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Close to the band stage and above the tree- covered cliffs are wide expanses of grass, ideal for picnics.

One of the great advantages of the Frith Collection is that the photographers often went back to the same locations, which provides us with subtle degrees of change.

Three children, who have possibly been out gathering some of the autumnal hedgerow harvest in this bountiful part of the country, stand at one side of the sunken lane.

Like most of the villages in this area, Amberley played its part in the cloth making industry, but the larger houses built on the higher level of the steep hillside were well away from

Maiden Newton's mill spent a number of years in the 20th century as a carpet factory, in the same way that many of Dorset's old mill buildings had to find new uses in the modern age.

This expansion is reflected in a number of the streets named for famous men of that time - for example Lord Palmerston, the Duke of Wellington and Prince Albert are all remembered in this way.

In the 1950s, most of Sidford's cottages were owned by villagers who worked locally. Today's residents are more likely to commute to Sidmouth or Exeter.

Knighton is now part of the sprawling village of Wembury which acts as a dormitory for Plymouth, but before 20th-century development it was part of a thriving farming community with many horses.

Despite modern development, Westbourne, to the west of Bournemouth, retains its village atmosphere. Spacious houses and hotels are situated around a dramatic woodland chine leading down to the sea.

This valley community became the focus of a nation's grief when in 1966 Pontglas School and a row of adjacent houses were buried under a sliding coal tip.

Before the establishment of county police forces in the 1840s, parish constables had to punish offenders. They could either be placed in the stocks for a period of time, or whipped.

At the opposite end of the High Street from Town Bridge, John Bunyan's staue complements that of John Howard in the Market Place.

Legend relates that it was close to here that the Saxon warlord Cerdic landed to begin the Saxon invasion of southern England, only to be thwarted by the British war-leader Arthur.

The hotel is on the site of the medieval monastery of Weybridge, a small house of canons providing hospitality for travellers between Great Yarmouth and Norwich, both by road and by river.

The lawn of a country house sweeps down to the water; a pile of mown grass can be seen on the right.

Holidaymakers are boating on the southern reaches of Windermere near Newby Bridge. Boating is still a popular pastime on Windermere, which is England's largest lake.

'Pier now open', says one of the notices - 1904 was the year the general public could tread the boards of Weston's second pier.

Sherborne Lane is shown here when the Crown and Anchor, the large building at the foot of the hill, was still open.

Now the centre of a hectic one-way traffic system, Grasmere's parish church of St Oswald is perhaps best known for being the last resting place of the poet William Wordsworth, who is buried there alongside

Just south of Penrith, Mayburgh Henge is a circular bank of earth and stones of about 1.5 acres, with one 10ft stone at the centre. It is thought to have been built between 1000BC–2000BC.

This little lad demonstrates the ingenuity of a stile which maintains the integrity of the field boundary without the need for steps over the fence. Simply push the three rails down, and step over!

AT the start of the Victorian era, all the roads around Enfield had been turnpiked. These were under the care of the Commissioners for Turnpike Roads, who charged a uniform toll of 3d.

Just past the Stepping Stones public house is one of the roads leading to Polesden Lacy.

Other forms of transport are too swift: the greater delights of Dorset's scenery are missed by using them.