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In 1418-19 John Glasman of Rugeley sent glass to York Minster, and recent excavations nearby have revealed the remains of several glass furnaces dating from the 14th and the 16th centuries.

Like most Norman structures, the castle was the successor of a motte and bailey fortification.

Construction of the M1's first 55 miles (including Milton Keynes's section) took 586 days - a bridge every three days and a mile of road every ten.

The Sunnyfield Estate originally comprised a large area of 'pleasure grounds and grass land' to the north of Westgate.

Part of the old Ramper Road, this end of Victoria Road passes the Congregational church where Mr W Gornall was a great supporter.

Following the death of Ambrose Dudley in 1589, Warwick Castle was once again in the hands of the Crown.

Of the priory buildings, only the mid 14th- century gatehouse survives, with the medieval market cross in front.

A closer view of the group in the previous photograph reveals them relaxing on the slipway.

Yarcombe is situated in a beautiful fold of the Blackdown Hills, one of the least spoiled parts of East Devon.

Most of the land around Pitsea, Dunton and Langdon Hills had originally been farmland; the crops were mainly barley, oats, wheat, peas, beans, and clover.

This fine terrace of houses is another indication of improved housing design and of the spread of St Ives onto the higher ground overlooking St Ives Bay.

Now one of the busiest road junctions in the rural region, in 1952 the centre of Woburn was a study in tranquillity.

Courtenay is the family name of the Earls of Devon, who were the major landowners in the area and responsible for much of the Victorian expansion of Newton Abbot.

Brimington is one of a number of similar former coal mining villages to the east of Chesterfield, and today villages like this are seeking a new identity.

One of the resort's more enduring pleasures, the children's section of Southport Zoo truly gave happiness to many hundreds of thousands.

An interesting mix of architectural styles characterises Braunston's High Street. Some of the houses are built of brick, some of stone.

The coming of the Heads of the Valleys Road greatly changed the landscape of this area. Today this busy road is rarely as quiet as this.

Otterton has some of the best examples of cob and thatch cottages in Devon. Many of the homes we see in this photograph date from between the 15th and 18th centuries.

The monument stands in the centre of an area known as the Sanctuary by the west door of the abbey and on the site of the abbey gateway.

AS YOU JOURNEY eastwards from the sedate and literary little town of Lyme Regis towards the sandy beaches and urban sprawl of Bournemouth, you become aware that this beautiful Dorset coast has been

As a barometer of Formby's growth in the second half of the 20th century, Chapel Lane (facing us) is a good measuring device.

In 1606 the Clifton family of Westby (3 miles to the north) purchased the manor and estate of Lytham from the Molyneaux family of Sefton for £4,300 and fanned the coals of patronage into a comforting

In December 1216, the castle was besieged and captured by the army of the French Dauphin.

Just south of Penrith, Mayburgh Henge is a circular bank of earth and stones of about 1.5 acres, with one 10ft stone at the centre. It is thought to have been built between 1000BC-2000BC.