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Lawrence of Arabia rests in the little cemetery at Moreton, for his cottage of Clouds Hill is within the parish. He died in 1935 in a motorcycle accident on the road leading north from Bovington Camp.

This photograph shows the terminus for the day trips to London by bus.

There are plenty of rowing boats for visitors at the Bowness Boat Station in this photograph, taken just six years after No 20451.

Canvas-sailed boats are tied up at the pier; this was the time when Grange was becoming a popular seaside resort, famed as an escape from industrial Lancashire and for its bracing air and equable climate

The east walk of the cloisters were rebuilt first after the 1272 fire, and were completed by 1314.

This deceptively simple photograph captures the spirit of Moore in 1955: the road curving out of the village; the essential Post Office; and an absence of menfolk, who were probably hard at work on the

Ryde is decorated here for its famous carnival held always at the beginning of September.

The east walk of the cloisters were rebuilt first after the 1272 fire, and were completed by 1314.

The shallow ford at Darnholm, a tiny hamlet just up the road from Goathland. For decades the place has been a favourite with those who like nothing better than to 'bimble around' by the waters edge.

This view was taken from the building at the very end of Morton Crescent.

The pierhead, with the theatre which had replaced the old saloon, or pavilion, during the improvements of 1946, is photographed at low tide.

This woman is carrying out another of the Gower Peninsular traditional occupations, cockle picking. Note her unusual dress: loose trousers (or is it a skirt tied at her knees?) and footless socks.

The clean air which Saltburn enjoys made the town eminently suitable for convalescing from illnesses, hence the building of the impressive convalescent home shown here at the beginning of the 20th

This photograph shows Bridge Street in the centre of Caversham, at the point where it crosses the Thames.

Roman remains abound in Dorset; many were excavated in the 20th century, including an impressive Roman Villa near this old fording place at Fifehead Neville. Finds can be seen in local museums.

At this time Ormskirk was a busy little town of around 6,500 people. On market days the favourite places for a tip- ple were the Wheatsheaf, the Talbot and the King's Arms.

This view shows the shipping staithes at Bridgwater, this time downstream from the Town Bridge. Inevitably, the town is much changed now, with made-up roads, much more building - and no ships.

Here we see traditional Northumbrian inshore fishing cobles at Beadnell. The village still sees some crab and lobster fishing, and Beadnell Bay is excellent for sailing.

The industrial quarter of Penryn is behind the frontage quays almost at the head of the Penryn River.

At the turn of the century Wetherby was described as 'a town with no interest'. In 1920 the Dunlop Guide added 'pleasant walks along the river'.

At the turn of the century Wetherby was described as 'a town with no interest'. In 1920 the Dunlop Guide added 'pleasant walks along the river'.

Slough began to expand following Slough Estates' acquisition of 700 acres of derelict land in 1920.

Wroxham is at the western gateway to the Broads, and profited greatly from the late 19th-century boom in 'messing about in boats'.

The Wet Dock was constructed in Ipswich between 1839 and 1842, and at the time it was the most revolutionary and the biggest of its kind in the country.