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This imposing brick building was built in the Gothic style to the design of George Gilbert Scott in 1868. In the distance is St George's church, another Victorian creation.

In 1815, a club was founded in London at the Thatched House Tavern by 42 gentlemen engaged in salt-water yachting.

The River Almond flows into the Firth of Forth at Cramond. A prophetess at Cramond is said to have warned James I of impending tragedy if he continued with his journey to Perth. He was murdered.

Serried ranks of bathing tents and a crowded beach spell out summer fun at Broadstairs during the early twentieth century.

Then, as now, Rhydypennau crossroads was a thriving commercial intersection at which three north eastern suburbs meet - Llanishen to our right, Cyncoed to our left and Heath straight ahead

Doune was built by Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany and Guardian of Scotland, on behalf of James I, who at the time was a captive at the English court.

This sizeable village nestles in a valley close to two notable landmarks: Lewesdon Hill (894 feet) and Pilsdon Pen, at 909 feet, the highest hill in Dorset.

The annual Regatta, held in June, attracts crews from all parts of the United Kingdom. Boats can be hired at the Swan's Nest Boathouse and at Clopton Bridge.

Cornwall's greatest fishing port is seen here at high tide with a number of fishing vessels.

Note the inscriptions on either side of the door and the plaque above it.

Like Bournemouth's pier, the structure at Boscombe was severely damaged in the Second World War, but both have been sympathetically restored. A third pier at Southbourne did not survive.

During the Great War, Cannock Chase was used as a training area for troops, and two military camps were established at Coppice Hill, near here, and at Brindley Heath, both connected by a railway.

Originally a part of the Cardigan Fields estate, Headingley was put on the market in 1888 and purchased by the Leeds cricket and football clubs in January 1889.

At the bottom end of the High Street, in the old market place, pride of place goes to the water pump crowned by a gas street light. The gabled building was newly built at this time.

One medical expert at the time boasted that 'residence at Bexhill is especially beneficial in anaemia, scrofula and tuberculous diseases, and in diseases of the respiratory organs'.

Castle Street was earmarked for major change, encouraging Neville's to give up their rented yard and purchase a new site out at Common Farm, Leagrave, for £3,397.

One of All Saints' best-known features is the memorial window depicting characters from Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories.

Just look at those poor trees! This is the main shopping street, and it leads up to the Victorian clock tower at one end from the railway station at the other.

In Victorian times Hythe was a mere village on the banks of Southampton Water, but it increased in size during the 20th century largely owing to the availability of employment at the nearby oil refinery

The Dropping Well is a petrifying well, similar to those at Matlock Bath in Derbyshire, where the limestone content of the spring water solidifies objects that fall into it.

Although it is only one and a half miles from Camelford, St Adwena's church stands very much on its own by the fringe of Bodmin Moor.

One of my earliest memories is of an early 1950s caravan holiday at Churt.

Brookhouse is an ancient village north-east of Lancaster just above Caton. It is at a junction on the old Caton to Claughton road, which we can see going off to the left.

When we look at this photograph, our eyes are instantly drawn to the church in the distance. Few people owned a car at this time.