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The wooded estate of Mount Edgecumbe is the hereditary seat of the Earls of Mount Edgecumbe.

Before Bullenshaw House was built, the area was wooded and provided a natural playground for youngsters. During the war two air-raid shelters were built into the hill.

Initially the home of the fishing fleet, the Albert Dock soon became the dock for the importation of wood pulp, paper, fruit and provisions and for the export of heavy vehicles, cars and industrial and

An overview of Ludham from the tower of St Catherine's Church shows the well-wooded, rich agricultural land surrounding the village before many of the hedges had been removed.

Behind the pub and the house rears the wooded slopes of Anstiebury Camp, one of Surrey's finest Iron Age hillforts, dating from the second century BC; its ramparts enclose over 11 acres.

This was part of John Wood the Elder's Royal Forum of the 1740s, now unfortunately dominated by the interloping Gothic spire of St John the Baptist.

The women baked bread, washed clothes, used carved spoons made of sycamore wood (it did not stain), cared for children and eagerly awaited the weekly carrier's cart to replenish their stocks of candles

From the Crown and Anchor pub on the left, the A6 trunk road heads away to Hadley Wood and on to Coventry, while on the right, the gleaming frontage of Clark's shoe shop reflects the passing scene.

The woods conceal former ironstone quarries that fed the iron making industry of Corby.

The town of 'Llareggub' in 'Under Milk Wood' is believed to be largely based on Laugharne.

The lake, originally the reservoir for the cotton mill at the far end, was used for boating and swimming, whilst sunbathers and picnickers enjoyed its wooded banks.

This view from Horsehold overlooks the wooded Calder Valley; it shows Heptonstall's two parish churches, one in the valley at Mytholm and the other on the hill above (centre background) in the actual hilltop

More evidence of Coronation flags and bunting is shown in this view of Wood Street, Wakefield, looking up towards the clock tower of the Town Hall, built in 1880 in the French Gothic style by T E Collcutt

It is part of the elder Wood's Royal Forum, with its long, formal composition fronting North Parade.

Although no longer 'i'th wood' this wonderful building is still full of character.

This fine example, not far from the town centre, was developed out of abandoned stone quarries, and features wooded corners, floral displays and lawns, all surrounding a lake fed by a 60-foot high waterfall

Its mainly 19th-century parish church of St James, which we see here in its wooded setting, is in the diocese of Chester, recalling the fact that the village was in Cheshire until local government re-organisation

With a gorse-clad common, walks through fields and woods and a car factory just up the road in Luton, what better place for a dream come true?

The superb wood carving dates from 1380, and on the misericords it depicts vivid scenes of medieval life and legend.

The wood sculpture of a pelican over the south door could have been a roof corbel.

The waters of Stock Ghyll rise just below the summit of the Kirkstone Pass, north of the town, and plunge through this wooded gorge before joining the River Rothay and eventually entering Windermere.

We can see old shops in the photograph— S Selvey, the grocer, and Wood, the butcher.The ancient market cross has been knocked down by vehicles and restored several times.The scene is similar today

On the right is the just completed War Office, and beyond is the Office of Woods and Forests. Bus routes 11 and 24 still run down Whitehall today.

The shops on the left remain, although the owners have changed; P G Wood & Son is now Krishna's Village Store.