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In November 1869, William T Gunner of Will Hall wrote in his diary: 'walked with Fred Crowley to see the site of his new house [Ashdell House, seen in this photograph]; he will be married shortly.'

Across the River Wey from Godalming is Farncombe, once a hamlet but now in effect a suburb of the town.

The River Thames curves eastward north of the village and then converges towards Church Street, some of whose gardens have a water frontage.

Miss Matilda Talbot donated Lacock Abbey, together with most of the village, Manor Farm and Bewley Common, to the National Trust between 1944 and 1946.

The Victorian lavatories under the steps with their decorative brickwork and small domes are a work of art. Cafes and shops abound on this easy route to the beach.

It is likely that the inhabitants of inland villages such as Wyke Regis and Melcombe Regis moved nearer the sea to take advantage of these new markets for goods, establishing the present

The plastered section of this long building was known as Webbs Cottages, and the southern range, Portsmouth Cottages. The first one of the latter was the Reading Room and Club.

The floor of the Royal Exchange was the scene of frantic activity on Tuesdays and Fridays, when at the hour of High Exchange anything up to 6000 men would gather here and shout at one another.

For years Alnmouth has been noted for its sands; many of these holidaymakers would have taken a constitutional walking along the beach to Warkworth Castle.

St Mary's has been called 'the Cathedral of North Hampshire' and it is said that the arcaded walling around the sanctuary was inspired by Salisbury Cathedral.

This village stands on Watling Street close by the Little Stour.

The 17th-century house Birch Grove was the home of Harold Macmillan, the former Prime Minister. Ludwell Grange, built in 1540, is a fine half-timbered house.

In this town we will find a fascinating mixture of alleyways, courtyards and shambles.

Ullenhall has had its share of notorious residents, including a 19th-century forger called William Booth, who was also accused of his brother`s murder.

On the opening of the Barry lifeboat station at the entrance to Barry Docks, the watchtowe (built in 1865 when the population of Barry was fewer than 100) ceased to be used - it later became the first

Judging by the debris and the description of its location on a bend of the river, this is where the water-powered mill used to be situated.

The former statue of George II which used to stand on St Stephen's Green. Regarded as symbolic of British oppression, the statue was bombed away in 1937.

A classic rural Irish scene of this period, a pleasing main street, devoid of any traffic save for a farmer chugging up the hill in his tractor.

Kingsgate takes its name from a gate erected to commemorate the landing of King Charles II and his brother the Duke of York on 13 June 1683.

A panoramic view of the area, with Abergavenny in the somewhat hazy distance. Note the railway sweeping round towards the church in the centre of the picture.

Compare this photograph of the tennis courts with that of 1895. The building in the centre is the Lowther Pavilion.

The institute, which offered a range of evening classes for workers, and was famed for its penny lectures, was one of the earlier projects linked with a major redevelopment of the town centre

The Duke of Bridgewater has been called 'the parent and father' of our canal system.

The tiny church of St Olaf at Wasdale Head is said to be among the smallest in England.