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The original heart of this sprawling village, the battlemented tower is the complete surviving remnant of the medieval church.

Not many people woudl disagree with the observation that 'the avenue of yews leading up to the timber porch is very striking.' It leads up to the porch of St Mary's Church.

The Shambles was originally known as Haymongergate, because it was the site of the haymarket.

Lord Brotherton donated his collection of rare books and gave £100,000 in cash.

This is London Road, showing the Duke of York Hotel, now minus its covered porch, at the junction with the Frimley Road.

Within the vestry of the abbey at the south-west end are stained glass windows dating from 1928.

The names above the shops are recognised throughout the area as old Liss names - the name Langrish also appears on the memorial for World War I as one of those who gave their lives for their country

Near the village of Madron, to the north of Penzance, is the 8-foot tall Men Scryfa,which means 'written stone'.

This famous Edwardian county hotel was built on the edge of Savernake Forest, where the Great Western Railway and the Kennet and Avon Canal enter the Vale of Pewsey.

Purton was a small settlement to the west of Swindon.

By the 1930s the tiny hamlet of Hare Street had been swallowed up into Gidea Park.

It is hard to believe that this narrow road was once part of one of the major highways of England which had linked London and Chester since medieval times.

In 1839 Christ Church was opened to cater for the spiritual needs of the expanding suburb of shoe workers to the north of the town.

East and to the left of this view, the St Audries Bay Holiday Club occupies the cliff tops at the end of a winding lane that descends from the main road.

An excellent view of Saltburn parish church with its distinctive tower, something of a landmark in Saltburn.

An interesting view of Loftus, again showing the towers of the Catholic church and the town hall.

Contagious Diseases Acts were passed to deal with all manner of problems arising from people living in highly populated areas like Luton.

In 1300 Guy de Bello Campo, Earl of Warwick, obtained a charter so that a market could be held on each Tuesday and for an annual fair to be held on the eve of Holy Trinity (5 June, according to

The region's strong agricultural tradition is reflected in this view of livestock at market. Note the dog jumping the railings in the middle of the picture.

Buckfastleigh was for centuries the centre of the South Devon cloth industry, as its location on the Dart meant there was a ready source of power.

It is mid-afternoon siesta-time in the tranquillity of Laceby, a hamlet close to Grimsby. Only the white van indicates some form of human presence.

westwards up West Street to the Town Hall (left of centre), a Ford Model T passes the shops of Best, Warren and Spiller (right).

The beacon on Pendle Hill is said to be Saxon, and the field known as Kirkacre was in existence when Alfred the Saxon was chieftain.

Looking South to Marlborough Road The buildings to the left stood next to the Old Town Hall on the Market Square.