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Built in 1878, and flagship of the MacBrayne fleet, Columba was renowned for the quality of her passenger comfort, with saloons the full width of her hull, a barber's shop and a post office.

The pub fronts Main Street, sitting prominently at the junction of Cosby Road and Station Road, and appears to be the bad conversion of a former row of cottages.

The two shots together provide an almost panoramic view of the coastline. Here the young boys explore the boat, whilst a lady appears only too aware of the photographer.

The view of Church Street from the opposite side of the roadway shows the medieval timber frontage of the Berkeley Arms Hotel with its first floor mullioned window, while further along is a

In 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having landed at Pevensey to claim the English throne from King Harold, marched here and built a timber castle.

The new town of Amersham on the Hill developed from the 1890s when, after 60 years of opposition, the Drakes and then the Tyrwhitt-Drakes finally allowed the railway to come to Amersham, but up the hill

Known as the Prince of Wales Arch, this was erected by the Rev Oliver Raymond (d1889), the third of six Raymonds who were rectors here.

Watchet was one of medieval Somerset's most important towns, and its harbour remained important into the 20th century, exporting iron ore from the Brendon Hills to the south.

Glanton stands on a ridge about two miles north of Whittingham and nine miles west-by-north of Alnwick.

The wooden jetty on the left would have been used at high tide. This photograph was taken long before the widening of the promenade.

The ivy-clad inn on the left of the photograph is the Miller of Mansfield, a famous pub in the Thames Valley.

Terraces of solid Victorian houses overlook the cliffs, with brick walls and wrought iron railings protecting the gardens.

The façade of the 18th-century Grey House on the left originally resembled that of its neighbour.

The Fauconberg Arms was built in 1662, and carries the name and the coat of arms of Earl Fauconberg of the nearby Elizabethan Newburgh Priory.

The building on the right of this picture was built as the village police station in 1915, and contained a cell.

The post office (on the left of the picture), under the management of F G Fitchett, is apparently the fulcrum of village life.

Bournemouth is a relatively new community, for all of this area was wild heathland 250 years ago.A Mr Tregonwell built a home here with the intention of establishing a resort.

Halfway down the estuary of the Beaulieu river stands the little community of Bucklers Hard.

It is of Spencer Compton, 8th Duke of Devonshire, who was Mayor of Eastbourne in 1897-98, in effect leader of his own 'company town'. He died in 1908.

It has been described as being fragmented, but here, in the centre, cottages of differing styles combine to give an air of rustic beauty.

Another view of Cat Nab, showing very clearly the 'new town' laid out in the mid to late 19th century, largely through the vision and initiative of the Pease family.

75 years after this photograph was taken, Great Brington and the adjoining parkland became the focus of world attention when Diana, Princess of Wales was laid to rest in the grounds of Althorp House.

The two groups of statuary flanking the large ornate central window of the Council Chamber represent the sea receiving the three rivers of the city - the Taff, the Rhymney and the Ely.

Salcombe was the home of the Victorian historian James Anthony Froude, author of a history of England and of biographical publications about Thomas and Jane Carlyle.