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East from St Peter's Hill, Avenue Road descends towards the River Witham, lined by middle-class late Victorian semi-detached villas.

Maltravers Street is one of Arundel's three main streets. Its ancient name was Chepynge Street.

Situated under the downs, very close to the Long Man, the former manorial grange at Wilmington had, by the 13th century, developed into a small priory.

Chasewater is a large reservoir with an amusement park at its southern end, where people enjoy water sports such as sailing and water-skiing, or just paddling.

They may have a few trees to look at, but as far as the amenities of their home are concerned, these elephants do not fare any better than the gorilla.

The village of Lower Penn was once owned by Lady Godiva, and was formerly known as Nether Penn.

Ladies in long dresses and shawls and bowler-hatted gentlemen wander amongst the shops, several of which display their wares outside to attract customers.

A lawnmower stands in the corner of tennis courts, overlooked by the Railcross School for the Deaf.

This monumental masterpiece of Victorian engineering lies on the railway route between Preston and Hellifield.

Created around 1860 and overlooking the River Ribble, Miller Park is one of several in the town, a welcome contrast to the close-packed housing developments that accompanied Preston's industrial expansion

Hardly a stone's throw from industrial Preston, Lytham's shore and pier were popular destinations for a day-out.

From the beach, the pier's extravagant pavilions suggest something mysterious and exotic, a world away from the industry of the nearby towns.

Many of these buildings have been demolished to make way for retail development and road alterations, whilst the Broadway Cinema out-lived its silver screen only to end its days as a supermarket.

On the left is Gilbert and Sons, saddler and harness maker. Ahead, with a classical Georgian front, is the Rutland Arms of 1815. The mock timber-framed Chestnuts now has a shop front at ground level.

His son Robert and his grandchildren continued at the shop and post office until its closure in September 1975. The wooden buildings were replaced by a house in the 1980s.

The roofline and dormer windows of the cottage on the left have subsequently been altered. The building at right angles to the road (centre) is the medieval Guildhall.

In the 19th century, this area south of Dorking was a wild and dangerous part of Surrey, where highwaymen pursued their villainous trade and smugglers transported their contraband goods at night along

One of the oldest pubs in this corner of Hampshire, the Feathers is a sturdy, oak-beamed building dating back to the 14th century.

This fascinating photograph shows Leigh Road at its junction with Market Street. This corner of Eastleigh has changed significantly.

Three-quarters of a mile offshore from Whitsand Bay, visible only through the buoy marking her position, is the wreck of the 'James Egan Layne', an American liberty ship which was torpedoed on 21 March

Built in 1587, Shipton Hall was a wedding present from Richard Lutwyche to his daughter, Elizabeth, when she married Thomas Mytton. Another Elizabeth, the Queen, stayed here soon afterwards.

Lovely at all times of the year, the Golden Valley where Chalford clings on its hillside is indeed glorious when autumn touches its many wooded steeps and slopes, dips and dells with a golden

With a half-hipped timbered frame, visible at the gable end, and attic windows plus roadside flowers, early 16th- century Anthorn Cottage continues to give character to Blandford Road in

He was also the first man ever to captain England at both cricket and rugby.