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It is hard to imagine now, but this was still countryside not too many years ago. The name means 'long heath', and it was recorded in a deed dated 1426, now at Stratford Records Office.

The High Street branches left at the junction. It is unusual in being mainly residential, with commercial development centred on Bridgnorth Road.

The sign against the side of the shop, above the window and entrance, reads 'R.E. Seigh - Grocer and Provision Dealer. Shipping Supplied'.

This photograph gives us a close view of the Octagon, 'a unique and arresting achievement of the Late Decorated period' (Alec Clifton-Taylor).

The beautiful Luxulyan valley has great rounded granite boulders among the trees on its wooded slopes, and at one point it is crossed by a stone viaduct completed by Joseph Treffry in 1842 to carry both

Today, it would be difficult to stand for long in the middle of this road junction at the bottom of town; here West End meets Fore Street and Penryn Street (right).

Old Hill's official name is St Thomas Hill, and it was once used as a toboggan run when there was snow on the ground — rather a hair-raising ride!

In 1746 Prince Charles Edward Stuart fought at the battle of Culloden Moor. Following the battle, 300 clansmen were herded into Inverness town jail and left without food or water for two days.

Frith's photographer has moved beyond Boatslide Weir Bridge to the bank to look at the weir itself. The chains on posts are still here to protect rowers from the hazards of the weir.

Double-ended clinker-built boats with twin lugsails, they were capable of sailing at speed, an essential prerequisite for the job.

The cathedral looks massive, but is in fact relatively small, the central and two western towers being of no great height at all.

The Gate leads directly to Harnham Bridge over the River Avon. This was an important medieval trading entrance to the city for traders and travellers from the west.

The ruinous 70ft high 12th century keep, all that remains of Henry III's favourite palace. It was the only Royal Castle in Surrey; the motte was raised soon after the Norman Conquest.

At the turn of the century the ferry was only for foot passengers. To the right is the Haven Hotel, and one of Guglielmo Marconi's radio masts.

Dartmouth regatta is still held in August; but rarely can the river have been as busy or the boats as decorated as here in late Victorian times, when attendance at the regatta was highly chic and drew

Looking at a tranquil summer scene like this, it is difficult to imagine the furious weather to which Torcross is sometimes exposed.

The village takes its name from the area's most famous son, Sir Walter Raleigh, who was born at the beautiful Tudor farmhouse of Hayes Barton a couple of miles to the south.

The curious Mathematical Bridge across the Cam, built on geometric principles, and originally held together - so the story goes - without any fixing devices.

Red marble lions (one just visible here) guard the steps which rise to the ornate pulpit, carved from red, green and cream marble.

This view looks from St Helen's Church, west across the rooftops, to Our Lady of Lourdes RC Church and Holy Trinity Church in Kilwardby Street.

On the right is the Albany Hotel and the Yorkshire Penny Bank. Sheffield was just one of a handful of authorities at this date who still had faith in their tramway system.

This notable shopping street leads out of the market place towards the river. The awnings are up so it must be a sweltering summer's day.

The statue of Richard Oastler and two children was unveiled in May 1869 at what was then the end of Market Street - Forster Square had yet to be laid out.

The name of this small settlement on the slopes of Wansfell Pike between Windermere and the Kirkstone Pass means exactly what it says - 'the trout stream' - and it stands above a stream of the same name