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A tranquil scene from a vanished summer: ladies are punting on the meadow-fringed river.

A view of one of the three main streets in the little town, the others being English Street and Scottish Street.

Much of the credit for the success of Cheltenham Ladies' College must go to the indomitable headmistress Miss Dorothea Beale, who arrived at the college in 1858 and remained in charge until her death

These old buildings give a typical view of the village as it was then - and as it is today. Indeed, little has changed, save the re-routing of the main road that ran through the centre.

John Dunlop, a local lawyer, was one of the leading lights in the Clydeside temperance movement, founding the first society in the 1820s.

At the time of this photograph, these were known as the French Gardens; they are now known as the Rose Garden.

At the centre of this picture is a distinctive stone lamp standard given by Edward Simeon in 1804 'as a mark of affection to his native town'.

There seems to be ample room beneath the wide arches of Llanfoist Bridge, but when the Usk floods the waters have often risen to the top of them and flooded the Castle Meadows in the foreground.

Maiden Newton's mill is probably situated on the site of many earlier mill buildings. There are records of settlements here dating back to the Roman occupation.

Boot and shoe repairs are undertaken in these premises in one of the back yards in the cramped village of Mousehole. Perhaps it is Mr Jeffery himself who is posing at the steps in the foreground.

This is a flourishing view of the High Street with its flags and buntings, possibly celebrating the Festival of Britain or a Royal occasion.

The name of the village comes from 'Hudemanebi', a Scandinavian word meaning 'the farm of dog keepers'.

The covered colonnade, which has protected shoppers for generations, is still a feature of Long Row.

Consecrated in 1868, the parish church was funded entirely by William, the 8th Duke of Bedford, at a cost of £35,000.

Gloucester has the gravitas befitting a city that has been an important crossing point on the Severn since time long gone, and has played a significant role in the drama of British history for

Sandgate has become a suburb of Folkestone. On a good day the coast of France can be seen clearly from the Sandgate Esplanade. Note the ornate street light and the lady's fancy parasol.

Familiar to generations of holidaymakers, its wide pavement serves as one of the resort's most popular promenade walks.

Geologically the cliffs at Barton-on-Sea are very colourful, not unlike those across the Solent on the Isle of Wight. The area around is rich hunting territory for the collector of fossils.

Lepe remains an attractive hamlet offering safe bathing in the waters of the Solent. In Roman times a road ran west from here across the present ground of the New Forest to Ringwood.

The parish church of St Peter at Huddersfield was built on a Norman foundation, but was extensively restored and remodelled by J P Pritchett of York in 1836, in the Victorian Gothic style.

This photograph shows the tranquillity of the churchyard in Teversham, just a stone's throw from the bustle of nearby Cambridge.

Before the coming of tourism, Torquay was an obscure fishing hamlet, its villagers scratching a living from the sea, smuggling and lime burning.

The red-brick Tudor manor house of Kentwell Hall stands at the northern end of Long Melford. Today it is best known for the striking Tudor Rose brickwork maze set into the courtyard.

Here we experience the tranquillity of the churchyard in Teversham, just a stone's throw from the bustle of nearby Cambridge.