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It was let free to the family by Sir James Lowther of Lowther Castle—the poet's father was his agent. Here, William, Dorothy and their three brothers lived until 1783.

The Town Council has its office here, and it also contains Whitby Museum, renowned for its collection of extant fossils, which is run by the Literary and Philosophy Society, colloquially

Here we have another view of the oak, with the war memorial placed in front, isolated by road changes. There is also a good view of the Church of St Thomas, dating from 1862.

This 7-foot-tall inscribed stone stands on the B3269 road, and was moved to its present position from Castle Dore. It is reputed to be of the 6th century.

In the days of horse-drawn trams Darlington Street was considered wide enough for a single line only, and here inbound and outbound cars have made use of the passing loop.

Taken from the bridge over the River Bride, this view looks northwards into the southern section of the High Street.

The High Street widens out into the Broadway with Blucher Street merging from the left and the High Street continues north as far as the foot of White Hill.

The manor of Chesham Bois, one of the three manors of Chesham and named after William de Bosco or Boies who held it around 1200, became an independent parish during the Middle Ages.

Standing high above the town centre and attractively sited on the crown of the hill, the church with its elegant broach spire was designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield in c1861, but not completed until 1881

The sign above the entrance of Cambridge Hall indicates that the picture was taken around 1901-02 following the accession of King Edward VII.

Cawood was once a busy port on the River Ouse with boat building and a ferry.

The Great Barn, or Tithe Barn, is part of Barton Manor Farm, which comprises 8 or 9 buildings grouped around a large open courtyard.

The original early 13th-century bridge built on the orders of the monarch was of stone with a half-mile-long wooden causeway across the Ham.

This photograph was taken from the new bridge looking towards the old bridge, which is built of the local Quarella stone and dates from the early 15th century.

Not to be confused with Old Knebworth (which one recent historian described as 'a village still faintly feudal in character'), the village of Knebworth is a busy commercial centre supplying the needs of

Perhaps the bicycle belongs to a customer who has nipped into this New Forest pub for a quick pint of Strong's best bitter. It must be a hot summer's day, because all of the windows are open.

This street scene has not changed very much except for the names of the occupants.

Situated among the somewhat reduced remnants of Georgian Leicester, now tightly grouped in New Street, Peacock Lane and Friar Lane, the building is overshadowed by St Martin's Cathedral (upgraded

This small city with a population of 3,600 and the smallest cathedral in Britain has an important place in the history of Wales.

Here we see Preston Post Office just a couple of years after it opened.

The original village, cut off by the by-pass, is to the west; while this photograph, taken from the junction with Easthill Road, shows the corner of Station Road West.

Brierley`s hired out rowing boats, canoes and punts from their landing stage at the corner of the Ouse and Hen Brook.

Situated amongst beautiful woodland, the inland village of Shorwell was one of Queen Victoria's favourite excursions on the Isle of Wight.

Walsingham is built around the ruins of a monastic house, celebrated for its shrine to Our Lady of Walsingham. It is an important place of pilgrimage, second only to Becket's tomb at Canterbury.