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This region was originally in the Celtic kingdom of Elmete. The word Spa was added to the town's name in 1840 when the Penny Post began.

The Victoria Club for Working Men in the west corner of Kingsbury is another benefaction from the Rothschilds, in this case Baron Ferdinand of Waddesdon.

Not very far from this spot lies the Rufus Stone, which marks the spot where King William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, was accidentally killed by an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrrell while out

A big part of the old Wealden Ironworks was based here, and a man-made furnace pond was dug.

It has not been long since a horse or two trotted along this Edwardian street, as the evidence in the centre of the road reveals.

Moseley Hall was the medieval home of the Grevis family, but in 1891 the hall and its surrounding parkland became the property of the city.

This frail-looking bridge was one of a number spanning the River Wyre; it was frequently damaged when floods occurred.

Dominating the village is the 15th-century church of St Oswald's, its tower gifted by Robert Washington.

Like its twin castle of Pendennis on the opposite side of the river mouth, St Mawes was built on the orders of Henry VIII to guard the entrance to Carrick Roads.

The River Medway broadens at Maidstone, on its way to meet the Thames estuary, and the locks here were built in 1792 and mark the tidal limit of the waterway.

The building on the left, now without its cover of ivy, is the Herbert Arms. One member of the family was Lord Herbert, an historian, philosopher and diplomat in the 16th century.

This view looks eastwards along a mile of National Trust cliffs towards the coastguard cottages on the 495ft summit of White Nothe (top left), which are the highest buildings on the Dorset

An idea of the number of people remembered can be gained when we consider that each metal plaque around the statue (just behind the seats where people are sitting) lists the people who died, and

The Lamb Hotel, in the centre of the picture, was built in 1861, and is currently being converted into flats.

Built in the 1630s, this is one of the few timber-framed buildings to have survived the 1694 fire. The travel agent Lunn Poly now occupies the greater part of it.

Silhouetted against the skyline, the south lock- house does not immediately appear to be a part of one of the county's major tourist attractions.

Known as 'The Sisters', the towers are all that remain of St Mary's Church - it was blown up in 1809 to stop it falling into the sea.

The churchyard in Daventry is reportedly one of the largest in the country, but is now closed for burials.

The original village, however, was at the bottom of the hill, centred on the church of St Peter, with the estuary of the Dee beyond.

This is a splendid county town; we see awnings shooting over the shop fronts and a number of cars dotting the kerbs. Bicycles propped up against the curbs predate modern bike racks.

It would be nice to think of this as an early example of disability awareness, but the truth is more prosaic: a level promenade was more likely to attract the infirm and elderly and their carers,

A sign in the river warns of hidden dangers for swimmers and small boats, but ashore there were plenty of safe ways to enjoy a summer's day on this pleasant, green, riverside corridor

Hunstanton's lighthouse was built in 1830, and crowns the chalk clifftop close by the ruins of St Edmund's chapel, where pilgrims offered their prayers and sought the healing powers of the town's efficacious

Not very far from this spot lies the Rufus Stone, which marks the spot where King William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, was accidentally killed by an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrrell while out