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It seems to be a busy day at the Shire Hall - home to the county's court-hearings - judging by the number of people gathered outside.

A view of the main regatta course is obscured by the bush in the foreground, but there is much other activity to please the eye.

The boats are towed to the end of the cruise and then both horse and rudder are moved to the opposite end for the return trip, thus solving the problem created by the lack of turning space.

A few things may be bought at the Trout Shop by the Old Mill.

The only action the castle ever saw was in 1216, when it was occupied by the French at the invitation of the Barons rebelling against King John.

Originally built in 1859, it was rescued as a rotting hulk and restored to public use by the National Trust in 1980.

Now known as the Shillingford Bridge Hotel, and with a large and rather poor extension replacing the clapboarded building to the right, this Georgian inn is situated on the south bank by the elegant bridge

The pier was built in 1903 by the Coastal Development Company to enable visitors to arrive by Belle steamers - the company ran a service between London and Yarmouth.

A top-hatted coachman directs his trap along the centre of the highway towards a wagon at the roadside by the chandler's shop - its horse is busily engaged in investigating the contents of its nosebag.

Kirkby Lonsdale's famous Devil's Bridge over the River Lune traditionally gets its name because it was built by the Devil, who claimed the soul of the first being to cross it.

Queen's Park was presented to the town by the London North Western Railway Company (LNWR) in 1887, and marked not only the Queen's Jubilee (hence the park's name), but also the 50th anniversary

The company had been founded in 1800, and the clock was designed by the works engineer, William Millward.

The Ribblesdale village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale is dominated by the stepped profile of Pen-y-Ghent, 2,277 feet high and one of Yorkshire's famous Three Peaks, seen here in the background of this view

It is separated from the enclosed village green by the Winn Brook, which is spanned by five little bridges before it reaches the Exe.

Here we see the ferryman at Blackwater pulling the ferry across the water by the very ancient method of using a rope as a means of propulsion.

It was a private house for a while, and then became a hotel run by the North Foreland Hotels Ltd.

Aylesford is a perfectly sited village by the River Medway and the scene of many battles in ancient times.

A collegiate church was founded here by the Neville family of nearby Raby Castle in 1410.

The crammed pens full of white-nosed Swaledale sheep are critically inspected by the bowler-hatted farmers, who would undoubtedly haggle over the price they expected to get or pay.

The round tower, which is still there, was originally used by the ship pilots of Porthcawl as they waited for ships to signal for a pilot to bring them into dock.

Started in about 1290, and dwarfed by the mighty transept and crossing tower, they were not strictly necessary in a non-monastic cathedral, but many medieval secular cathedrals acquired them, including

This and other cottages at this secluded spot are now leased out for holidays by the Landmark Trust.

The well is protected by the picturesque 15th-century baptistry erected over it. The trickling waters of this well were said to have special powers to cure madness.

Dating from the 16th century, the house is said to have been built by the goldsmith of Mary, Queen of Scots. Just how long Knox lived here is open to debate.