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Bovington is the home of the popular tank museum, where a great many tanks and armoured military vehicles can be seen.

We are on the peaceful, reed-fringed shores of Rydal Water, near Grasmere. Rydal was the home of William Wordsworth from 1813 until his death in 1850, and this was one of his favourite lakes.

Boatsheds on the right of the picture are typical of many, with mooring for several boats. A refuelling pump stands on the edge of the water next to a general stores.

Beyond the slipway (centre) are the open doors of the new lifeboat station, built in 1984 and housing the Spirit of Derbyshire, a Mersey Class boat capable of 16 knots and with a range of 145 nautical

The old pilchard-curing cellar, or 'palace', beside the shore in the foreground was one of the largest in Cornwall.

This general view of Ambleside, at the northern end of Windermere, was taken from the slopes of Loughrigg Fell.

The beautiful village of Bredon stands at the foot of Bredon Hill, and is deservedly on everyone's list of favourite English villages.

The church of Headbourne Worthy is one of the oldest in southern England: it stood for long years before William the Conqueror won the realm at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

The church of Headbourne Worthy is one of the oldest in southern England: it stood for long years before William the Conqueror won the realm at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Here we see the east front of Chatsworth, where a team of gardeners with their carts full of bedding plants are working on the Italian gardens.

The great chasm of Blackgang Chine was an early tourist attraction on the Isle of Wight, with its dramatic waterfall and eroded colourful cliffs.

Norfolk's own California is just north of Caister.

Appleton-le-Street's hill-top parish church of All Saints is famous for its tower, the lower part of which shows signs of Saxon work.

High above the East Cliff promenade are the turrets and flags of The Royal Bath Hotel, one of the town's leading resorts at this time.

In the year of this photograph, Whitby is poised for a summer influx of new visitors via the new Scarborough to Whitby Railway, which opened on 6 July 1885.

Standing in 270 acres of parkland, Raby Castle was the seat of the Neville family for two hundred years.

Ship-handling facilities at Douglas were greatly improved in 1872 with the completion of Victoria Pier, as it allowed steamers to come alongside regardless of the state of the tide.

The parish church of St Mary at Standon has a three-stage detached tower - one of the few in England.

The site was originally part of the large gardens of Arnolds, a private residence accessed from the adjacent Church Road. The original proprietor was Edward (Ted) Hoadley.

Colchester was also visited by the Roman Emperor himself, who considered the capture of this capital vital to the success of the conquest from AD43 onwards.

'During the present century the town has considerably improved; its salubrious air and extensive beach on which there is a splendid walk of nearly two miles, having induced many families to make

We are looking down the Main Street of the charmingly-named hamlet of Appletreewick in Wharfedale, with the prominent 1,550ft fell of Simon's Seat in the background.

This view shows the solid Georgian façade of the Wheatsheaf Hotel in the Wensleydale village of Carperby, halfway between Hawes and Leyburn.

In 1872 the surgeon Joseph Lister wrote enthusiastically of Looe's health-giving properties, favourably comparing its climate to that of Switzerland.