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The 19th-century parish church of St John is prominent in the centre of the picture, while the rest of the town spreads out beneath Skiddaw (right) and Dodd on the left.

The steep slopes of The Bank provide a grandstand view of Baildon, a typical Pennine town standing on the edge of Baildon Moor, famous for its enigmatic prehistoric 'cup and ring'-marked stones.

This beautiful Tudor mansion was built at the end of the reign of Henry VIII by the successful lawyer Sir John Hynde, partly from materials salvaged when they pulled down the church of St Etheldreda

The Church of St John the Baptist, Baxenden was completed in 1877 as the population in that area increased.

Along here were the post office, the Angel Hotel and St John's Church.

The church of St James with its broach spire is an interesting one.

At Hickling, where the Broadland waters fan into expansive shallows, there is a pleasing jumble of red tiled and thatched buildings clustering around the old Pleasure Boat Inn.

Founded by Henry VII's mother, Margaret Beaufort (as was St John's), the impressive gateway depicts her coat of arms, with a statue of her above.

Dedicated to St John Baptist, the church was originally built in the Norman style, though much of this has been lost in subsequent rebuilding.

Beyond is the castle where King John died in 1216, the year after Magna Carta.

Originally built as an Anglican church in Milton Road in 1834, and then purchased for the Catholic community in 1851, St John the Evangelist had its unusual and prominent tower, with a French-style saddleback

Dedicated to St John the Evangelist, the main part of the church was built at the Parkers` expense at the end of the 18th century, but the tower is an 1840s addition by their successors the Dixons.

The smooth slopes of 3,054-ft Skiddaw dominates the northern Lakeland town of Keswick in this view from Castle Head.

St John's contains several interesting features.

This beautiful Tudor mansion was built at the end of the reign of Henry VIII by the successful lawyer Sir John Hynde, partly from materials salvaged when they pulled down the church of St Etheldreda in

Between the parish church of St John and the Guildhall was the old police station (right), demolished in 1963 when the old Market Place was revamped.

Bamford's parish church of St John the Baptist is largely a William Butterfield restoration dating from 1861.

Founded by Henry VII's mother, Margaret Beaufort (as was St John's), the impressive gateway depicts her coat of arms, with a statue of her above.

St Edmund's is a 12th-century sandstone building in a typical Norman design - although the interior fittings boast a Saxon font as an indication of an earlier place of worship.

In the distance is St John's Church, Bridgetown; the wooded hill to the right is now the large housing estate of Westonfields.

The Church of St Michael was built in the 14th century and enlarged in the 15th century.

The east window, presented by Rev G S Hele in the 19th century, shows St John the Baptist, the emblems of the four evangelists, and twelve small scenes depicting portions of the litany.

St John's Church, situated dramatically above Torquay harbour, was built in limestone excavated from its own site by G E Street in 1861.

Note the Malvern Hills in the distance, and the tower of St John's Church, adding interest to this view of Worcester Bridge, which had been substantially widened just a few years before the picture was