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The White Swan public house, first mentioned in 1722, stands on raised ground just beyond the beached punts to the left of centre.

The Earl of Cornwall built stew (fish) ponds on the western boundary of his estate, and fish was an important part of the medieval diet.

This has been used in some of the older buildings around North Hill, including the tower of St Michael's church.

This photograph gives us some idea of the rural setting for this village, something of a constrast to the dense housing of the village itself.

Walking is one of the very best ways to explore the delights of the Isle of Wight.

It was owned by the Benedictine abbey of nearby Pershore until the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII. Notice the oil lamp standard in the foreground of this late Victorian photograph.

Golden Cap, 626ft high, is the biggest cliff on the southern coast of England.

The name of this Whitbread pub, the King Ethelbert, is in remembrance of the Saxon king who ruled Kent from AD560-616. Part of the pub is built on an old Roman fort. Nearby there is a caravan site.

This was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1135 by Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield.

Here we see a fairly busy scene in the centre of this large and expanding village.

Sir Henry Thompson, son of a vice admiral and curate of the parish church of St Peter and St Paul, helped to found Holy Trinity Church in West Street, as well as church schools in Park Lane and Fontley

There are some fine memorials within the church, notably those of the Oglander family, who had held land nearby since the Norman Conquest.

Miss Beale was a great campaigner for university education for women, and had a vision of the Ladies' College as a preparation for this.

Fore Street boasts many excellent examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture, with a Shambles and market arcade rebuilt in 1796.

The Market Square of Beccles is overlooked by the detached tower of St Michael's church.

In this 1929 photograph the north side of Hermitage Road is now built up, while the south side remains partly undeveloped.

The Minster Crypt 1886 There are many fine tombs within the Minster, including that of Saint Ethelred, a brother of Alfred, who was killed by the Danes in 873.

Southsea started life as a group of farm cottages but by the time this photograph was taken, it bore the stamp of a classic seaside resort, characterised by the terraces, villas and open spaces so typical

This photograph shows the layout of Beverley well, with North Bar leading to the Market Place. It also reveals more detail of the west front of St Mary's Church.

The black and white half-timbered frame of the building at the rear of the inn shows the influence of the Warwickshire Vale building methods on this Cotswold village.

A casualty station was set up there during the air raids on Cowes on the night of 4 and 5 May 1942.

The stately Gothic pile of Wray Castle can just be seen peeping over the trees in the background of this photograph, taken near its boathouse on the lake.

Here we see the colonnaded front and formal gardens of Eden Hall, four miles east of Penrith.

At this time restoration work was under way at Washington Old Hall, home of the ancestors of US president George Washington.