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There are refreshments booths, gingerbread sellers, seats to rent by the hour, and donkey rides.

Founded in 1239 by the monks of Beaulieu Abbey, Netley Abbey occupies a pretty setting amidst the trees.

The hospital was officially opened by the Mayor, Alderman Lee, in 1898, and named the Victoria Cottage Hospital in commemoration of the Queen's reign.

The project was probably part-financed by the Earls of Clare, who owned the manor. The elaborate north porch incorporates a chapel to the 14th-century peasant leader John Ball.

It would seem to be Dunmow`s Carnival week, judging by the banner strung from the Chequers. On the left, with the tubs of foliage, stands the oldest-established butcher`s in the town.

By the mid 1960s, Dunmow`s electric cables were being put underground: our photo shows what a good thing this was, aesthetically speaking.

The authorities removed the pump that stood here, only to have it re-installed by the townspeople. This happened more than once.

The school has been converted into a house by the architect Robert Wood.

The Saxon church was demolished by the Normans in 1095 and the present building, the longest parish church in England, built in its place.

The grandeur and size of Perpendicular architecture owes its inception to the wealth created by the wool trade.

Here we have a world-famous scene: the peaceful Nidd dominated by the 338ft-long railway viaduct. The original viaduct of 1847 collapsed after heavy rain, and was rebuilt three years later.

The locomotive comes tender first into Newby Bridge station, where it is awaited by the station-master.

The school seen in this photograph was designed by the renowned Surrey-based architect Henry Woodyer and opened in 1862.

Standing by the gatehouse to the 'Big House' - Holker Hall - these four local schoolchildren from Holker pose for the camera on a wet day.

This little store and village post office is well remembered for being run for many years by the Moody family. Although the shop area is a little smaller, it is still going today.

These lovely beeches were planted in the 18th century, possibly by the architect Sanderson Miller.

These lovely beeches were planted in the 18th century, possibly by the architect Sanderson Miller.

The water supply to Thorpeness was provided by piston pumps operated by the windmill.

The original clock tower was destroyed by fire in 1901, and replaced by the one we see here. The building now houses the Wirral Museum.

The Council House is now called St John's Court, and is occupied by the Somerset Redstone Trust. The Church of St John the Baptist is of Norman origin; its spire is visible for many miles around.

This wooded hill in the town centre is topped by the ruins of a Norman castle, whose builders might not be entirely surprised to find that the outer bailey now houses a zoo: after all, exotic animals were

It provided the corn and cloth mills of Chalford with the means of finding new markets for their wares until this mode of transport was superseded by the Gloucester to Swindon railway line.

The people of the Stone Age lived by the water.

The restored and widened medieval bridge by The George Inn gave the town its name.