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This is a charming piece of old Kent. Note the typical Kentish architecture - hung tiles and a hipped roof - and the big conservatory and the round oast house to the right.

Henry Bell, the pioneer of steam navigation in Europe, is buried in the churchyard at Rhu. In 1812 Bell launched the steamboat 'Comet' on the Clyde, where it operated until 1820.

Sonning was once the home of Dick Turpin's aunt. The Thames is crossed by an ancient 200-year-old bridge; the lock here regularly wins competitions for its dazzling flower garden.

Just over twenty years previously, a farm worker had unearthed a hoard of Roman treasure - now displayed in the British Museum.

Another view from the quay, which is situated just to the north of Carrickfergus. It shows the little harbour wall and a rather full rowing boat setting out on an excursion.

The photographer appears to have stepped into a garden and asked the inhabitants of the house to come out and pose.

A solid example of Victorian civic architecture, Yarmouth Town Hall stands squarely alongside the quay. A paddle steamer, crowded with holidaymakers, awaits more passengers.

Created in 1790, this successful canal was built to ship Bedworth coal to the town of Coventry. At Hopwas, just beyond Tamworth, the canal threads its way through attractive wooded country.

This is an unusual view of the Square with Church Street beyond. Today the Square has been paved over and has trees planted in it – but it's still used for parking.

Once it was centrally placed in the town, but the sea has carried away a number of streets, finally pausing here.

The photographer was probably standing on the platform of Sandhurst Halt when he took this picture. The Petrol Garage is still trading today.

The photographer was probably standing on the platform of Sandhurst Halt when he took this picture. The Petrol Garage is still trading today.

The mine was at the foot of the cliff, and in 1656 Captain Edward Christian found Bradda contained 'lead ore with much silver'. In 1699 the mine's output was 164 tonnes.

Grains Gill tumbles over a series of cascades beneath Stockley Bridge, near Seathwaite in Borrowdale, with Aaron Crags prominent on Seathwaite Fell in the background. The view is hardly changed today.

A long line of rowing boats waiting for their customers stretch around the bay at Waterhead, near Ambleside. In the distance, Todd Crag and Loughrigg Fell fill in the left background.

Here, the local fish merchants wait alongside creels of freshly-landed cod to start bidding for the best fish.

The view from the suspension bridge looking toward the entrance lock to the Floating Harbour, and the junction lock of the New Cut and the Cumberland Basin.

Around this time Staffordshire dairy farms were producing nearly 80 million gallons of milk a year; by the 1960s it had risen to over 90 million gallons.

An open-topped tram is on its way to Nelson, whilst a young man in an apron, probably a tradesman, is walking in the direction of Burnley.

Looking down the street to the green hills of County Tyrone beyond. Note the kerbside petrol pumps on the right, a common Irish feature until recent times.

On the right, the famous crown spire of St Giles's Church can be seen above the rooftops.

This tiny village of only a few hundred souls comes to life over the Spring Bank Holiday when, since 1974, the village has dressed its Newton Well.

This view, looking across Lower Close, has changed remarkably little since 1896; it shows how the cathedral dominates its surroundings, towering over the houses of Lower Close.

Originally founded for the training of school mistresses, the college was bombed and destroyed in the Second World War. The site is now occupied by Parkside School.