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The 11th-century Saxon tower of St Michael's Church is clearly seen on the right of Cornmarket Street. Until 1771, the North Gate of Oxford spanned the Cornmarket beside this tower.

Note the interesting variety of architectural styles, including gabled houses with tiled roofs, in Bicester's three-cornered Market Square.

Fortunately, there is no traffic as the farmer herds his small herd of cows in the middle of the road at the bottom of Town Hill beside the Peterville Inn.

The splendid Norman tower of the cathedral rises above the roofs of the county town, forming an important part of the city's skyline.

Clydach Gorge, once populated by forges, is also well-known for its stands of beech trees which somehow survived the ravages of the charcoal-burners of the time.

The church of St Mary is Early English in style and some eight hundred years old.

This view shows a virtually-deserted High Street in the undistinguished former colliery town of Normanton, three miles north of Wakefield in South Yorkshire.

Wentworth Woodhouse is one of England's forgotten treasures, four miles north-west of Rotherham.

Bedale was granted its market charter by Henry III, and this view of the North End of the cobbled Market Place shows the 14th-century market cross standing on its six stone steps, with the impressive tower

The so-called Giant's Grave in the churchyard of St Andrew's is actually a pair of tall Norse-influenced Saxon crosses with two hog-backed grave slabs in between.

The wooden jetty on the left would have been used at high tide. This photograph was taken long before the widening of the promenade.

The second of the Pier Head buildings was the Royal Liver Building. This must be one of the most recognisable buildings in Great Britain.

The rebuilding took nearly twenty years, and the craftsmen tried to put only the best and finest materials back into Manchester's chief house of God. 192 new traceried panels were fitted to

Begun in 1915, and re-named Catterick Garrison in 1973, this is now the largest military base in Europe, and an important part of Richmond's economy.

Beaulieu is now the home of the Montagu family. Close to the Abbey is the National Motor Museum, a splendid collection of cars founded by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.

Abbotsbury has one of the loveliest settings on the Dorset coast at the western end of the long pebbled Chesil Beach. Inland are the rolling downlands of west Dorset.

North of Leiston are the flint and brick ruins of the 14th-century Leiston Abbey.

This open space at the junction of the roads leading to Hitchin, Wheathampstead and London was large enough to support the open-air market, which stretched the 100 yards through the middle of the picture

The Great Ouse has always been of importance to Bedford's economy and pleasure, and successive administrations have successfully managed the environs of the river to keep them as an amenity for the benefit

Rising above the High Street are the tower and delicate spire of All Saints' Church, built in the 18th century to replace a Norman church which was destroyed when the spire collapsed on top of it in

Across the Bain, Tattershall is altogether less ravaged by 1960s and later rebuilding.

When Ascot commemorated the accession of Edward VII by building a new grandstand, the Duke of Richmond responded by building an imposing two-tier grandstand to accommodate 10,000 persons at a cost of £40,000

Houghton on the River Test lends its name to one of the most exclusive fishing clubs in the world. Founded in 1822, the Houghton Club is restricted to fewer than 20 members.

This rural scene can be found to the west of Darlington. A huge green on either side of the road gives breathing space to the village.