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Off they go! This famous race was won this year by Frank Curzon's 'Call Boy'.

The fine lines of Bisley Church show that this is another village that earned its wealth from the wool trade, its magnificent spire declaring to the neighbourhood the pride of its benefactors - the wool

This view illustrates how Staithes is perched on two cliff sides which flank a beck.

The wide main streets of Bridport were originally designed to be highways, market venues and workshops.

Before assuming the role of the first military town in Britain, Aldershot was no more than a pretty village comprising a church, a manor house and several farms, close to an area of open heathland.

The Library and Museum was built in 1877-79 to the designs of J and T Tillman, a mixture of classical Roman and French mansard roofs. Despite its size, the building had only one storey.

Caversham Bridge is one of Reading's most famous landmarks. The bridge played a key role in the Civil War: Charles I and Prince Rupert engaged in a fierce fight here against the Earl of Essex.

CLIMBING CAREFULLY up the branching sycamore, a group of pensioners investigated the tree house.

Houses and shops were then built and in 1855 it was described as most strikingly beautiful portion of the town.

This was completed in 1899, and opened on 9 May by the Duchess of Kent. A popular promenade, it was also used as a low water landing stage for excursions and paddle steamers.

By the time this photograph was taken building to the left of the picture had been painted and deprived of its bay window. The street is now tarmacadam.

Behind and to the right is the turreted tower of the parish church. Built in 1851, it replaced the original church dating from the reign of Richard III.

It never happened, because of the limited suitability of the sea bathing available.

On a crowded summer's day, sunbathers enjoy the warmth on Abbey sands. Modesty dictated that bathers should get changed in one of the long line of changing tents.

It is one of the masterpieces of medieval English architecture.

The Forestry Commission planted different species to commemorate the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. At Kinsley Wood the ER was planted on both sides of the hill.

It is one of the masterpieces of medieval English architecture.

This is a small Bronze Age stone circle with only eight stones; it is only distinguished because of the size of the stones - one is nine feet high.

The view takes us along The Parade, with the Royal Pump Room on the left and the campanile of the town hall in the centre of the picture.

It closed in 1990, and for a short while was an antiques shop which only opened on Friday afternoons. The property is now a private residence.

The castle (right) dominates the centre of this large market town at the entrance to Swaledale.

The characteristic mid-Victorian, family-orientated, open-air seaside culture, which offered a satisfaction of its own, and the town's secure, peaceful ambience is captured in this view of the beach.

The chancel screen was dedicated on 10 October 1924, and was given by W Favill Tuke in memory of his wife. It was made of best English oak, and is 25 feet 3 inches high and 23 feet 3 inches wide.

The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St George in London Road, originally built in 1901, suffered major damage in the war - it was virtually demolished by a landmine.