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On the exposed Wolds, the ironstone church is situated on the south side of the village street, away from the main A606 Nottingham to Stamford road.

The 16th-century house on the left still has its original brackets supporting the exposed joists of the first floor.

The Sir Frederick Milner School was built as a secondary modern school in the south- east of the town, amid a maze of narrow streets.

This much fought-over castle dominates the skyline of the Isle of Purbeck. The Saxon King Edward was murdered here in 978.

Children pose near the small bridge over Downham Beck, a brook which runs through the heart of the village.

A mile south of the main road, on a spur some 80 feet high on the edge of the Pevensey Levels, lies the parish church of Herstmonceux and this spectacular brick-built castle.

This attractive group, which makes the most of the possibilities of tile-hanging walls, is on the Petworth Road just south-west of the Green.

The village population had grown to just short of 700, and there were now over 100 houses. The way of life had remained basically agricultural.

The London Evening News vendors' placards stridently announcing 'Mahon: Today's Evidence' reveal that this photograph was taken in the last weeks of July 1924.

TODAY THE RUSHES seems just a busy stretch of road linking the town centre to the main road to Derby.

On the left, peeping through the trees, are the white gables of the Old Rectory; in the foreground are the meadows skirting the River Ash which were part of the grounds of the Bishop of London's palace

In this tranquil scene, a farmer rests on a fence overlooking Windermere. The wooden gates and fences in the photograph are typical of this southern, less-mountainous part of the Lake District.

The late Norman church, distinguished by its red crenellated tower, contains some ancient wall paintings, including a fresco of the murder of Thomas a Becket.

Some people may not agree with Pevsner's description of the interior of St Michael's as being 'uninspiring'.

The chancel of St Andrew's was restored in 1883, when all the stonework was renewed, but retaining the 14th-century detail of the windows.

Edgbaston is the most famous of all Birmingham's suburbs.

The gardens of many of these erstwhile charitable foundations are havens of peace and tranquillity, away from the bustle of the city.

The gardens of many of these erstwhile charitable foundations are havens of peace and tranquillity, away from the bustle of the city.

Pitsea lies to the north of Bowers Marshes.

The unchanging beauty of the Winster Valley, with its meadows, rolling hillsides, dry stone walls and scattered dwellings, is entirely typical of the soft countryside of the southern fringe

The island of Iona, near Mull off the west coast of Scotland, is known as the cradle of Scottish Christianity or 'The Mecca of Gael'. St Columba built his monastery here in AD563.

On a steep hillside commanding views of the Weald, north-west of Ashford, this charming village was near the seat of the Dering family at the now-vanished Surrenden Dering a mile away.

At the turn of the century, Felixstowe was at the height of its popularity as a seaside resort, with its south-facing beach.

A variety of impressive cars have parked, possibly marking the advent of day trippers, which Ogilvie did not really want.