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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.

In the years that followed, the village became a popular place to visit, with a number of places of refreshment springing up.

Further along the Great North Road we find the Wheatsheaf pub facing the green, and the obelisk of the war memorial. In the distance are a number of shops, including the Eskimo.

High Street c1965 Post-war expansion of Cambridge pushed the suburbs into outlying villages.

The Napoleonic Wars meant that the wealthiest members of Regency society could no longer visit the Continent.

The tiny settlement of Bantham, with its passenger ferry and boat-houses, clings to the eastern bank of the Avon where the river makes one last sweeping curve before meeting the sea.

The village was formerly known as Wyrardisbury, and in medieval times was part of the Crown Lands of Windsor. Magna Carta Island, where the famous charter was signed in 1215, is nearby.

The Sessions House is just beyond it on the right. Now called King George's Hall, it is still one of the centres of entertainment in Blackburn.

The building was once in the centre of a much larger town, but coastal erosion saw much of Aldeburgh lost to the sea.

An architect-designed villa on the left has probably recently been built in this settlement, which is just north of Callington and at the terminus of the railway branch line from Plymouth.

Here we see pleasant examples of 18th- century domestic architecture, but it looks in need of some re pointing.

Romsey Road leads westward away from the city centre and towards the rolling downlands of Hampshire.

This photograph shows Bridge Street in the centre of Caversham, at the point where it crossed the Thames.

For a number of years the five acre site stood in splendid isolation with magnificent views of the sea across open fields which had formerly been Clacton's first golf course and was later to become

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.