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In the stonework to the right of the clock sits a medieval mechanical wooden puppet called Jack Blandiver; he was repainted in the early 17th century.

The vicar of St George's envisaged a need for a hospital, and so in 1866 he set up a hospital in a house on the corner of Cross Street and Albert Street - it became known as St George's Hospital.

In front of St Oswald's Church, the old market cross and bullring provide a central point for the delightful village of Askrigg.

Fairford is situated on the River Coln a few miles from the Thames in Gloucestershire. It is noted for fishing, and for a fine old mill dating from a long-time dependency on wool.

A real sense of space is offered here in the market place. Masham market was granted trading rights from 1393. At one time 40,000 sheep could be traded in one day.

devices were backed into the sea by horses, and the incumbent then disembarked down steps at the rear, protected from cold winds and inquisitive stares by a collapsible umbrella attached to the back of

On 3 March 1647, by order of the Commons, Aberystwyth and Abergavenny were both ordered to be disgarrisoned prior to demolition.

Built on a massive plinth, with balustrades above and cellars below, the high-Gothic lines of Rousdon House rise above lawns which slope away towards the Undercliff.

The photograph contrasts fenced and hedged sheep pastures with visual echoes of heathland.

This monument is an epic feat of prehistoric technology, bearing in mind the way the stones are put together and that the stones were brought from miles away.

A small boy in a rowing boat gazes at his reflection in the waters of Windermere in this summer photograph.

In this charming photograph, a collie sheepdog marshals a flock of white-nosed Swaledale sheep past the village green at Buckden.

The prosperous town, built where the sea meets the wild heathlands of Dorset, is one of the largest on England's south coast.

This picture of the Square shows the Crown Hotel, an old coaching house, forced to offer every attraction from livery to billiards, as the road network suffered during the dominant days of the railway

Southbourne stands above the seven miles of golden beaches that attract the tourist again and again to this part of the coast; a cliff railway facilitates access to the sands.

This impressive fountain, built in 1907, commemorates the life and reign of Queen Victoria.

This is the headquarters of British Rail Eastern Region, situated in Station Road. When this photograph was taken, the building had just been completed.

Here we see the beginnings of the age of affluence, with black cars starting to compete with public transport, just as the trolley bus had replaced the earlier trams.

The Angel Hotel was one of three hotels that catered for motorists, the others being the George and Dragon, and the Brunswick.

This magnificent building, unobscured by traffic or pedestrians in this photograph, was originally built by Edward Lovett Pearce in 1739 as the Irish Parliament.

The interior of St Peter's has piers and dressings of polyphant stone and a marble pulpit with alabaster steps.

This fine view shows the River Taw meandering down to the Long Bridge (just left of centre), and behind the bridge the dark wooded mound of the castle, built in the 10th century.

Today the scene is more reminiscent of this peaceful scene from the past. Most of the buildings in the town centre date from Tudor and Jacobean days.

The name of this café, and the two grinding stones from the mill that lean by the doorway, explain the changing nature of the countryside in these decades.