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Originally part of the Earldom of Huntingdon, Potton's parish church owes its architectural features to the Norman influence during the 12th century.

A pleasure cruiser - probably MV 'Regal Lady' - lies moored out of use on the muddy bottom of the new (east) Castle Dock.

An eternally popular part of the holidaymaker's Scarborough is the enjoyment of Peasholm Park. Boating, strolling or simply relaxing, it's all here.

Scotsborough House was the home of the Perrott family from c1300 to 1614, wherupon it became the home of Rhys ap Thomas.

A solitary child enjoys the beach while a group of men stand in front of the Cod and Lobster Inn, looking on.

Helensburgh was described as 'a favourite watering place situated at the mouth of the Gareloch, laid out with the mathematical regularity of an American city'.

The environs are very beautiful, and comprise one of the finest reaches of the Thames, flanked by gentle hills or cliffs covered with hanging woods.

A sharp contrast is seen here, with the profile of the Cod & Lobster pub and the natural phenomena of the Nab to its right.

A barefoot boy with a stick guides two donkeys back to their stand on the pullover.

Following the move of the gaol and assizes to Bodmin in 1842, the grounds were landscaped and turned into a pleasure park by the Duke of Northumberland.

Glencoe village stands on the shores of Loch Leven. Here we see a row of classic stone-built thatched cottages, in the characteristic vernacular style.

South of the church, and facing the market place, is Jesus Hospital which was founded in 1591 for 26 poor men.

This section takes a tour from east of Stamford into the fenland of Lincolnshire, mostly in the former administrative county of Holland, very much the flat country.

Bangor's chief trade was the export of slates, mined from Lord Penrhyn's quarries at Bethesda, and carried by rail to Port Penrhyn. The quay here was 300 yards long.

On the extreme left is the east wing of Wisbech Museum, which was built upon the filled-in moat of the castle.

We are looking over Exmouth from the high ground to the east of the resort, with the sands of the Maer, a glorious open space, in the middle distance.

Around a hundred years before this picture was taken, the cobblestones of Newark Market Place would have echoed to the clatter of stagecoaches and carriers' waggons.

The manner in which animals were slaughtered, and housed whilst at market, brought forward demands from the government for cleaner market surfaces and the limewashing of all carts coming into and

Quarrymen and their families must have occupied a high proportion of the cottages, working to fulfil the 18th- and 19th-century demand for slate both as a roofing material, and for graveyard

The photographer is looking south-west across the pretty market town of Wendover, which lies on the edge of the Chilterns.

The main entrance to the churchyard where Church Street turns left to become Parsons Fee is distinguished by a pair of elegant early 18th-century gate piers in fine-jointed red brick surmounted by stone

More civic architecture here in the shape of Queensway Hall in Court Drive; in line for this era of betterment, the Hall is housing an improvement grant exhibition.

This bridge is a railway bridge, and is now part of the west coast main line. Another railway bridge (to Blackburn) can be seen in the distance.

The Market was newly-opened in the year of this photograph. It was designed by the local firm Leeming and Leeming of Northgate, with a lofty roof supported by richly-decorated ironwork.