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The abbey, at the heart of Dorchester, dates back to the 12th century. The White Hart Hotel and garage can be seen along the street.

The tall cluster of stacks to its right belongs to No 45, The Mansion House, a Georgian house set back from the street front, in which Sir Norman Angell was born, the winner of the 1933 Nobel Peace Prize

This view looking back towards the Greyhound shows the High Street before the major developments of the 1980s and 1990s.

Following his death in San Remo he was brought back to Baslow, where he is interred.

The county town of Bodmin has a distinguished history, with origins dating back to the time of the Normans. Town lads are lounging on the pavement near the Royal Hotel.

At the southern end of Back Street, mud walls survive opposite the 17th-century Old School building, and the turn-of-the-century Stone House displays the builder's artful use of a cheaper brick shell adorned

Althorp dates back to the 16th century. At that time John Spencer, a Warwickshire sheep farmer, acquired the estate and created a park of some 300 acres here.

The tower, marking the eastern entrance to the High Street, dates back to 1492 and took seventeen years to complete. The delay was probably caused by lengthy financial problems.

The River Brett is spanned by two 18th-century hump-backed bridges, one of which is dated 1754. The house on the right has since been rebuilt with dormer windows.

The church dates back over six centuries, and inside are oak pews and a panel of 13th-century glass depicting a saint kneeling for execution. Also on display are brasses of an unknown couple.

The church dates back to 1096; opposite it lies the picturesque 500-year-old Priest House.

St Mary's parish church dates back to the 14th century, though it was completely rebuilt in 1827.

Cranbrook has a wealth of old buildings, many dating back to the 16th century, when Cranbrook was the centre of the cloth industry. The buildings on the left remain little changed.

Back to the east of St Peter's Hill, the photographer looks north along Castlegate, with the Beehive Inn on the left; the leaves hide a beehive set in the tree, which is still there.

Here we have another view of Whitehall, and the adjoining properties of Laurel Cottage and Vault Cottage along the Malden Road, with the elegant rectory beyond which, in its earliest parts, dates back

The River Brett is spanned by two adjoining 18th-century hump-backed bridges, one of which is dated 1754.

Centre left stands the Bear Hotel, a lovely old coaching inn dating back to 1432. The shop next door to it sold fishing tackle— fishing is one of the area's most popular pastimes.

The water mill here dates back as far as the 11th century, and survived for almost 800 years. This picturesque scene was a favourite with painters and photographers in Victorian times.

There is talk of bringing back the railway, but talk costs nothing. In days of old, Whitby produced its own coal gas, and the gas works can be seen below the bridge.

Back to the east of St Peter's Hill, the photographer looks north along Castlegate, with the Beehive Inn on the left; the leaves hide a beehive set in the tree, which is still there.

Pierrot were in vogue right up to the Second World War, and their origins go back to the London success of the mime play 'L'Enfant Prodigue' staged in 1891.

Puttock's End, one of the highest points in Hertfordshire, was the home of the Glasscock, Flack and Catley families, whose local pedigrees go back to the 1500s.

Here, the High Street splits into three roads: to Leicester; to South Back Way and to Stockerston. The rather crude signpost has now gone and there is no entry from this direction.

A horse takes a breather and feeds from its nosebag on the pavement.The cart on the left looks like a brewer's dray - in the back are barrels - and is probably delivering to the Black Bull on the right.There