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Taken east of Bassetsbury, this view looks across the mill pond (now filled in) to Marsh Green Mill, first mentioned in 1759, but probably much earlier.

From cottage to mansion, the Youth Hostels Association adapted a wide range of buildings for use by their increasing membership.

Dating back to the Victorian and Edwardian eras, the Oxford Union consists of various buildings in the style of the Gothic Revival.

One of the city's lesser-known buildings, St Peter's in the East is a wonderful old church which lies hidden in the shadow of St Edmund Hall.

This hamlet, at the foot of Buttermere in the western Lake District, takes its name from Old English, and means 'the lake by the dairy pastures'—where the butter is made.

Parts of the present Parish Church, which is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, date from just after the construction of Wisbech Castle in the late 11th century.

As with the port of Newlyn, the small harbour at Porthleven uses the registration letters of Penzance.

One of the college's more interesting pupils was Joseph Wright who had begun working at Salt's Mill, Saltaire when he was just seven years old.

The Angel Hotel was one of three hotels that catered for motorists, the others being the George and Dragon, and the Brunswick.

A part of the Aysgarth Force. On the left is the parish church of St Andrew, which, though medieval in origin, was rebuilt in the 19th century.

The building of Holyroodhouse was started in about 1500 by James IV; the work continued under James V, who added a new tower and quadrangle.

The Woolacombe Hotel (centre) was built in the 1880s, and was subsequently extended to hold 150 guests; the original part of the hotel is the left-hand gable.

In 1803 Squire Hallet built a pier and warehouses at the mouth of the Axe downstream from here.

Are the residents taking tea in the garden, or is this an early tea room? The latter seems more likely, given the middle-class dress of the diners and the humble nature of the cottage.

St Leonard's Tower is all that remains of a 14th-century church demolished in 1836.

Hendon owes its rapid growth in the 20th century to the extension of the Northern Line of the underground, which made it an ideal outer London location for commuters.

It was created on the site of an 18th-century house with 18 acres of private parkland by Barbourne Brook.

Here we see the colonnaded front of the Town Hall a couple of years after its completion.

The Godalming Navigation, the extension of the Wey Navigation added in 1760-2, can be explored from Farncombe Boat House either by boat or by walking along the agreeable towpath.

The elegant classically-designed Senate House is on the right, with King's College Chapel to the left.

Pictured here from King's Parade, the gatehouse which leads into the Front Court of King's College was built in 1828 by William Wilkins.

Situated between Crieff and St Fillans on the Highland fault line, Comrie is famous for the number of earth tremors experienced by its inhabitants.

It is a busy summer's day on Hythe seafront. The fashions have changed, and the Stade Court Hotel to the right of the picture displays a more modern architectural style.

Ashdown Forest, the great forest of Anderida, once stretched between the rivers Medway and Ouse.