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This is the Medley section of the Thames - or Isis, as it is known hereabouts. Only a glance at this wonderful photograph gives an idea of the phenomenal popularity of rowing a hundred years ago.

On the north side of the village is Manor Farm, with its astonishingly complete array of farm buildings.

His neighbours were a mixture of old and new residents.

The chapel is almost Byzantine in design, but its transepts are reminiscent of Italian Romanesque rather than Byzantine.

Though probably the least spoilt of all the English county towns, little survives of pre-1694 Warwick. In that year much of the town centre was destroyed by fire.

This is the oldest part of the cathedral - the stiff-leaf carvings on the capitals of the north-west side are simpler in design than those east of this point.

While Chorley Old Hall is still recognisable for what it was, and lies, still with its moat, on the outskirts of Alderley Edge village, Hawthorn Hall, originally part of the hamlet of Morley, is

During the days of early popular motoring, the fine scenery in the valley of the Severn attracted many day-trippers from the urban areas of the Midlands.

This interior view of the castle shows the 13th-century entrance porch or gatehouse.

A lunchtime view, with Epping's wide High Street and the 1907 tower of St John's church forming the backdrop, of an early London omnibus.

The days of oil-fired ships, trains, power stations and the increasing demand for petrol meant that the importation of oil for the refineries had to be accommodated.

High above the Vale of Marshwood stands the impressive Iron Age hillfort of Lamberts Castle.

Construction of St George's Dock was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1761.

Sir Henry Price and the Fifty Shilling Tailors A branch of the Fifty Shilling Tailors stands on the right of the parade of shops in this photograph.

This panorama of the river through broad lawns and lofty trees reveals the bridge’s graceful character.

Most of England's Celtic legacy is to be found in Cornwall.

A magician entertains a crowd of well dressed Victorian holidaymakers on the beach.

The bustling village of Hawes is the 'capital' of Upper Wensleydale, and the economic and social centre for the farmers of the dale.

Woodbridge is undoubtedly one of the most attractive small towns in Suffolk, and stands at the tidal limit of the River Deben.

The bishopric was one of the poorest in England, and even in the mid 18th century its net revenues were only around £300 a yar. Because of this, bishops were given additional church preferments.

There are a number of Neolithic monuments on the island; the Meayll Circle is of a unique design with six pairs of lintel graves arranged in a circle.

The residential nature of the place led to the establishment of quality retail outlets.

This is a classic view of Tarn Hows, near Hawkshead, with the peaks of the Langdale Pikes in the centre background.

As we turn right along Cornmarket Street, the most striking building amid the shops is the rough-hewn late Anglo-Saxon tower of St Michael's Church, with its two tiers of paired belfry windows.