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An isolated village of flint and brick cottages, to the west of Chichester. In the village are Adsdean, a gabled Tudor style house of around 1850, and the parish church of St Mary, built in 1859.

The village is named after five ash trees on the green.Twits Gill was once the home of Sir Austen Chamberlain, who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1903 and Foreign Secretary in the 1920s.

Described as 'the friend of the children of Cardiff' in his touching 'Western Mail' obituary, the Norwegian- born Mr Stephenson superintended bathing for 31 years.

A mitre, of course, is the hat worn by a bishop, or sometimes by an abbot.

This post office and hardware shop is near to the church of St Andrew, the church hall that was previously the village school, and the Castle of Comfort pub.

Inside the quaint little church of St Michael and All Angels is a George III coat of arms dated 1784, signed by the Richmond painter Robert Coatsworth; he helped to paint the scenery for the opening

The steep valleys, or cloughs, which run off the foothills of the Pennines were often utilised by Victorian water engineers for the construction of reservoirs to provide drinking water for the burgeoning

The tower and spire of the parish church of St Mary and St Cuthbert dominates the skyline in this market day picture.

Situated six miles west of Darlington, Piercebridge is unusual in that the village was built within the ramparts of a Roman fort that once guarded the bridge over the Tees carrying the road between York

The sails of the Union Windmill peep over the roofs of the half-timbered cottages lining the street.

To the left of Symons, the jewellers (now Castle Jewellers) is the small opening of Sandford Timewells Lane, a narrow cobbled alley which cuts through to Castle Dyke and feels as though it should once

Initially the home of the fishing fleet, the Albert Dock soon became the dock for the importation of wood pulp, paper, fruit and provisions and for the export of heavy vehicles, cars and industrial and

FY on the side of the fishing vessel, just visible in front of the number, denotes the port of Fowey. Wherever possible, the first and last letters of the port's name are used.

Here we have a glimpse of the pier through the 'fresh and luxuriant foliage' of the gardens.

Major improvements in transport facilities around 1890 put the industries of Barry and Cardiff in easy reach for the first time.

The relative tranquillity of this scene belies the common's historic role as a venue for altogether more rowdy activities.

Gifted by the Earl of Plymouth in 1947, the castle and its gardens were not only to become the centrepiece of the museum, but also an integral component.

This Victorian crescent lines one end of Exmouth's long Esplanade.

The college, founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham, lies in the shadow of the old city wall.

The stone walls of St Peter's Church, to the north of the forecourt to Doddington Hall, are a marked contrast to the mellow red brick of the Hall, which might be by Robert Smythson, the architect of Hardwick

Midhurst is a town of contrasts, with an early medieval core around the church, west of the Norman castle earthworks on St Anne's Hill, and the wide North Street, a later medieval planned market place.

Built on the site of a 9th-century royal manor house, Leeds Castle became a royal fortress on the accession of Edward I.

West of the village centre is Wadhurst Castle.

Situated four miles south-west of Swansea overlooking Swansea Bay, Oystermouth derives its name from a Norman/English corruption of Ystmllwynarth.