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Findon is on the top of the Downs, just north of Worthing, and was noted for an annual sheep fair. Now horse breeding and training is an important local activity.

For this 1960s view, Frith's photographer is looking north from the upper floor of the quite new Woolworth's towards the horse chestnut trees edging Parsonage Field - they screen the Comrades

The hamlet is centred upon a long hour- glass-shaped green; this view was taken at its north end, with Shophouse Lane on the right and August Lane on the left.

This view looks north-east along Chertsey Road (now one-way and traffic-calmed) away from the station, which fuelled the commuter-based growth of the town.

We are looking north-east from the green in front of The Abbey's large grounds; this view is remarkably unchanged since 1890.

Curtain defences include the Butavant Tower (top left), South Tower, North Tower, South-west Gatehouse, Fourth Tower, Third Tower and Second Tower (centre right).

The view is north- eastwards from the tower of St Mary's Church to the double sidings of the goods yard (centre) and site of James Panton's Swanage Brewery which was demolished in 1893.

Archaeologists say that during the Dark Ages the village centre was north of the church, around what is now the car park opposite the Civic Hall.

A mile or so south of Quorn, the camera looks north towards the weir, with Hawcliff Hill and Buddon Wood to the left.

This, the south gate to the castle keep, is today the main entrance, but it is thought that in the castle's heyday the north gate was the main access.

Apart from the loss of some railings, little in this view from the north-west has changed, although it is now a Polish Roman Catholic Church serving Bedofrd's quite sizeable Polish community.

East of the church and the Moot Hall, a jettied timber-framed building of about 1500, standing in its green, is the main north-south village road, the High Street.

Here we look south down North Bridge Street towards that junction with High Street.

This view is taken looking south towards Oving from Bowling Alley's junction with the North Marston to Whitchurch Road.

The nave became the north aisle during the rebuiding, while the granite-built south aisle (seen here) became the nave and chancel, so it is offset from the tower.

The south porch is timber, and in the north aisle there are two wooden posts. The stained glass windows were designed by Gibbs.

It is mostly Perpendicular, but has a 13th-century chancel wall and a Decorated north chapel. Most of the church was demolished and rebuilt, faithfully, in 1850.

The tower is late Norman, except for the top; the arcades are Early English, and the aisle wall and windows, the clerestory, and the north chapel are Perpendicular.

Apparently one of these stones still exists and can be seen on the north side of Ivelet Bridge.

Hunstanton is unique for north Norfolk resort towns in that it looks west across the sea and not east. It was a quiet village of simple fishermen's cottages until the coming of the railway in 1862.

The house was begun by William Cavendish, fourth Earl and later first Duke of Devonshire, in 1687 and completed in 1706; the north wing was added between 1820-30.

Situated on the north bank of the Medway, the original motte and bailey castle was replaced with stone by the early 13th century, when the shell keep was built.

A little further north along Albert Embankment we get this wonderful view of the houses of Parliament.

A double-decker open-topped bus travels north along the A24 on its way to Dorking and its terminus at West Croydon.