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This view looks north down the lane to Lower Limpley Stoke, with the railway curving along to the station beyond the locomotive water tower (now closed).

Harcombe runs roughly parallel to Yawl; it is another long combe running north from the main valley of the River Lim.

The north breakwater which enclosed the outer harbour in the 1890s also serves as a promenade for visitors.

The ribbon development along the line of Godstone Road is well illustrated here, looking north towards Riddlesdown chalkpit.

North Stoneham Church was rebuilt at the end of the 16th century in the Gothic style.

Between the wars, the urban sprawl of Swansea engulfed the village, and developments pushed west and north from the city centre.

This is the first Waterloo Bridge, which was opened in 1817 by the Prince Regent; this view looks from behind Cleopatra's Needle on the north bank. Below are Victoria Embankment Gardens.

Beoley lies in rolling countryside just two miles north-east of Redditch. The estate belonged for many years to the Sheldon family.

The pier looks out towards the North devon coast. 1907 saw a pavilion built on the seaward end, which was destroyed by fire in the 1930s.

The South Marine Lake opened in 1887, the North Lake in 1892.

Here the photographer has gone down Clay Lane to look north-east across the field towards the school seen in photograph No 34412.

Looking north along the High Street, we see that the old lamp standards have been replaced by more lofty modern ones, and while the electrical shop on the left is still primarily concerned with advertising

The North-West Tower is some 50ft high, and was built by Sir George Vernon around 1530. He was the last Vernon, for he had no male heir when he died in 1567.

Looking north at the junction of the Crawley and Godstone roads we see the Star Inn, a much re-built 17th-century timber framed house, although little altered since the 19th century.

A hint of that can be seen here, looking north from The Cross to the railway bridge.

As Dunoon was the largest and best known of the Cowal resorts, its main steamer links were with Gourock, Rothesay and with the North British Railway at Raigendoran.

Filey Bay runs down from the prominent coastal feature of Filey Brig, which juts out into the North Sea.

This is the Steeping river flowing towards the Wash and the North Sea. Earlier in its life it had more publicity, as it is also known as Tennyson's brook.

The long promontory of Filey Brigg, part of a huge curve of cliffs, shelters this long stretch of firm beach from the worst of the north-east gales. A new parade was constructed in 1955.

The North Channel provided a navigable stretch of water close to the head, and thus several large steamers and private yachts were able to moor here.

By 1974 the whole of the West Coast main line, north of Crewe to Glasgow, had been converted to AC electrification.

This is Mowbray Park, created in the 1850s out of Bildon Hill and the old quarries on its north face.

For centuries, the Trent has been a water highway, carrying cargo up from the North Sea coastal ports. The bridge (right) is listed as an Ancient Monument.

A child gazes wistfully into the tranquil waters of the River Anton, a tributary of the Test, which rises to the north of Andover and runs through the heart of the town.