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This is the magnificent ash tree under which the ageing John Wesley, founder of Methodism, preached his last sermon on 7 October, 1790.

Beyond the crossroads is the old village, with its three- storey, flat-fronted late 18th-century houses, while towards the camera the quality of the secondary layer of houses, including those of the

We are standing on what is now the golf course, above The Dell and Swallowdale. In the distance, right of centre, is the long, pale form of the recently-completed Keay House.

The palace of the bishops of Ely must have influenced this almost completely 13th-century church dedicated to St John. Inside there is a fine 14th-century king post roof with carved bosses.

Despite suffering a reputation for poor acoustics this much loved venue played host to many of the greatest names in popular music from the 1950s to the late 1970s.

The town developed as a Victorian holiday resort, as many did on the North Wales Coast.

Here the huntsman and his pack of beagles pass Manor Cottage and School Cottage with the main body of the hunt behind them: and at this time, there was not a sign of a hunt saboteur.

Christ Church, which stands between Drover's Lane and Stricklandgate, was consecrated on 31 October 1850.

When a new rector came to Chipstead's church of St Margaret in 1809, he got something of a shock. It had become quite dilapidated and very unholy indeed.

Hopton is a diminutive village resort on the A12 just south of Great Yarmouth.

Kidderminster owes its fame to the manufacture of carpets, but had prospered from the weaving trade long before that.

At the junction of Rileys Lane and the A34 are St Philip`s Parish Church and the Alderley Edge village war memorial.

This area of Malmesbury was once called the Sheep Fair; it is in the parish of Westport, which by the late 19th century became a civil parish of westport St Mary Within.

The advent of the internal combustion engine saw the demise of the village blacksmith, although the art is making something of a comeback with the demand for decorative railings and gates.

Beyond the crossroads is the old village, with its three- storey, flat-fronted late 18th-century houses, while towards the camera the quality of the secondary layer of houses, including those of the

St Mary's Church, Winthorpe is the oldest and finest of the three Skegness churches. It dates from the 15th century, but was built on the site of an earlier church. It was restored in 1881.

This is part of the marvellous system which comprised the Grand Junction or Union Canal, linking the Thames with the Midland canal system, and providing a direct waterway link between London and Birmingham

Beer was the birthplace in 1788 of the smuggler Jack Rattenbury, who lived a life of adventure landing untaxed cargoes along much of the Devon coast.

In the 1860s the economist Bagehot described Lombard Street, that runs to the right of the Mansion House, as 'by far the greatest combination of economical power and economic delicacy the world has ever

A steep lane climbs up round the edge of the castle. This picture gives us an idea of the impressive appearance of the 12th-century keep.

Gardens slope down to the river, and thick canopies of trees at the water's edge keep the wind from the sails of boats.

Amidst the Cowholm marshes are the scanty ruins of St Benet's Abbey, founded by Canute.

To the right of the view, the tall building, built in 1884, was Walker's Repository for Horses; later, the building was shortened to about half its height.

The symmetry of the ploughman's furrows consign the hills of Bryn Arw and the Sugar Loaf to a background role.