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This view of Pangbourne shows the bridge over the River Pang, a tributary of the Thames.

A close-up view of the castle, which was built in Norman times and was in continuous use until this century. Note the superb lines of the yacht to the right of the picture.

The charm of the river is highlighted in this classic composition of moored boats, overhanging trees, and a perfectly-positioned swan - the ultimate vision of a lazy day spent away from traffic and stress

The second of the two major wars, the dead of which are commemorated in this memorial, would have still been fresh in the memories of the people sitting here. This scene remains unchanged today.

A view of Staithes harbour showing, in the background, the two rows of houses known as Cowbar.

This dramatic statue of Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, occupies a prominent site in Broadway.

This view shows the Monnow Gate that stands on the bridge of the same name to the left.

Cumbria by open expanses of moss and marsh. Only the narrow Eden Valley offers an opening, running south-east to Stainmoor and lowland England.

Historic association abound in this section of the main street.

WE BEGIN the tour of the city by the Dean's Eye gate-house, the dropping-off point both for mod- ern tour coaches and ancient stagecoaches.

This separation of St Andrew's Church from the Abbey of Leicester was to save its assets from seizure at the dissolution of the monasteries during the reign of Henry VIII — a fate suffered by both

THE only safe anchorage on the inhospitable, craggy coastline between Appledore and Boscastle, Clovelly lived precariously for centuries from the herring fishery.

Just visible inside the Round House is the broken granite stump of the old Newport Cross, which from 1529 to 1831 was the spot at which Newport's two MPs were declared.

Picturesquely perched on top of its steep knoll and surrounded by a sea of 20th- century housing, the church of St Nicholas, Laindon, possibly dates from the 12th century.

This sizeable hamlet on the Downs south of Harting has no church, but boasts some attractive flint cottages and fine scenery.

A Mini, a Wolseley, a Ford Capri and Cortina, a Morris Traveller and others all suggest the age of the motor car is finally with us; this street is dominated by the motor vehicle.

This 18th-century inn was associated with smuggling - this isolated part of the coast was notorious for the illegal trade.

The complete breadth of the hillside supports a great acreage of woodland, which seems a little too neat for nature and thus could well be a forestry plantation.

The pub fronts Main Street, sitting prominently at the junction of Cosby Road and Station Road, and appears to be the bad conversion of a former row of cottages.

Situated on the south-west side of the village, the church was heavily restored by Frederick Peck of Maidstone in 1872.

This clock is a notable landmark by the side of the road connecting Windermere with Bowness.

The main suite of rooms is south of the Great Hall. The library has an ornate chimneypiece carved in oak by a highly skilled carver from Mansfield.

Another of Cheshire's cotton towns, Hyde was to be the scene of great industrial unrest when in 1848, a local group of Chartists marched through the town to disable the boilers, bringing all

The Globe at Swanage was carved out of a great mass of Portland Stone, ten feet in diameter and forty tons in weight.The Globe is positioned to represent the position of the earth in space, with nearby