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This is the corner of the Bowness boating area used by rowing boats for hire, following the onset of mass tourism from the mid19th century.

The increase of the houses of visitors must tend to spoil the original individuality of a population, but in Hastings these qualities are preserved to an unusual extent, especially among the fishermen.

This is not Isaac Newton's Woolsthorpe, but the village west of Grantham in rolling countryside right on the Leicestershire border; it has fine views of Belvoir Castle a mile away on its hill on the other

The east end of the High Street, looking east.

A product of the increasing urbanisation of Dinas Powis at the close of the 19th century, Mill Road preserves the name of the nearby Mill Farm.

This is the second incarnation of the pub – the original was destroyed by fire in 1907.

The church dates back to the Norman Conquest, but very little of the original church remains; the initial period of restoration in the 1820s dramatically altered its structure.

One of Kent's most ancient villages, Aylesford occupies a strategic crossing of the Medway, and dates from the time of the Saxons. The parish church crowns a hillock and is principally Norman.

This was one of Blaenau's major quarries; it closed after the Second World War. Ffestiniog slate is of very high quality, and can be split into very thin sheets of great length.

The central tower of the castle dates from a licence of 1454 when the thane was permitted to erect Cawdor 'with walls and ditches and equip the summit with turrets and means of defence, with warlike provisions

A closer view of the transept.

A comparison of this picture with the earlier one taken in 1898 (picture 42179, opposite) shows that nothing has really changed here other than the volume of traffic - even the blinds seem

Dating from the 7th century, and named after Winifride, or Gwenffrewi in Welsh, the holy well has been the site of pilgrimage ever since, and known as 'the Lourdes of Wales'.

Lord George Cavendish rebuilt the house in 1840 to a design by the then Earl of Burlington, later Duke of Devonshire; this design closely resembled the original building.

Views of Kersey are among the best known picturesque images of Suffolk. The terrace stepping down the hill on the left is dated 1880.

It looks as if the Austin A30 has hit the post box!

Gradually absorbed to become a suburb of Tunbridge Wells over the first half of the 20th century, this section of village shops and businesses along the main highway running between London and Eastbourne

Eight miles south of Hornsea, Aldbrough is a more genteel resort about a mile inland - although coastal erosion shortens this distance each year.

On the right is the Corn Exchange of 1861, now with shops on the ground floor. Beyond is the Provisions Market of 1834, later the School of Art, fire station and library, now also shops.

On the left is a Wealden-type house of c1400; it was restored in 1974-76.

The north-eastern end of Sherborne Lane descends to Lym House and the Angel Inn (centre left).

The parvise above the south porch contains a small museum with various artefacts associated with the history of the abbey.

To reach our final village, Pilton, we must leave our straight route at East Pennard and travel almost due north for a couple of miles or so.

The grassmarket was the scene in 1736 of the Porteous Riots. A temporary gallows had been erected for the execution of Andrew Wilson for smuggling.