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The Palace, designed by the illustrious London architects Ernest George & Peto and built in 1882 at the then enormous cost of £20,000, was funded by Viscountess Ossington, sister of the 5th Duke of

Still pleasantly rural, with views of woods and the distant Bowland Fells, this village stands near Wennington Hall, where Peter Hesketh, founder of Fleetwood-on-Wyre was born.

Not far from Stroud, the village of Chalford clings to the steep wooded hillside of the Golden Valley.

One of the highest towns in Oxfordshire, Chipping Norton gets the 'Chipping' in its name from the Saxon word for market.

All the buildings on the left have gone, to be replaced by more modern buildings and a car park for the doctor's surgery.

Hanson's Bakery is beyond in the shop that was Bayston's, who were farmers, purveyors of meat, bakers and confectioners.

Ingoldmells has had millions of pounds spent on its redevelopment, and more is promised for the future. This makes it difficult to recognise a place like this.

On market days, Wednesday and Saturday, there are about 100 stalls trading in the Butter Market and Cornhill. Bury is one of the most thriving traditional markets in England.

We are just below the South Downs on the road between Midhurst and Chichester; this view looks across a footbridge over the stream that feeds into the Rother near Midhurst.

Donkeys are awaiting the arrival of the day's holidaymakers on the beach. A fisherwoman in a tall hat stands behind the donkey boys and their mounts.

Holyhead is best known as the ferry port for Ireland, and stands on Holy Island, linked by a causeway to the Isle of Anglesey.

Wrexham stands on a tributary of the River Dee. It has a long history - it was known to the Saxons as Wrightesham or Wrightelesham.

On the horizon we can see the outline of the 12th-century church of Llangwyfan and the circular sea-wall of its cemetery.

This classic view of England's largest lake was taken from the south end of Loughrigg. Ambleside town is round the corner to the left.

The Devil's Dyke was immensely popular with visitors to Brighton, who relished the fresh air and the long views across the Weald.

Moving south-west, the tour reaches East Harting, a hamlet east of South Harting, the main village with the parish church.

Here we see a peaceful open carriage ride on a hot Edwardian summer's day; the lady, protected by an umbrella, passes the 1850s east lodge to Offington House.

While the neighbouring resort of Margate had been attracting hordes of trippers from London from 1753 onwards, Westgate remained a more sedate and favoured place for families throughout the late

Here we see the heart of what many claim is Kent's prettiest village: the tower of its 15th-century flintstone church of St Mary's looks down on this spacious square lined with half-timbered Tudor and

A team of farm-workers undertakes the laborious task of spraying a field of hops with liquid soap, or possibly a copper solution, to ward off insects and fungal disease as the crop nears harvesting.

The Urban District Council of 1895 needed a home, and in 1899 the council offices were built and occupied. In 1928 it was decided to add a town hall and modify the western end of the building.

Magdalene Almshouses (left), were rebuilt in 1877 on the site of a lazar-house or leper hospital, apparently founded by a member of the de Leyes or Legh family, in the early 13th century.

The funnel effect of the town's main street in 1965 can be fully appreciated in this photograph. The Black Lion public house on the right was originally on the opposite side of the road.

Looking from the Hall (or the Palace Avenue Theatre) through the gardens, we can see Norton's and Welton's shoe shops.