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The picturesque village of Buriton stands in the shadow of Butser Hill, and by the pretty, tree-fringed pond lies the church, with its 13th-century tower watching over the tranquil scene.

There is no change in this beautiful and tranquil scene as the river gently flows by the lovely thatched house onwards to Gibraltar Point.

Londoners tended market gardens close by which are now smothered by the buildings of Kensington. In the 18th century it was considered foolhardy to venture here after dark.

By the time this photograph was taken, the cost of running these great houses was such that they had to be opened to visitors. Chatsworth House dates from 1687.

Seaton is a mostly Victorian town hard by the mouth of the River Axe. Though never one of Devon's more fashionable resorts, it has a charm of its own and an attractive setting.

The old manor house on the site was replaced by the present building in 1853. Converted first of all into a country club, it became a hotel in 1964.

The three boundaries of Sussex, Hampshire and Surrey all meet by the bridge across the River Wey.

The terraces of houses on the Parade, previously broken only by Charles Place, is now broken by the building of a pair of detached properties (right), which were later joined to become the Gwalia Hotel

Since this picture was taken the trees around the church have grown, and it cannot be seen from this tree by the brook.

The palace was built by the 33rd Archbishop of York, Walter de Gray, in about 1250, using stone from a previous manor house that he had had demolished.There is a large amount of wonderful medieval

Since the course is on former marshland that was once lapped by the tides, it suffers from flooding from time to time.

A tan was not considered fashionable by the gentry, so large hats and brollies are the order of the day.

This is the first Waterloo Bridge, which was opened in 1817 by the Prince Regent; this view looks from behind Cleopatra's Needle on the north bank. Below are Victoria Embankment Gardens.

Crowds and some cars gather by the eastern end of Rotten Row in Hyde Park.

This scene shows the view from near what is now the garden centre, and is somewhere near the site of the port of times past - the tide is now held back by the railway.

This scene shows the view from near what is now the garden centre, and is somewhere near the site of the port of times past - the tide is now held back by the railway.

The statue is surmounted by the gilded bronze winged figure of Fame, poised with one foot on a globe.

Pwllheli was once the most important port on this coast, but in the 19th century it was eclipsed by the new harbour at Porthmadog.

The statue is surmounted by the gilded bronze winged figure of Fame, poised with one foot on a globe.

The ancient market town of Knaresborough clings to the limestone bluff of a gorge carved by the River Nidd, and is famous for several things: the oldest woollen mill in England, Mother Shipton, a 15th-century

Overlooked by the cathedral, New Road is one of the most attractive grounds in the country. There has been a county side since 1847 but the present club dates from 1865.

The pollarded willows by the river are typical of the lower Teme Valley. Fortunately, willows are well able to withstand the annual floods.

It was captured by the English in 1283.

The castle was slighted by the Parliamentarians at the end of the Civil War.