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Many of the flowering plants enjoying the sun in this picture have been replaced by low-maintenance shrubs, including too many gloomy evergreens.

Little remains today of Shakespeare's Forest of Arden, only isolated islands of woodland in a sea of agriculture. But the name lives on locally.

This is a narrow street of 18th- and 19th-century houses leading down to the harbour.

The unusual placename of Kippax, a village to the east of Leeds, comes from the Saxon, and means 'Cyppa's ash tree'.

The Norman tower of St Michael's parish church watches over the busy Market Place of Malton, filled with cars in this picture.

Famous for its liquorice 'cakes' or sweets, Pontefract is an ancient market town at the junction of the Rivers Aire and Calder, south of Castleford.

The edge of St Mary's churchyard, with the war memorial in the form of a white cross, is on the right. The jettied building of c1500, on the left, was the Guildhall of the Mercers and Drapers.

Dunn Square is a haven of tranquil peace amidst the bustle of a busy town centre.

The inner stone jetties of this thriving port provide sheltered moorings for a large fleet of fishing vessels.

This photograph of the Biggin was taken from the south in 1903. The section immediately before the camera is now demolished; nonetheless, what remains is a fascinating building.

The Post Office C1960 Bransgore, north of Christchurch, grew over the years as a sprawling residential village.

On the right is the imposing facade of the old National Provincial Bank.

Before the development of Babbacombe as a small holiday resort, its isolated coves were used by smugglers such as Bob Elliott of Brixham and Jack Rattenbury of Beer.

This is one of the great stately homes of England. Owned by the Duke of Devondshire, it is built on a grand scale.

The Normans may have settled around their castle, but the first settlement on the hilltop was probably near the site of the present church.

The earliest parts of All Hallows date from c1200; the chancel is 13th century, and Victorian additions include the east window and north aisle windows.

The building was named after William Fitzherbert, who was the great-grandson of William the Conqueror.

Great Malvern village is set against the stunning backdrop of the Malvern Hills, that great range of summits that rises above the surrounding plains of Worcestershire; they form one of the finest ridge

The Chequers Hotel, beside which is a line of cars, is one of Newbury's most famous businesses. Though almost entire- ly rebuilt, some of the original walling remains.

Houghton House sits on a hill facing towards Ampthill. Lady Pembroke, Sir Philip Sidney's sister, built the house between 1615 and 1621.

The White Swan public house, first mentioned in 1722, stands on raised ground just beyond the beached punts to the left of centre.

The Earl of Cornwall built stew (fish) ponds on the western boundary of his estate, and fish was an important part of the medieval diet.

This has been used in some of the older buildings around North Hill, including the tower of St Michael's church.

This photograph gives us some idea of the rural setting for this village, something of a constrast to the dense housing of the village itself.