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The parish church of St Mary dates from about 1141, though much restoration work was carried out during the Victorian era.

These people had been the scourge of Skipsea Castle in earlier times, so much so that Henry III had to demolish the castle in 1220.

All that remains today is part of the chancel of a once much larger 13th-century church.

Much of the town dates from between 1890 and 1939, and many of its residents were employed by the railway.

Much of this bare hillside between Outer and Inner Hope has now been built upon, but the tiny church remains and the coast nearby is wild and spectacular.

This is not so much a castle, more a country house, built for the first Earl of Lonsdale by Sir Robert Smirke between 1806 and 1811.

To the right of the picture is a pile of pipes, stored here temporarily during much needed refurbishment of Hitchin's sewer system.

Much of its architecture dates from the 19th century, a reminder that the Victorians made this island their own as a holiday and residential location.

From the arches of the Georgian Guildhall the camera looks down White Hart Street. The buildings on the right replace medieval market place encroachment.

It could also have been so quiet because Belfast residents had so much choice when the time came for the essential walk.

The much- restored church was first built in the Middle Ages, and the Perpendicular tower is 15th-century.

Modern housing now occupies most of the area between the church and the photographer, and the rural aspect is much diminished.

Properties such as this gave rise to the description of 'The Blue Triangle', reflecting political affiliations of the day, and the term is still much in vogue among estate agents today.

This is one of the significant relics of the industrial past of the Ebbw Vale area, and at one time a busy railway line ran over the top of this arch.

On the left a wide-arched bridge takes Eastcliffe Road over the main line railway and past The Royal Hotel (now The Royal Inn), the first of three large buildings along the road.

By 1960 the population was well over 12,000, and it is much more today.

The interior has many fine features, including part of a Norman arch reused for a small window in the north transept, an octagonal pulpit with decorative tracery and inlaid marble, and

Bakewell's five-arched 14th-century bridge over the River Wye is one of its greatest glories. It is still carrying traffic 600 years after it was built.

Although it looks much older, the lychgate into the churchyard was built only a century ago. Its apparent antiquity stems from the fact that its timbers were taken from the former bell frame.

This is not so much a castle, more a country house, built for the first Earl of Lonsdale by Sir Robert Smirke in 1806-11.

St Anthony-in-Meneage is even more remote than Manaccan; it lies on Gillan Harbour, which is separate from the much larger Helford River and closer to the Lizard peninsula.

This leafy approach to the village of Hermitage remains much the same today as it was in the 1950s.

With its old cottages, stepping stones and ancient arched bridge, it possesses a unique, almost hypnotic serenity.

The imposing arch is in the monumental Egyptian style. In the background is Waterloo Bridge.