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Within the nave, centuries of burials had raised the ground level by about 4 ft.

However, the influence of the Roman Occupation is still much in evidence. The Devil's Highway, a Roman road, passes through the village, and two Roman milestones can still be seen locally.

Several years after this photograph was taken, the East Berkshire village of Holyport became the setting for a First World War PoW camp and German soldiers were regularly seen marching through

There is an interesting diversity of shops, from a plumber's to the Cocoa Rooms - this has always been Preston's main shopping street.

It is a busy day in this important commercial thoroughfare leading up to the church of St Mary, seen here in the distance.

During the 18th century hops were of prime importance to Farnham, which had five breweries and had more inns than any other town in Surrey.

A few sheep wandering in the road are watched over by a lad sitting on the bridge parapet in this view looking west along what is now the busy A39 through the village.

It probably provided horseshoes for such village notables as Nicholas Wadham, founder of Wadham College, and Captain Ewell, who commanded the marines aboard HMS 'Victory'.

It sits near to Brompton Barracks, and now forms part of the Black Lion Leisure Centre. I wonder who picked up the litter on the pavement outside the café, right?

This sturdy gritstone bridge has spanned the mighty River Derwent in the centre of Derbyshire's county town for five centuries, although it has been widened and strengthened to take modern traffic.

The handsome Leadmill Bridge, on the Grindleford approach to Hathersage, spans the Derwent in three graceful gritstone arches.

In the centre of the picture stands the forge, which is believed to date back over 670 years, although it is thought that horses and ponies were shod here long before that.

Flushing's quays were built by Dutch engineers in the 17th century; with the arrival of the Royal Mail Packets, it became a flourishing port with elegant houses occupied by naval officers.

The church of St James was probably founded in about 1200. There are rectors recorded since 1229.

There are a number of bridges serving mill-works houses.

Only a short distance from the vigorously booming Llandudno, this faded lime- washed farmhouse reminds us that earning a living in the less hospitable reaches of the valley was somewhat more

Ten years before this photograph was taken, this part of East Grinstead became known as Hermitage Lane, taking its name from The Hermitage, an 18th-century house demolished in the 1970s.

The windmill is long gone, but the 12th-century church, to which the tower was added later, is famous for its pavement of 20 brasses dating from 1320 to 1529.

beside New Road, and the venue for the fictional proposed duel between Mr Winkle and Dr Slammer in The Pickwick Papers, before the public gardens were opened in 1897 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of

Characterised by pointed arches and fine stonework, the old gate is also renowned for its statue of George III gazing down the High Street, dressed as a Roman and wearing a toga.

Paignton's harbour is an extension of a simple early shelter for shipping.

The present building is the fifth church of this name to occupy the site. The nave collapsed in 1739, and was re-built on a much grander scale.

Children with hoops pose for the photographer in the centre of the picture.The octagonal building on the left is a newspaper

This was the earliest English settlement of the Knights Templar, who were given the manor in 1135. Cressing is known today for its medieval barns at nearby Cressing Temple.