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This outstanding Norman church was undermined by the river in the floods of 1770, threatening the many superb memorials to Tenbury worthies of earlier days.

Yet another of Worcestershire's imposing old mills stands on the banks of the River Avon near to Fladbury.

Blakeney stands at the edge of the Forest of Dean at the point where Blackpool Brook and Soudley Brook meet.

One of the fun activities on a sunny day was to cruise along these garden waterways in one of the ornamental motorboats.

The Houses of Parliament, rebuilt after a fire in 1834, were completed in 1860. The new buildiing was built into the river over the beach.

Witham's High Street—Newland Street—lies along the Roman road to Colchester, later to be the Great Essex turnpike.The Spread Eagle and the White Hart—two important stopping places for a change of

Many of the farms in the parish date back over 800 years, and there are a number of picturesque cottages.

Tilly Whim Caves, on the coast west of Swanage, are a strange mixture of natural erosion and quarrying.

The road ahead leads to the centre of Mells. The fine houses are an indication of Mells's prosperity during the time when the woollen industry was thriving.

One of the features of the gardens is the way in which the visitor is met with different views and layouts, from open spaces to densely planted areas, or along wide pathways with narrow winding pathways

This view shows Bridge Street on the north bank of the Kennet and Avon canal.

This photograph shows W H Smith & Son on the left of the picture, a few yards from the road bridge crossing the River Pang in the centre of the village.

The Hall is the centre of the Abbots Ripton Estate; many of its timber-framed and thatched cottages and farmhouses date from the 16th century.

Milborne St Andrew is a favoured village of the ghost-hunter.

Here we see the junction of the Hathersage road and the road leading down to the bridge over the Derwent.

Ringwood's parish church dated originally to the 13th century, but suffered so badly at the hands of restorers that it had to be rebuilt in Early English style in 1854 - fortunately a number of features

All of the ponies are owned by someone, though they may stay out in the Forest through all the seasons of the year.

Locals pronounce Slaithwaite 'Slawit', and this bustling village in the valley of the River Calder four miles south-west of Huddersfield is another one with Norse origins.

It had undergone a number of incarnations since the Bard's day, but the timber framework, the floors and some of the internal walls are as they were in the 16th century.

It is likely that the early monks used it as a source of food. Now it is one of Dorset's best known tourist attractions.

A dog sits patiently in the middle of the road. Perhaps its master is a few yards away in Loders' public house, the Farmers Arms?

Much of Wareham stands within the ramparts of an earthwork thrown up in prehistoric times, which itself has been used as a defence over many centuries.

Wool had a dramatic increase in population during the 20th century, thanks to the proximity of Bovington army camp and the Winfrith atomic power research station.

Timbers this close together were not required for structural integrity: rather, they were a sign of opulence.