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Further downhill, at Fiveways, the road on the right is Fosse Lane. Here the Roman Fosse Way climbs out of the Avon valley to cross Banner Down on its way to Cirencester, the Roman town of Corinium.

Ramsey attained early importance with the foundation of its abbey in 969. It survived for around five hundred years until Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century.

The Troutbeck valley is one of the quietest in the Lake District, and in this view, taken from the old coach route between Windermere and Penrith, the essentially rural nature of much of the district can

The last of the Champneys family, Sir Thomas Mostyn, made many alterations to the park including the creation of the lake and a moat around the church.

A view of one of the beaches which look out over Galway Bay to County Clare and the limestone landscape of the Burren.

This deceptively simple photograph captures the spirit of Moore in 1955: the road curving out of the village; the essential Post Office; and an absence of menfolk, who were probably hard at work on the

Boulters Lock is one of the River Thames' most famous landmarks, and during the Victorian and Edwardian periods drew large crowds of visitors in search of peaceful recreation.

This wild and rocky landscape is typical of the Highlands. The quartzite peaks of Beinn Eighe are in the background.

The other side of the street. The hardware store has had a pre-season facelift: a new awning, a coat of paint, and the relocation of the shop-sign from the ground to the second floor.

A horse and cart trundles along the road spanning East Beck, one of two streams that meander through the village - the other is Sandsend Beck.

Prior to the building of the Severn Bridge, which now sweeps above the peninsula of Beachley Point, this little powered ferry carried small vehicles across the Severn to the outskirts of

The industrial and commercial parts of the town co-existed in a very confined space. The mill chimneys were an ever-present reminder of the source of the family's wagepacket.

The death of Henry I in 1135 saw England torn apart by civil war.

Here we have a splendidly detailed view of Godalming's High Street towards the end of the Victorian era.

Punting on the river in pre-war days. Near here is Conyngham Hall, now a conference centre, but once the home of the toffee maker from Halifax, Lord Macintosh.

With blissful symmetry the horizon here is occupied by Cardiff Castle - the iconic home of the Bute family, facilitators of the modern city and much of its wealth.

The Devil’s Arrows is nowadays composed of three stones. They stand in North Yorkshire, close to the A1: it is one of the most famous prehistoric monuments in the county.

Whitchurch lies opposite Pangbourne, which is situated on the Berkshire bank. This turn-of-the-century photograph captures the atmosphere and feel of the village at that time.

The village of Bramber probably dates from the building of its Norman castle, since there is no evidence of a pre-Conquest settlement.

The Street at Lancing was originally part of the main route through North Lancing, but it became an access road after the creation of the manor ground and a by-pass route in the early 19th century.

Little of the early village, which was once surrounded by large areas of open sheep pasture, has survived.

On the right, occupying part of the Victoria Hall are the premises of the London City and Midland Bank.

Standing in its own grounds, this fine house is thought to have been built as a monks' rest-house at the end of the 12th century for the convenience of the abbot of Furness when visiting his estates in

We are looking across the waters of the Kinder Reservoir. The drystone-walled fields lead up to the rocky heights of Kinder Scout, at 2,088ft the highest point in the Peak District.