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Amongst the many hills that can be seen from the summit of Bradnor Hill, Hergest Ridge lies towards the south west.

Victorian advances in engineering sounded the death knell for wooden, sail-powered ships of the line, such as these ones moored at West Mud in the Tamar estuary.

St Luke's is Heywood's oldest place of worship, and is known to have existed prior to 1611.

The stone is from Chilmark, ten miles to the west, and the slender black shafts supporting the arches are of Purbeck marble.

Here, the excellent footpath on the west bank of the river can be seen.

This view of the bridge was taken from the west bank, nearest Bakewell. Towards the far bank, the river is full of mallards, all demanding a sandwich with menaces.

A few miles west from Grimsby, the village of Laceby once appeared in the Guinness Book of Records as possessing the two closest pubs – The Waterloo and The Nags Head.

The Mount is still largely undeveloped today, its tree-clad slopes rising to the south west of the town.

Hardly anybody refers to Church Green West as the Parade anymore, and it is unlikely that many recall an even earlier time when it was sometimes known as the Promenade.

Hardly anybody refers to Church Green West as the Parade anymore, and it is unlikely that many recall an even earlier time when it was sometimes known as the Promenade.

To the north-west of the New Forest is the peaceful little town of Fordingbridge, named after the ancient ford and medieval bridge which facilitate a passage across the River Avon at this point.

A thicket of fishing craft take shelter within the tiny harbour of this quintessentially picturesque fishing village, a few miles west along the coast from Looe.

From the bottom of Valley Road the camera captures a crowded South Beach scene, and a bay full of sail-driven fishing boats.

West Hill House, right, at the corner of Market Hill and Quarr Barton, is Grade II* listed; it was the home and surgery of Dr James for 42 years.

On the right is the clock tower of Cambridge Hall; the clock and chimes were paid for by William Atkinson.

By 1935 the faith had progressed to the first St Mary's on its West Street site, and on 15 March, 1964, this building was opened with a celebratory Mass.

Nearest the camera is the north-west tower, hexagonal in design, and to its right is the postern gate.

This photograph shows the view from Runcorn Hill over the industrial area to the west. The Mersey estuary lies in the background.

Considered to be one of the finest boulevards in Europe, Princes Street was the place to shop and eat. Restaurants included a branch of Ferguson & Forrester, the Royal British, and Littlejohn's.

The Ilminster by-pass now takes traffic from this street, and little has changed here. The shop and garage on the left are now houses, and new houses stand high on Strawberry Bank beyond.

The river Ouse has always formed a major barrier to traffic heading into Norfolk from the west.

In 1890 the timber-framed buildings on the west side of High Bridge were in a highly decayed state, as seen in this 1890 view.

This view looks beyond the west front of the nave, and shows the present St Botolph's church of 1837, in neo- Norman style and built in white brick.

The south tower is ashlar-faced, with big buttresses; it is Perpendicular, as is the north arcade and the clerestory.