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Low wooden stalls along the walls of the choir accommodate the College; a large expanse of bare wall was left to be filled with a series of wall paintings.

The River Ribble in summer is the most pleasant of rivers, and to picnic and paddle by its banks has been a delight for many centuries.

This photograph shows the magnificent hammer-beam roof of c1445, the Star of David St Edmund window of 1844 copied from the Abbey Gate, and the rood screen, which was erected as a Boer War Memorial in

The convergent flying buttresses of the 1907 Trinity Methodist Church spire soar above the mock-Tudor frontages over the parade of shops at the start of Cheam Road, with the Edwardian cupola of the Curzon

This wide High Street has altered little over the years, although the proprietors of many of the shops have changed.

When the Domesday Book was being compiled, Kenilworth came under the jurisdiction of the royal manor of Stoneleigh.

According to the guide- book of your choice, Bourton is billed 'Queen of the Cotswolds','the Venice of the Cotswolds', or 'the jewel in the Cotswolds' crown'.

The design of the Number 24 Bournemouth bus and the Morris Minor van opposite it take us firmly into the post-war years.

The cluster of adjacent buildings, the largest of which is the former Guildhall, are still there, and so is the pump (just visible, centre left).

The parish church of St James stands inside a banked enclosure that was once the Bishop of Lincoln's manor. From here his estate of four nearby parishes was managed for more than five hundred years.

This view was taken from the top of Brunel's railway viaduct and looks down New Road to the bridge and the beginning of the High Street.

Inside, there are many monuments, including a number of interesting tablets of the Georgian period to members of the Calley family of Burderop Park.

Loch Lomond became a popular destination for day trippers from around Clydeside, especially after the opening of the Dumbarton & Balloch Joint Railway.

At the foot of King William Street is Wren's mighty fluted Doric column of Portland stone, erected to commemorate the Great Fire of London in 1666.

The city of Manchester was the powerhouse of northern industry.

From industrial Desborough we move three miles east to the quiet village of Rushton.

The city of Manchester was the powerhouse of northern industry.

An excellent view showing the wide sweep of Saltburn Bay, with Huntcliffe and the Ship Inn and the cluster of cottages around it which formed the original Saltburn.

Hocombe Road is the northern boundary of Hiltingbury, and indeed of the borough. It is also the boundary of Cranbury Park, the Chamberlayne family estate.

To convey any notion at all of this watering-place to those who have never visited it, one must mention that there are noble tree-planted streets and shady avenues, an imposing sea-front of about three

By this date the town was on the tourist map, being one of the recommended excursions for visitors staying in Chester.

This scene shows the delightful variety of sizes and styles of weatherboarded houses in the village. The Horse and Groom pub is now a private house.

We are at the eastern edge of the Ashdown Forest.

Hubert de Burgh was granted a licence in 1230 for the construction of the castle. However, it was completely re-built in the time of Edward III.