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Terraces of solid Victorian houses overlook the cliffs, with brick walls and wrought iron railings protecting the gardens.

The façade of the 18th-century Grey House on the left originally resembled that of its neighbour.

The Fauconberg Arms was built in 1662, and carries the name and the coat of arms of Earl Fauconberg of the nearby Elizabethan Newburgh Priory.

The building on the right of this picture was built as the village police station in 1915, and contained a cell.

The post office (on the left of the picture), under the management of F G Fitchett, is apparently the fulcrum of village life.

Bournemouth is a relatively new community, for all of this area was wild heathland 250 years ago.A Mr Tregonwell built a home here with the intention of establishing a resort.

Halfway down the estuary of the Beaulieu river stands the little community of Bucklers Hard.

It is of Spencer Compton, 8th Duke of Devonshire, who was Mayor of Eastbourne in 1897-98, in effect leader of his own 'company town'. He died in 1908.

It has been described as being fragmented, but here, in the centre, cottages of differing styles combine to give an air of rustic beauty.

Another view of Cat Nab, showing very clearly the 'new town' laid out in the mid to late 19th century, largely through the vision and initiative of the Pease family.

75 years after this photograph was taken, Great Brington and the adjoining parkland became the focus of world attention when Diana, Princess of Wales was laid to rest in the grounds of Althorp House.

The two groups of statuary flanking the large ornate central window of the Council Chamber represent the sea receiving the three rivers of the city - the Taff, the Rhymney and the Ely.

Salcombe was the home of the Victorian historian James Anthony Froude, author of a history of England and of biographical publications about Thomas and Jane Carlyle.

Most of the stone used in the construction of the Minster was carried up this street. The names of streets and alleys are sometimes strange, such as Whipmawhopmagate and Jubbergate.

Just south-east of Stopham Bridge is the confluence of the Arun and its most important tributary, the Western Rother, previously known as the Turning Stream or Westwater, which extended to Fittleworth,

The half-timbered top storeys of all these shops added an attractive architectural extra to this suburban part of the town.

In their summer dresses, the ladies of Cheam go about their task of shopping along Cheam Broadway at lunchtime on a warm day.

Today the view is quiet and smoke-free, but this was not always the case; Llanelli was once the tin plate capital of the world.

Barford St John is a typical example of the remoteness of some of the villages in north-west Oxfordshire.

The builder T F Nash was one of three main contributors to the creation of the present shopping centre.

Standing at the bottom of the notoriously steep climb of Porlock Hill, the Ship Inn appears little changed today, despite the removal of its attractive wooden porches.

The old Wheal Coates mine, perched on the steep cliffs of St Agnes Head, has been frequently photographed over the years.

This posed picture shows the lower part of the village.The 15th-century tower of the village church is peeping out on the skyline on the left.

This view of the golf course and clubhouse from one of the lakes shows the old mansion in the background, with the tower that forms the entrance to the courtyard visible to the right of the