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Earlier residents of Shillingstone had taken part in the Clubmen's Rebellion, an attempt by local people to keep the warring factions of the English Civil War out of the area.

We are looking at Parliament Square from an upstairs window on the corner of Parliament Street abd Bridge Street during the First World War.

The North East Counties Convalescent Home for miners and other such workers would only recently have opened at this time, as only Phase One has been built; photograph No 47052 shows the

Middleham, a medieval township at the mouth of Wensleydale, is famous for breeding and training racehorses and for its historic castle, once the home of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, and later of King

The new building was beautifully designed by Vincent Harris, and it is situated next to the municipal offices at Shire Hall.

High above the East Cliff promenade are the turrets and flags of The Royal Bath Hotel, one of the town's leading resorts at this time.

Work on the town centre had begun in 1956. The shops at Laindon, Vange and Pitsea—the old centres—tended to suffer as new business was drawn into the precinct.

The quoins are of re-used abbey stone, and the stone slate roofs came from Colleyweston in Northamptonshire. It was possibly at this house that the plans were made for constructing the Bedford Level.

The Diocesan Teacher Training College at Hockerill was started by the Rev Menet and the Rev Rhodes in 1852.

The 17th-century Old Market House at Winster was the first property to be acquired, in 1906, in the Peak District by the National Trust.

The green, on the far side of the village from the church and overlooked by the village school, is now enclosed with a low wooden fence.

A major roundabout lies just off to the right, at the junction of Ormesby High Street and Cargo Fleet Lane, and this view looks north towards Middlesbrough.

Taken from Devil's Point looking across Firestone bay with the Hoe just visible on the far right.

To the north-west of the New Forest is the peaceful little town of Fordingbridge, named after the ancient ford and medieval bridge which facilitate a passage across the River Avon at this point.

Taken from the Grand Parade, this view shows well the much-needed 1903 windbreak screen and the higher deck level of the post-1877 rebuilt landward section of the pier, which had been washed

There are a number of lovely timber-framed buildings in this village, and many more that were once of timber, until a brick façade was added at a later date.

A tranquil backwater off Hickling Broad shows privately-owned yachts at rest among the reeds.

Not far distant from the Slaughters are the little villages of Lower and Upper Swell, both situated in an entrancing rural landscape along the banks of the River Dikler.

The 18th-century working water-mill lies on the River Thame, about a mile from the centre of the village of Cuddesdon.

The crypt dates from Norman times, and it is considered to be one of the finest in the world. Note the decorative carving on the pillars, which is similar to that at Durham Cathedral.

Its first theatre seated 400, and cost a mere £250 - it eventually became a cattle-shed at Lewes!

There were once at least two inns close to Littleham church. The Plough Inn was demolished to allow for the extension of the graveyard, leaving the New Inn a few yards further down towards the sea.

Work on the town centre had begun in 1956. The shops at Laindon, Vange and Pitsea—the old centres—tended to suffer as new business was drawn into the precinct.

Flint was given a large but weak outer bailey, but the rectangular inner ward was supported with towers at the angles.