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On the south bank of the river is the Barley Mow, which is featured in Three Men in a Boat.

Beachy Head is where the chalk range of the South Downs reaches the sea in magnificent chalk cliffs rearing almost vertically five hundred feet out of the sea.

Two smart white-liveried motor charabancs are collecting holiday makers from the pier, possibly for the advertised excursion over the South Downs.

This small south Norfolk village runs along a single street. The high pitch of the roof on the house to the right suggests that it may originally have been of thatch.

The Witterings are seaside villages of bungalows, chalets and caravans on the Selsey peninsula, a flat area south of Chichester. The Norman church of the Assumption was rebuilt in 1875.

Taken from the south shore, this view features two attractive clinker-built rowing boats still afloat as the tide streams out.

Three girls pose on the wooden bridge leading to the ivy-clad south-west towers.

As well as having one of the most important markets in the South Hams, Kingsbridge was also a thriving port.

The rails here are presumably a siding, for the Tavistock line ran across the picture a little way past the far end of the terrace, while the Princetown branch curved round to the south (left, well out

The lighthouse was rebuilt there, having been superseded by a more efficient build- ing on the Eddystone rock south of the harbour. Close by is the world-famous Hoe.

Pennard stands high above a tidal creek about eight miles south-west of Swansea.

Others followed, and the Bournemouth of today is one of the largest conurbations on the south coast.

The spot where the carriage is driving is now on the pavement to the west of the Roundabout at St Andrew's Cross and on the south side of Royal Parade.

Preston Hall is situated about half a mile south of Aylesford. It was built for Edward Betts in about 1850.

The lighthouse was rebuilt there, having been superseded by a more efficient building on the Eddystone rock south of the harbour. Close by is the world-famous Hoe.

The lack of traffic in the main street is in sharp contrast with the scene today in this busy little village in the south-west Lakes.

To the south of Wellingborough lies the village of Wollaston, separated from its neighbour Great Doddington by the River Nene.

One of Southsea's most famous landmarks is South Parade Pier, opened in 1879 and rebuilt in 1908 following a fire.

Ashford, situated in the south-west corner of the county, takes its name from an ancient river crossing, the Exeford of the Domesday Book.

Familiar to many, the church nestles in the shelter of the South Downs. Large horse chestnuts now break the roof line but the cottages still lie tranquil within the church's reach.

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.

Looking south-westwards towards the Stonebarrow Hill, the Forge and Blacksmith's Cottage can be seen on the left and a range of old thatched cottages rise from the Old Post Office (centre).

This view looks south towards All Saints' Church and shows how the tower and spire originally closed the vista well, although nowadays the church is hidden by high hedges and a fine cedar.

On the right of the photograph is the 15th-century God's House Tower, formerly the south-east gate of the old town and one of the earliest artillery fortifications in Europe.