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Taking the form of a Celtic cross, it remembered the dead of the town during the First World War, which had ended just a year before.

This old building has undergone a number of changes over the years. Once a large elm stood close by, but this was lost during the problems with Dutch elm disease.

John Chandler and Derek Parker describe the effect of the church on the visitor in 'Wiltshire Churches, an Illustrated History': 'There is an aura of intense mystery, and to submit to its darkness

The village stands on the east side of the Towy where the river breaks out to sea through a widespread expanse of sandbanks at low tide.

Penrith, 'capital' of the northern Lake District, is an attractive red sandstone market town. But it did not escape the 'Poets' Corner' craze for street-naming of the late 19th century.

The pyramid-capped tower of this Norman church stands prominently on a hill, and forms part of Davington Priory, founded in 1153 by Fulco de Newenham.

Twenty-nine local weavers were recorded working in what was then a small village in 1608, 19 of whom were specifically engaged in producing the broadcloth for which this area became famous

In the centre of the photograph we can see the 64ft, red brick lighthouse on the Brush Wharf, built at a cost of £400.

To the left in the middle distance we can see the gable end of the old Bullard's pub, the Shipwright's Arms.

Many of the students who trained here were later employed in the glass industry for which the town is so well known.

Early visitors preferred to stay in the hotels and villas of this area, within easy walking distance of the sea.

This view of the church, which was taken away from the town centre, also shows a pretty ironstone thatched house and numerous houses roofed with the local slates.

The Greyhound public house is one of the few buildings on this side of the street to have remained unchanged.

Lyndhurst's main street runs from east to west, dominated by the church on the higher ground at one end. Much of the administrative work of the New Forest is carried out here.

The coming of the railway in Victoria's time had made Lyndhurst very popular, though George III had resided there a century earlier.

The Friary Courtyard c1960 The friary is situated on the outskirts of Aylesford village.

One is on the Derwent; the other is on the Wear. One is a former colliery village and the seat of the Surtees family; the other appears to be known for the number of Nonconformist chapels it contains.

The passenger ferry from the Essex port of Tilbury approaches the Town Pier at the end of its journey across the Thames.

The unusual Gothic-style clock tower was built in 1878 by William Cunliffe: it is made of cast-iron.

In this view, the Market Place shows signs of a limited amount of redevelopment. A new retail block has been built between the post office and Marks & Spencer, replacing Lesters and the White Swan.

Judge Jeffreys lodged in this Dorchester house in the aftermath of the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685; he sentenced some 300 rebels to death, though many were transported instead.

If you look to the extreme left of it you can just make out the south water gate, which at this time was high and dry. The water defences extended to this side of the dam.

Here the brickwork of the houses has been used for a very decorative effect. Notice the already well-established monkey puzzle tree. These originally came from Chile.

Again we have evidence of another future chain store - Oliver's shoes. Also, by this time photography was an increasingly popular hobby.