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Nearby Hampton Court became the home of the Arkwright family, the well-known cotton spinning industrialists. The family were great benefactors to the village, hence the name of these almshouses.

Monzie stands to the north-west of Crieff near the village of Gilmerton.

Within the Leeds city boundary most of the open areas between the townships gradually dispersed under an urban sprawl of industrial and housing development.

Within the Leeds city boundary most of the open areas between the townships gradually dispersed under an urban sprawl of industrial and housing development.

The arrow-straight course of Queen's Avenue can be seen here looking north towards its eventual junction with Lynchford Road in North Camp.

Despite the prominent date of 1631 in the centre of this door, the glorious ironwork depicting lions and trees is thought to date from the 13th century; the later date is probably that of a repair.

The church of St Cyriac is built largely in the Perpendicular style, and is full of interest.

Westgate dominated the western defences of the old city. It dates originally from the 12th century, and was reinforced during the Hundred Years War in anticipation of an attack by the French.

Another mystery regarding Stonehenge is that many of the stones had been dressed - there is no precedent for such work in Britain prior to Stonehenge.

During the late 18th and early 19th centuries a large number of country houses were built in the castellated style.

The choosing of the site was deliberate: here was the royal hall of Llywelyn the Great (demolished 1316) and the Cistercian Abbey of St Mary where he lay buried.

Many of the windows featured in these pictures date from remodelling undertaken during the Tudor and Jacobean periods.

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.

This broad road leading into the heart of the town is bounded by 17th- and 18th-century buildings.

In 1796 the old tower was pulled down and a new one built, and in 1808 the main body of the church was demolished and rebuilt at a cost of £842.

They initially consisted of a jetty leading to a landing stage for boats, but they soon became fashionable promenades extending over the sea.

Here lived some of the workers in the salt mines, including Joe Danson, Jack Fairhurst, and Bill Davis.

The rural nature of Thornton Cleveleys away from the coast persisted. On the right is one of the old farmsteads.

The King's Arms (left) is a fine example of a coaching inn and former posting house. Stables to the rear were reached through the archway leading from the town square.

This water-mill, powered by a hidden undershot wheel, stands on the bank of the river Bure, and is built of entirely of wood. There are two large millstones leaning on the small annexe.

Fritton Lake, like the Broads, originated as a series of peat pits in the medieval period. It was later used as a duck decoy. The ducks were drawn into the decoy by the decoy man's dog.

The crew of a sailing dinghy are apprehensively watched by the relaxing occupants of a punt as it manoeuvres past in a steady breeze.

The Star Inn is now more of a brasserie than a pub, and the adjacent post office has been replaced by a television and video shop.

This summer recreation corner on the banks of the Wharfe lay below the present Collingham Wood House on the Wetherby road.