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This view across the pond towards the rather miserable brick church is standard artist's stuff, but the buildings, including Mill Hill School, some of 1825, Belmont of 1773, by James Paine junior, the

Three miles south-east of Southport, Scarisbrick Hall was remodelled by John Foster in 1814 and by Augustus Welby Pugin between 1836 and 1845.

The Tamesis has had a premier role in the development of dinghy racing on the River Thames.

This photograph was taken from the platform of the railway station and emphasises the station`s elevated position.

Its square tower with an oak-shingled spire is of about 1190.

Close to the cottages at Grove End, the beautifully maintained maze commemorates the restoration of King Charles II to the throne.

This fine pink granite church, mainly of the 15th century, is well sited at the head of Church Street. Its solid clasping buttressed and battlemented tower rises in four stages.

This early 19th-century listed building, built on the site of the former manor house, has had numerous private owners, reputedly including one eccentric lady with a love of snakes who allowed them to

Records show that St Lawrence stands on the site of a Christian church dating back to at least 1108.

In the north transept the east window, a depiction of the crucifixion, was restored in 1970.

Amesbury dates back to at least 973; it is the nearest town to Stonehenge, and has a population of about 6,000. In 980, Amesbury Abbey was founded for Benedictine nuns.

Hitchman's, the chemist on the left, was on the corner of Silver Street and Gold Street.

Many would remember their best friends as, say, `Six` or `Twenty-three` for the rest of their lives.

This village has grown around a road junction on the Horsham to Brighton road.

The scooters behind the fountain are a symbol of the 50s and 60s.

This group of children and their parents or nannies is enjoying the sun and fresh air on the bank of the River Deben.

The bandstand in the centre of the park was designed by Mr Adams, the Borough Surveyor, at a cost of £267 in 1923.

This peaceful unassuming lane crossing the brook is typical of the quiet countryside that has now gone with the expansion of Manchester Airport.

This tobacconist's shop (far left on above photograph) was originally Murray's English and Foreign Bazaar, which is first shown on Wallis' street map of Worthing dated 1826.

Wimborne Street c1955 Thomas Hardy writes of a journey into Cranborne in ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’, where the present Fleur-de-Lys tavern is depicted as the much less salubrious ‘Flower-de-Luce

A charming turn-of-the-century tableau of Salutation Square, the main access into the town. Note the hotel carriage by the entrance and the various horse-drawn conveyances.

A few miles to the south of Nairn stands Cawdor Castle, one of Scotland's finest medieval buildings. It is famous for its association with Macbeth and the murder of Duncan.

The picturesque coastal town of Eyemouth is situated five miles north of the border where the Eye Water flows into the North Sea.

One of the most beautiful of the many lovely Broads churches is St Helens at Ranworth, a short walk from the staithe.