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The intricate timber-framed medieval farmhouse shown to the left of this view is joined to a yet older structure: the tiny stone chapel to the right was built by Odda, Earl of Hwicce, in Saxon times

An ancient royal burgh, Perth was once capital of Scotland.

A steamer, with a party of sightseers on board, has just left the quay heading down river. The women cluster at the stern under parasols.

Staines may have got its name from the stone- paved remains of a branch of the Roman road of Akeman Street, that once ran to the important Roman station of Ad Pontes nearby, or perhaps

Up the hill towards one of Chalfont St Peter's commons, Gold Hill, Tudor-style shops and flats were built on the north side of the road in 1922, called Market Place and decked out with fake

This is a rare sight, and one unlikely to be repeated: a solitary aircraft on the hard standing at Luton Airport - now one of the country's busiest holiday departure points.

By 1821 the population of the parish was over 7,000. The Reverend James Dixon was the vicar and Matthew Spilling the local surgeon, while his wife Ann ran a ladies' boarding school.

At the northernmost point away from Hailsham we reach Crowborough, a village that became a health resort in the 1870s when Lord Abergavenny followed the advice of a Dr Prince.

The intricate timber-framed medieval farmhouse shown to the left of this view is joined to a yet older structure: the tiny stone chapel to the right was built by Odda, Earl of Hwicce, in Saxon times

This view looks southwards across Lyme Bay from the main path through Langmoor Gardens, which were given to the town by James Moly of Langmoor Manor, Charmouth.

The regeneration of the south side of Dudley town centre began in 1962. First to be completed was a pedestrian way linking Castle Street with the bus station.

Later this was to become the 'end of the line' for trams from Birmingham.

This well-known inn is situated in a peaceful corner of the New Forest, close to Cadnam.

The town centre is dominated by its very large triangular market place, which in its turn is visually overwhelmed by the mighty church steeple, completed in 1460 and universally known as the Boston Stump

This photograph shows the ivy-smothered shell keep and gatehouse of Restormel Castle at a time when the ruin was still a titular possession of the Prince of Wales.

Construction of Hadleigh began in the 13th century, when Baron Hubert de Burgh was granted a licence to build.

A glorious array of colour greeted visitors to this part of the town, which had something for everyone.

The River Eye flows through the village on its way to join the River Dickler, which in turn feeds the Windrush to the south of Bourton-on-the-Water.

This is a characteristic scene: the reeds are stacked alongside old farmhouses and cottages waiting to be taken away by wide flat-bottomed craft such as wherries and barges.

Framlingham, built 1190-1210, is amongst the earliest castles in England to be constructed with a fortified curtain wall.

The Old Bank building, which stood at the junction of Chertsey Road, High Street and Broadway, failed to survive the post Second World War swathe of redevelopment which saw many of the town's Victorian

This rough-cast, three-storied and three-gabled public house was built in 1615 beside the 12th-century flint church of St John the Evangelist, and its ales quenched the thirst of race-goers who flocked

This attractive cul-de-sac running north to the gates of Merstham House, where rampant lion statues guard the way, acquired its name as a joke.

Note the sign for Southdown Buses, and a reminder that the last boat sails at 8.45 (left). The island railway opened in the 1860s, crossing to Hayling from Havant over a wooden bridge.