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Very much an 'estate village', much of the property forms part of the Grinkle Estate, owned by the 19th-century industrialists, the Palmers, of Grinkle Park.

This superb minster church was founded before 956; the present church was started in 1108 by the Archbishop of York, and the west towers were completed by about 1150.

In addition to pure air, Weston has an unlimited supply of pure water from a never-failing spring, owned by the town, which is said to have its source in the Mendip range of hills.

One of Kent's oldest townships, Charing was taken from Canterbury by the King of Mercia in 757 and assigned to some of his favourites.

The town centre is dominated by its very large triangular market place, which in its turn is visually overwhelmed by the mighty church steeple, completed in 1460 and universally known as the Boston Stump

Built in 1813 by Oxley of Alford, it is a five-sailer owned by the County Council and often open to the public.

Spalding's townscape is 'made' by the River Welland, which bisects the town. There are roads along each bank and houses face the river, giving it a slightly Dutch feel.

As with other coastal locations, Church Town began to attract visitors wishing to take the sea-air and engage in a little sea-bathing; accommodation was offered by the village's two inns, the Griffin and

This photograph shows the Victoria Hall; the walls are divided into five bays by Corinthian columns, and the stage area is dominated by the organ.

The harbour was developed by the railway companies - wagons of the London Midland Scottish Line are drawn up at the quayside.

The success of the docks can be measured by the large number of ships tied up there.

By the mid 1840s it was cheaper to discharge goods at Liverpool, and then transport them by rail to Bristol, that it was to disharge them at Bristol docks.

This picture was taken just two years after the horse-trams had been taken over by the operators of the coastal electric tramway.

Judging by the state of the road, rose growing did not appear to be high on the natives' list of priorities.

All contributed to make London the busiest port in the world: this era is long past, for now Docklands is all smart housing, flats and offices, symbolically dominated by the 850-foot-high Canary Wharf

Old-style motorcyclists wait by the roadside - they are not wearing helmets or other modern safety equipment.

The building in the distance topped by the large clock face was Bon Marche, Gloucester's leading department store.

These cliffs were bought by the National Trust between 1967 and 1973.

This photograph shows the Victoria Hall; the walls are divided into five bays by Corinthian columns, and the stage area is dominated by the organ.

In 1889 the left part was burnt down and replaced by the gable-fronted fire station, which is now a kebab restaurant.

The first service took place here in December 1861 - and yet the consecration of the church by the Bishop of Llandaff was not until August 1869.

This quiet resort takes its name from the salterns or salt pans used by the monks from the nearby Otterton Priory.

The church on a hill commands the scene; it has a 14th-century tower and a slender spire, with a newer nave and chancel designed by the Victorian architect G F Bodley.

It was designed by the Chippenham architect Walter Rudman, , gives details of the construction by Blackford & Son: the building used '3650 cart loads of stone …. 75000 tiles cover the roofs' and 'the