinity, the parish church, dominates the skyline.

The esplanade at Freshwater Bay is a favourite place to stroll on long summer days, though in the winter it serves as a sturdy defence against wild weather and channel gales.

The river floods in the winter, and can rise up to the height of the walls.