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Another recreation ground available to Rugbeians was the Whitehall Recreation Ground on Hillmorton Road, which housed a 28-ton, armoured First World War tank presented to the town in 1919,

The Holme takes its name from an ancient Scandinavian word which means 'an island surrounded by marshes', but the oldest part of the house dates only from the early 17th century.

Note the typical Kentish architecture - hung tiles and a hipped roof - and the big conservatory and the round oast house to the right.

The houses on the left have now all gone, to be replaced by bungalows for the elderly.

The photographer moved back down the road and caught the colonnade of shops, one of Hawkhurst's best known features; this is an early 19th-century shopping arcade with weatherboarded houses and cast-iron

A view of Staithes harbour showing, in the background, the two rows of houses known as Cowbar.

The restoration was directed at putting the house into a representation of what it might have looked like in 1564. The garden was planted out with trees and flowers mentioned in the Bard's works.

An older building burnt down in 1742; the house we see here was erected soon afterwards by the Napier family.

Cars have replaced horses, and just out of shot, on the right, would be the Rose and Crown public house. Today, the Post Office, the first building on the right, is a bathroom showroom.

A late 19th-century advertisement for the George Hotel reads: 'This house, being in the centre of the picturesque scenery of Pangbourne, affords every accommodation for tourists, boating parties or

A late 19th-century advertisement for the George Hotel reads: 'This house, being in the centre of the picturesque scenery of Pangbourne, affords every accommodation for tourists, boating parties

This rambling 15th-century hall house has changed little over the years. It is inscribed with the initials of Stephen Chilman, who modernised it in the 17th century. Today it is a private home.

Time stands still on a summer's afternoon, with houses going back four hundred years placed all around the square. The market is still held here, and buyers and sellers come in from miles around.

This fine Georgian town house became the Moot Hall and residence of the Town Council around 1800. This role continued until the re-organisation of local government in 1972.

Although only visible from its sign in this picture, the Green Man is a magnificent timbered public house.

Sheffield Polytechnic was formed in 1969 with the amalgamation of the Sheffield Colleges of Technology and Art; the new institution was housed in purpose-built facilities on land between Howard Street

Situated on Durnford Street, which runs parallel to Stonehouse Creek, the Royal Marine Barracks were built in 1867 using a mixture of Plymouth limestone and granite from the moors and originally housed

The serene and tranquil Lower Close is surrounded by fine houses, mostly 'Georgianised', but incorporating priory buildings.

One is devoted to a working display of mechanical music machines, the other - housed in a former prison - is the Countryside Collection.

The shops and houses on the left back straight on to the sea.

It still houses the excellent collection of historic weights and measures and the instruments of torture shown here.

The grounds of Cobtree Manor, at Sandling, close to Maidstone, now house the Museum of Kent Life, Cobtree Manor Golf Course and a 250 acre park.

Here, on the corner with St Stephens Lane, stands the Ancient House.

Here carved in granite on the Victorian Town House, these indicate the age and status of the city. Only Perth and Aberdeen have the Royal Tressure of Scotland on their arms.