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This eastern end of the Isle of Wight enjoys a milder climate than the busy towns on the north coast, and health- conscious early visitors came for the quality of the air.

Peeping above the rooftops of the village is the sturdy medieval tower of Headley's All Saints' church (left).

Lying to seaward of Poltesco, the rocky little beach of Carleon Cove had its own pilchard fleet until the 19th century, when it became the home of the Lizard Serpentine Company.

The 188 acres of Healey Dell became a Nature Reserve in 1976. Oak, birch and beech trees predominate and there are over 400 species of flora and over 60 species of birds.

This street of small distinctive shops and fine 18th-century terraced buildings is the commercial hub of the town.

The Butter Cross in the centre of Kirkby Malzeard, north west of Ripon, was the traditional venue for the village's famous Sword Dance, now rarely performed.

All is peace and quiet on the banks of the Severn. In Worcestershire the number of people working on the land in 1861 was 16,679. By 1931 this had fallen by 46% to just 8,970.

The original pier was designed by Eugenius Birch, and was one of the classic piers of the British seaside resort in its design.

The Rock Hotel still stands in the village of Haytor Vale, providing refreshment for tourists just as it once did for the local writer and eccentric Beatrice Chase.

Aberaeron is almost in the middle of the 60-mile coastline of Ceredigion.

This Georgian promenade around the base of the castle provides impressive vistas of the river below and across to the other side.

This, the original hamlet on the shore, consisted of fishermen's cottages and the Ship and Nimrod Inns. Henry Pease was said to have had a vision of 'a town arisen on the edge of a cliff'.

However, all this changed with the coming of the railways.

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

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.

The Duke of York is one of Burnley's landmark inns, and gives its name to this part of town. The tip of a spire can be seen just off centre.

Nestling in a combe between two rocky hills, the tower of the parish church of St Michael is clearly visible in this view of the town, taken from the Cobb, on which the Duke of Monmouth landed on 11

In the background are the ruins of Bolton Castle, which was built by Richard Scrope in the 1380s.

In the background are the ruins of Bolton Castle, which was built by Richard Scrope in the 1380s.

The new seaside resort was mostly laid out south of the old town on flatter land between the Lower Town, largely destroyed by fire in 1791, and the sea.

Two miles south-west of Othery, the Taunton Road skirts the Mump, a natural tor rising steeply from the surrounding Moors.

The cottage on the east side of Manor Road (left) is the one to which Sergeant William Lawrence retired.

A typical moss landscape of sedge and scruffy birch trees is in the foreground; beyond are some of the traditional peat cutters who were still working the area.

Beside the waters of the Great Stour, this great house in its pleasant parkland marks the original birthplace in 1380 of Cardinal Kempe, the ecclesiastical statesman.