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The 12th-century church of St Helen was the parish church for Garstang, two miles away. Until they acquired their own church, Garstang villagers had to walk to Churchtown.

THE MAIN EAST-WEST thoroughfare in Bearsden, one of Glasgow's northern suburbs, is named Roman Road, for it follows the line of a roadway constructed by the Romans in AD 142 along the south side

Part of the circular courtyard of the thirteenth-century castle; a favourite spot with Victorian visitors for a picnic. On the left can be seen the honeycomb internal stonework of one of the turrets.

A horseman rides north-eastwards, along what is now St Andrew's Road towards Bradpole, when this was part of that parish before boundary changes brought the northern suburbs into Bridport borough.

The large shelter and the Jubilee fountain replaced the grand wrought iron gates of Torbay House as the focal point of Torbay Road.

The buildings behind were attached to the rear of the mill and also contained stabling.

This is an unusual photograph of Burnley's parish church in that it is taken from the north, where the trees make photography difficult.

In the early 19th century this was the home of William Ponsonby, brother of Byron's lover Lady Caroline Lamb. Ponsonby's wife, Lady Barbara, was the sister of the reformer Lord Shaftesbury.

In the early 19th century this was the home of William Ponsonby, brother of Byron's lover Lady Caroline Lamb. Ponsonby's wife, Lady Barbara, was the sister of the reformer Lord Shaftesbury.

After the iron industry ceased production, the locality was less prosperous; the common became notorious for 18th-century lawlessness.

The thatched roof and plastered walls of the Chantry House typify the construction of the houses and cottages in Ashwell. Even the barn (left, behind the delivery van) is thatched.

THE golden sands have always been one of Margate's main attractions and have given the resort an advantage over the more common shingle beaches of South-East England.

Cadgwith is one of Cornwall's prettiest fishing villages, and huddles between steep cliffs a few miles north of the Lizard. The beach is a clutter of boats and fishing paraphernalia.

Hobby Drive was completed just before his death in 1829 by Sir James Hamlyn as part of his project to landscape the cliffs to the east of the village.

Just up the hill is the Dartmoor Inn, and on the skyline is the rocky mass of Great Staple Tor, one of the southernmost outliers of the plateau of the north moor.

Beaminster is the 'Emminster' of Hardy's novel 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'.

The practice of climbing the rock is now strictly forbidden, not only on grounds of safety but also to protect the landmark from erosion.

The column, mounted on a base of octagonal steps, supports a stone ball which was originally topped by a metal spike, constituting the market 'cross'.

The vast majority of day visitors to the island rarely strayed beyond Douglas and Onchan, but the opening of the first section of the Manx Electric Railway in September 1893 brought Groudle Glen within

The magnificent sweep of York station dates from the completion of the Doncaster-Selby-York line. Opened in 1877, the station allowed through running of trains.

Fairford was the birthplace of the 19th-century Christian reformer and hymn-writer John Keble, who would often walk along the banks of the River Coln seeking inspiration for his verse.

Partly visible on the left of this photograph is Oxford's Taylor Institute, dedicated to the study of modern languages at the University.

Over to the right is the unmistakable façade of the Sheldonian Theatre, designed by Christopher Wren and opened in 1669.

Nelson’s column was not the first choice of monument to embellish Trafalgar Square - a Colonel Trench had proposed a great pyramid to dwarf St Paul’s.