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This fine building shows a pleasing mix of different styles. On the left we can see medieval stonework and windows, whilst a Flemish influence seems apparent on the right of the building.

The interior contains many monuments to the Cary family of Torre Abbey, covering four centuries: there is a brass to Wilmota (died 1581), wife of George Cary; the tomb of George Cary (died 1758), who

The village takes its name from the river that flows through the valley and from the earls of the de Vere family. This photograph is typical of the type of rural scene to be found in Essex.

This part of Chatburn, leading to Downham, is reminiscent of the many stone villages hereabouts, which according to legend and tradition are steeped in witchcraft.

Here we have another view of a track in the forest. Here we might catch glimpses of fallow deer and even roe and red deer.

Hundreds of spectators line the Thames riverbank on Regatta Day in this late-Victorian photograph. There are also launches for hire and boats to let, as the sign advertises.

The City of London was defended by one of London's oldest and finest buildings, the Tower of London.

A view from the gardens of the imposing front of Cliff College at Calver, in the valley of the River Derwent, near Bakewell.

The Royal Marine Hotel on the left has now succumbed to a towering ten storey block of flats, Metropole Court, one of three architectural disasters along the sea front.

A busy scene at the height of the tourist season, as early visitors clamber aboard the several teams of coach and horses which will show them the wonders of the Lake District.

The front of the premises of the post office and general stores has recently been changed with the opening up of the front of the part behind the telephone box.

Springtime daffodils adorn the bank in front of the battlemented, mostly 15th-century parish church of St Cuthbert at Crayke, a lovely village overlooking the Vale of York.

Richmond, the 'capital' of Swaledale, has been described as one of the most perfect market towns in England.

A considerable amount of development took place here in the 17th and 18th centuries, including the building of naval establishments and factories.

The earliest surviving structure in Worcester, and the largest Norman crypt in England, this is all that remains of St Wulfstan's cathedral of 1084.

The eastern end of Market Place was opened up in the 1830s as the Dewsbury and Gomersal turnpike road.

Said to be the highest town in Surrey, Haslemere is 500ft up in the hills close to the borders of both Sussex and Hampshire.

To the left of the Town Hall is the local branch of the National Provincial Bank, while to the right The Central Pharmacy is still a chemists, but under the name of Cherrington.

This rose garden was the site of Hawhill Park's first bowling green.

Thomas Telford's stately bridge over the Severn was completed in 1801, a delightful mixture of stone and cast iron.

This general view of Ambleside, at the northern end of Windermere, was taken from the slopes of Loughrigg Fell.

Clacton was an early promoter of mixed bathing from 1900 onwards, and the town provided unimpeachable arrangements. An array of Mr Cattermole's Bathing Machines is in the centre of the picture.

It was Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland, who built a tower house at Dunnottar in the late 14th century, and is said to have been excommunicated for his troubles by the Bishop of St Andrews for

This quiet enclave of art gallery, library and Manor House flanks the church. Out of sight to the right is the Grammar School of 1913, now the offices of the Borough Council.