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Originally a Tudor house, to the north of the village, the building was remodelled in 1806 by Jeffry Wyatville and given its classical frontage in a manner which was strongly influenced by the work of

A family group of children enjoy a boating trip on the River Leven at Newby Bridge, at the southern end of Windermere.

Just north of the village is Brewery House, home of Sir William Hooker and his son Joseph.

Cattle graze on Emery Down's green in the early years of the last century, a more familiar sight then than now.

Ancient woods, common land and rural lanes around unspoilt Cranham make the village a favourite with walkers.

Ancient woods, common land and rural lanes around unspoilt Cranham make the village a favourite with walkers.

Acle Bridge, a mile from the village, crosses the Bure. Two years after this photograph was taken the fine stone bridge, built in about 1830, was replaced by a steel one.

The village of Little Ann merges with Abbotts Ann so that the two virtually form one community. The fencing on the right has been replaced by a hedgerow, and the third cottage in the row is now tiled.

This tranquil scene shows the village pond with the reflection of the houses on its surface.

By the turn of the century the village was growing very quickly, although it was still far from urban sprawl.

School Lane joins The Street on the left; beyond the lorry is the Good Intent pub.

Paul is the mother village for Mousehole, which lies down on the coast below.

The village's favourable microclimate encourages the profusion of climbing plants up the walls of the houses, which have the steep pitched stone roofs typical of Cotswold villages.

The post office that gave this picture its name was based in the building on the left, which was also a village shop. Today there is no village shop, nor a post office.

Shop and inn make up the heart of this village, built round the edge of an enormous village green. There was a market here from at least 1280.

Towards the edge of the village are former Rural District Council houses, now with lusher gardens, and opposite is a former Nonconformist chapel dated 1898.

The George, built in 1598, was situated at the junction between the High Street, Market Street, and Fore Street, and was the main focal point of the village.

The village school in Old Newton, just north of Stowmarket. This was an era when every village had its school - now of course, much consolidation has taken place.

Two draught horses are watered at the tree-fringed roadside pond.

King's Norton is less than two miles from Bournville, and though urban sprawl between the wars linked it to Birmingham, the old village still retains much of its rural character.

This is a typical Edwardian scene, with a group of villagers looking coyly at the camera. Today, with increased housing development, North Warnborough has almost joined up with Odiham.

The Village Sign c1955 Mayfield's well-known village sign showing a young girl and children in a meadow won second prize (£500) in a national newspaper competition in 1920.

Many of the present buildings in Burley are Victorian and 20th-century, but the village itself is an ancient Forest settlement.

The two parts of the village are Inner Hope and Outer Hope. There had once been a small fishing fleet here that worked the huge pilchard shoals that congregated in Bigbury Bay.