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Marble Arch, in the corner of the picture, was placed in the north-east corner of Hyde Park in 1851. It had been built in 1827, when it stood outside Buckingham Palace.

Much of the older town has gone, but in and around the High Street there are still reminders of Crawley as it used to be.

Little has changed of this view of the corner of Church Street and West Street since the houses were built.

Moving closer to the main town of Southend-on-Sea, The Westward Ho! Boarding Establishment dominates this scene. It went on to become one of the premier hotels of the town.

Wasdale and Wastwater can be said to have seen the birth of the sport of rock climbing, and climbers from all over Britain stayed at local hostelries such as the Victoria Hotel.

Conwy Castle is the most impressive of the ring of castles built by Edward I. Here two smart cars and a chauffeur wait while their inquisitive passengers make off to explore this magnificent ruin.

The county town of Kent stands on the banks of the River Medway. The oldest building, the Bishop's Palace, fronts the river beside the great medieval church of All Saints.

The county town of Kent stands on the banks of the River Medway. The oldest building, the Bishop's Palace, fronts the river beside the great medieval church of All Saints.

Note Bridge Buildings, vantage point for the photographers who took some of the other photos of the Square.

Francis Frith's photographer would have been directed to the village of Glynn as the 'artists' spot'.

At this time only some 10 per cent of the county's agricultural land was in the hands of owner-occupiers; the majority was still controlled by the great estates.

The octagonal tower is that of the Wesleyan church, which had replaced the Old Cock Inn. Over to the right, the Cross Keys had been superseded by the Regent Theatre.

Following the decline of Steyning's port during the Middle Ages, the focus of the town shifted southwards from around the church and became centred on the junction of Church Street and the High Street.

Around 350 years before this tranquil scene was captured, horses like these would have been ridden around the village by the knights of King Henry VIII.

These are Coppice House, Hollypiece House and Homemeadow House, named after fields on the Fox Hollies estate. The flats occupy the site of Zaccheus Walker's mansion, The Hollies.

The 19th-century cotton industry brought great wealth to Clayton, some of which went to build the church.

The street takes its name from the priory of Dominican friars, founded in the 13th century. The tree marks the site of the now demolished Congregational church.

The elegant Georgian house on the right of the road has been converted to offices.

John Abel built a number of market houses around the county of Herefordshire, only a few of which survive. This is said to be one of his although there is no documentation to prove it.

This view looks along Caldy Road with the part stone, part half-timbered Reading Room on the right. It was built by the Barton family in 1883.

The Manor House, built in the late 17th century, was the home of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, the great landscape gardener. He was lord of the manor of Fenstanton, and his monument is in the church.

The massive twin-towered Westgate is the only survivor of the six medieval gates which once interrupted the path of the Norman wall around the city. The rest were pulled down in 1781.

Here we see shoppers in the centre of town on what was obviously a warm summer's morning, and with a surprisingly low level of traffic.

A continuation of Church Street, Chapel Street leads on to the High Street.