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Many of them must have yearned for the peace and safety of these quiet meadows during their absence. Twenty-five never returned.

Gold Hill has been the location for several films and television programmes, including the 1960s version of 'Far From the Madding Crowd', and a much-broadcast commercial for bread.

The ancient stone circle at the farthest point is associated with the bards, and the tradition of the Gorsedd or Eisteddfod was incorporated into the general landscape.

The old-fashioned telephone kiosk and the telegraph pole opposite speak of a vanished era.

Look closely at this photograph, and you can spot the Post Office on the extreme left with the premises of a blind and mattress maker just beyond it.

Situated at the corner of Cemetery Road and Station Road, this topiary horse was a local attraction. It was in the paddock of Mr J Littler, a veterinary surgeon.

Parts of the building may be older. Election results were announced from the front of the inn. The name was changed to the Whipper-Inn Hotel a few years ago.

A fine view of a ford which was situated just outside Old Harlow.

Towards the end of Queen Victoria's reign, Ladram Bay had become a popular destination for trippers, who would arrive by boat from neighbouring resorts.

Until the late 1920s there was only a handful of regular bus services around Nuneaton.

Taken from Billy Banks Wood south of the Swale, this distant view shows the defensive site of Richmond Castle, and the town clinging precariously - and picturesquely - to the hillside

The obvious dangers of this in case of fire or sinking caused a public outcry, and eventually the ferries were widened.

Before William's invasion this land was held by Earl Tostig, but four hydes of land from the original ten were seized for the creation of the Norman hunting forest.

By Edwardian times Lyndhurst's shops were catering for something of a tourist boom. Several establishments are seen here offering refreshments.

Lymington serves as an important access port, offering one of the shortest passages across the Solent to Yarmouth and the Isle of Wight.

Sway stands on the high road between Brockenhurst and Bournemouth, and is dominated by a concrete tower built by a Mr Peterson.

The tower of the corn windmill dominates the picture despite having lost its sails and cap.

Horning is one of the prettiest villages in Broadland: almost all the houses along the river have waterways and boathouses of their own.

A substantial stone building of pleasing proportions, with a matching boundary wall, St Mary's Church was built in 1892 and stands on the High Street.

The prominent sign at the top of the hill is that of the Jubilee Inn.

Newport is the commercial capital of the Isle of Wight, its ancient port still busily in use, five miles inland on the River Medina.

Barricane Beach is behind the camera, and we see the broad expanse of Woolacombe sands stretching away south towards Croyde.

Lowestoft's Claremont pier was not built until 1903 - prior to that, the southern breakwater of the harbour built by Samuel Morton Peto was adapted as a pier, giving visitors the contrast of fishing harbour

Here, in another view of the Promenade, we see the large five- storey houses, built in distinctive white 'Pease' brick, many of which operated as small private hotels or boarding houses