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The view takes us along The Parade, with the Royal Pump Room on the left and the campanile of the town hall in the centre of the picture.

CLIMBING CAREFULLY up the branching sycamore, a group of pensioners investigated the tree house.

Houses and shops were then built and in 1855 it was described as most strikingly beautiful portion of the town.

This was completed in 1899, and opened on 9 May by the Duchess of Kent. A popular promenade, it was also used as a low water landing stage for excursions and paddle steamers.

Built to an original design by Sir Christopher Wren, it is believed that Aspley House's chequered history includes a spell as an outpost of the work of the Special Operations Executive during World War

Even half a century ago the relatively safe bathing at Lepe brought in thousands of tourists and the car parks were soon full on hot summer days. In the background is the Isle of Wight.

Ludham is a crossroads village set on higher ground between the rivers Thurne and Ant, both tributaries of the Bure. It is at the head of its own tributary channel to the Bure, Womack Water.

The tomb of the economist David Ricardo (to the right of the church) was designed by William Pitts in the Greek style, with a canopy on four Doric columns. Under the canopy are four maidens.

A market town situated on the edge of the Fens, Downham Market's buildings are often constructed from carr-stone, an attractive rust-coloured sandstone characteristic of Norfolk.

An impromptu game of football takes place in the shadow of a traditional seaside funfair, as holidaymakers stroll along the Esplanade.

The demand for peacetime army training led to the building of the Royal Military College early in the 19th century.

The opening on the left of Todd's grocery shop leads into College Street and from there to St William's College. The buildings to the left of the opening were demolished to make way for Deansgate.

Off they go! This famous race was won this year by Frank Curzon's 'Call Boy'.

The fine lines of Bisley Church show that this is another village that earned its wealth from the wool trade, its magnificent spire declaring to the neighbourhood the pride of its benefactors - the wool

This view illustrates how Staithes is perched on two cliff sides which flank a beck.

The wide main streets of Bridport were originally designed to be highways, market venues and workshops.

Before assuming the role of the first military town in Britain, Aldershot was no more than a pretty village comprising a church, a manor house and several farms, close to an area of open heathland.

The Library and Museum was built in 1877-79 to the designs of J and T Tillman, a mixture of classical Roman and French mansard roofs. Despite its size, the building had only one storey.

Caversham Bridge is one of Reading's most famous landmarks. The bridge played a key role in the Civil War: Charles I and Prince Rupert engaged in a fierce fight here against the Earl of Essex.

As part of a commitment to education, the Wheatsheaf pub and King Edward VII School had to make way for a new College of Advanced Technology on Market Hill in 1957.

Quite often the whole of the Channel Fleet would exercise in the Irish Sea, and then have a three- or four-day visit to Liverpool.

Grindleton is a classic case of village development: here ancient roads cross, and ribbon building took place along those roads.

The village of Avebury, population 650, is best known for its impressive prehistoric stone circles, which were recently claimed to be the work of marmalade millionaire Keiller, rather than prehistoric

It dates from the 13th century and contains the Salisbury Chapel, built in 1618 to hold the tomb of Robert Cecil, first earl of Salisbury, at a cost of £460.