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The base is carrstone of a dark brown tint below and yellow above. On this rests a band of bright red chalk, and above it is white chalk, which forms the upper part of the cliff face.

A superb view of both the railway in the foreground, complete with steam engine, and the rolling hills beyond.

Soham is the largest parish outside the Isle of Ely, and is surrounded by fenland.

The restored cross in the centre of Woodhouse, a South Yorkshire village east of Sheffield, stands on an ancient stepped base and now features a sundial and a weathervane.

The parish church of St Peter and St Paul has the tallest tower of any in Norfolk, rising to 160 feet.

A quiet moment on the banks of the Leam. Jephson Gardens were laid out on land leased from Edward Willes of Newbold Comyn.

A shady spot suitable for scholarly discussion or common-room gossip, this avenue of lime trees, their bases encircled by benches, replaces a circular drive and lawn in front of C House.

At Higher Porthpean, the robust chapel of ease, dedicated to St Levan, was built in 1885 and financed by Lady Graves-Sawle of Penrice at a cost of £1,000.

Hundreds of feet of drift nets are being inspected and mended where necessary on the wall, and there is a pile of cork floats behind the men on the quay edge.

The Alexandra Hotel was established in 1888 and still welcomes guests today.The building was originally the home of William Pinney MP in the days of ancient boroughs, when Lyme had its own representative

The proprietress of Taylforth's Hotel (left), in the main street of Eamont Bridge, stands outside to bid farewell to a guest departing in a pony and trap.The photographer would certainly not be able

One of the great advantages of the Frith Collection is that the photographers often went back to the same locations, which provides us with subtle degrees of change.

The 483-seat theatre was built on the old Ilfracombe Hotel site, and was opened by the actor Joss Ackland in 1998.

Harlow was a clothing town that had gone into something of a decline. It had once had a market and, until the 19th century, a celebrated cattle fair.

Situated on the Avon, Cropthorne Mill has often attracted the attentions of artists and photographers.

The old parish of Great Comberton runs from the river Avon to the summit of Bredon Hill.

Little Comberton lies on the northern side of Bredon Hill, not far from its sister village of Great Comberton.

This charming woodland parish without a village covers parts of the banks of the River Severn. The great house belonged originally to the de Ribbesfords.

Facilities at the racecourse have improved considerably since the fifties with the addition of new stands, hospitality suites and the Champagne and Seafood Bar.

A view of old Brightlingsea.

Set in an area of Victorian factory housing, these streets of modest but pleasing terraces are now part of a Conservation Area.

Cobbles, brick, timber and tile - an enchanting corner of Bletchingley over one hundred years ago.

Blackwater, which shares its name with that of the river, lies just to the south of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst.

It is probable that Devonport abandoned its earlier name of Plymouth Dock as a gesture of independence.