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In 1042 Edward the Confessor granted the manor of Littleham to his thane Ordgar.

This view looks back west from the far end of the High Street, beyond the infill buildings. Sackville House, on the far left, has now had its timber-framing exposed.

Hurtisberie, Berry Narbert, Berry-in-Herber, Bury Nerber - the village has had many names, but the constant component of all of them has been Berry, the name of the family who built their manor

The caverns at Castleton were, and still are, a popular day out for people from the Sheffield area.

Inside the Castle, the photographer looks back to the gatehouse, which is basically 14th-century over a Norman archway, although the drum towers on this side are early 19th-century.

In this view we look back towards the Market Place along High Street with the Angel and the Red Lion in the middle distance on the left.

One of the oldest pubs in this corner of Hampshire, the Feathers is a sturdy, oak-beamed building dating back to the 14th century.

'Weaver' is an interesting river name that apparently owes its origins to Latin: it comes from the word 'vibrare', which meant 'winding'.

Looking back to the former Empire Hotel, opened in 1901 and a poor counterweight to the Abbey, we see the houses of Terrace Walk on the left, now with ground-floor shops, which faced the Greek temple-style

St Mary's Church by the charming village green is home to a famous brass dating back to 1306 of Robert de Setvans portraying a military knight.

The 1st Eastern General Hospital was set up in Nevile's Court in Trinity College at the beginning of World War 1, with beds placed around the cloisters.

Here we see the ruins of the once luxurious state rooms of Bolsover Castle. It was probably in these rooms that the Duke of Newcastle lavished thousands of pounds on entertaining Charles I.

St Ann's Square, named after its lovely early 18th-century church, once overlooked green fields, but within a century had been absorbed within the city's commercial heart.

Built on a hill, Downham Market has extensive views over the River Ouse and the fens.

We are on the Fair Oak Road, but here looking back towards Eastleigh. The No 43 bus (the front one) was a service between Bishop's Waltham and the airport via Bishopstoke and Eastleigh.

Once an important coaching town on the Great North Road, Wetherby went into decline for a number of years as long-distance stagecoach travel lost out to the railways.

This handsome crescent dates back to 1826 and was originally intended to be part of a seaside resort known as Anglesey, developed by the Marquis of Anglesey.

This 1890 bronze statue of General Gordon of Khartoum on camel-back was the work of E Onslow Ford, and commemorates his illustrious career.

Ecclesbourne Glen 1890 Here the photographer looks back towards Hastings, whose pier can be seen in the distance.

The church of St Mary was burnt down in 1914 and rebuilt by W Fellowes Prynne. What remained of the old building was the brick west tower dating back to around 1635.

Little survives of the old town, although parts the former Greyfriars church of St John, where Robert the Bruce held a Parliament in 1315, are thought to date back to its beginnings.The 130 ft high neo-Gothic

Peveril Castle stands on a hill 260ft above the village, yet despite its looks it was far from impregnable; it was even in Scottish hands for a number of years.

This haunting and unusual picture shows a marching band at Frensham during the First World War.

A number of people, on the beach by the bathing machines in the distant back ground, enjoy the mirror-calm water.