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This photograph shows a Torbay at war. Seaplanes from the newly-formed Royal Air Force are pulled up on the beach - perhaps being used either for recruitment or anti-submarine duties.

This photograph shows a Torbay at war. Seaplanes from the newly-formed Royal Air Force are pulled up on the beach - perhaps being used either for recruitment or anti-submarine duties.

At dawn on 13 February 1692, soldiers commanded by Campbell of Glen Lyon killed at least 40 out of the 200 MacDonalds living in this glen.

The Gardens at Dunoon offer a little peace and tranquillity, compared to the hustle and bustle of the town.

Here we see Baxtergate at the junction of St Sepulchre Gate and the High Street.

Pargetting is a feature of this delightful building, which used to house the village fire engine (which was not famed for speed—it was often a case of 'first find your horse').

Nearby lies the churchyard; here we can find the grave of James Parker, who was brutally murdered outside the village in 1886.

The wide High Street of the town of Skipton on the River Aire was the scene of a weekly livestock market until well into the 20th century, but it now accommodates a general street market on Mondays, Wednesdays

Named for Lulworth Castle, over the hill at East Lulworth, the old hostelry at West Lulworth is an 18th- century thatched building behind a neat wooden fence.

Returning to the Square, we are once again looking at Market Street.

A three-masted barque and a brig lie at anchor below Hall Walk.

This is a double hammer beam roof, an exclusively East Anglian structure of which Suffolk has two-thirds of the total.

A 1947 Humber Hawk makes its way off the ferry. The ferry still runs from Lymington to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, and takes 30 minutes.

This is a quaint corner of Loftus, which here looks totally unsuited for the traffic of the present day.

A number of English kings stayed at the castle on their frequent visits to Hastings. William Rufus held court here, at the head of his army, awaiting a chance to slip across to Normandy.

The Kingsway Arcade (1916) is on the left. King George V and Queen Mary visited the town in July 1912, but they spent only fifteen minutes here for a reception at the Town Hall.

Loch Lomond became a popular destination for day trippers from around Clydeside, especially after the opening of the Dumbarton & Balloch Joint Railway.

It was out of this college that Leeds university was established in 1904. Leeds Mechanics' Institute was also noted for its high standards.

A solitary horse and cart is the only traffic at this wide and usually busy junction.

At Christmas 1175 the Norman lord, William de Braose, invited Seisyll ap Dyfnwal and other Welsh nobles to a banquet.

West Street is quieter than the High Street and this view looks south-west past the village hall with its somewhat ungainly porch 'perched' on the roof.

This fine bridge is one of the most dazzling structures spanning London’s river and was constructed in 1862 at the cost of £250,000.With the waters at low tide as they are here, critics have suggested

This hamlet of miners' cottages at Minions was first known as Cheesewring Railway because the line of that name passed through in 1846.

Over on the left Sketchley are offering their famous same day cleaning service, and there are deals to be had at Hartley Carpets, but what's a 'chipette' when it's at home?