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This great house near Fowey was the seat of the Rashleigh family. It was surrounded by its own wooded grounds, leading down to the sea at Polridmouth Bay.

Large sailing ships are moored at the buoys opposite the town waiting to go up river to load china clay.

From the village of Cawsand, at the entrance to Plymouth Sound, the seas stretch out to Penlee Point, where the famous hooter alerted fog-bound sailors to the perils of this treacherous coast.

This view from the hill top on to North Road is now blocked by trees planted to prevent erosion. The tram is at the junction of Cotes Avenue.

While the harbour area is well known to tourists, the true village of Boscastle climbs a steep hill to the south, where it was by-passed in 1886.

Sharpham Point and nearby Bass Rock were important fishing spots - Stoke Gabriel, on the opposite shore, had twenty salmon boats working at the end of the 19th century.

Some, such as Lady Nelson, widow of the Admiral, never left. She lies buried in the churchyard at nearby Littleham.

To the east, beyond the town hall, houses grew up along the road out of the town as it descended off the ridge towards the River Colne.

Over the centuries the names evolved to become the same. Today Albrighton is known to most people because of its proximity to the RAF base at nearby Cosford.

This lovely market town lies at the entrance to Wharfedale. The bustle of what must have been a market day is evident in the thronging crowds around the clock-tower and the busy road.

The staithe at Belaugh has been tidied since this picture was taken, and houses have been built on the land across the road.

The Spa at Saltburn has given pleasure to generations, particularly as a dance hall and function room - the scene of the forging of many a romance which led to marriage.

As with many natural rock formations along the coast, the wind and sea sometimes takes its toll - the King Rock has now collapsed.

A gentleman stands at the door of Crag Hill House, perhaps calling over to the man walking his dog. Two children sit by the roadside playing near the sign for a café.

Beyond the overdressed Victorian beachgoers are a number of stalls selling ice creams and other refreshments.

The elegant spire and pinnacles of the parish church of St John feature in many views of this town, situated at the foot of Skiddaw in the northern Lake District.

A typical Edwardian scene, with smartly dressed children looking coyly at the camera. A mile to the west lies Fleet Pond, Hampshire's largest freshwater lake.

The 19th-century radical farmer and journalist William Cobbett lived in Botley and described it as 'the most delightful village in the world'.

At the time of this photograph, Eythorne was primarily a dormitory for the local coal mines. These have long since been closed, and the village is a rural backwater again.

In March 1283 Longshanks ordered Conwy Castle to be built and a burgh established.

From its depot in Reading, having stopped at Shinfield, Arborfield, Eversley and Yateley, a Thorneycroft J Type bus operated by the Thames Valley Traction Company has yet to make a pick up in Derby Green

This open space at the junction of the roads leading to Hitchin, Wheathampstead and London was large enough to support the open-air market, which stretched the 100 yards through the middle of the picture

Sited at the critical junction of the A428 Bedford/St Neots, Blunham/Staughtons roads, it is perhaps not surprising to find opportunity for a variety of forms of refreshment.

The Parish Church C1965 Dedicated to St Michael, this particular church has seen much reconstruction.