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Here we are reminded that before the building of the bus station in Merrywalks, buses waited at several locations in the town.

The tranquil village of Whitwell lies directly under the flightpath of aircraft landing at Luton Airport.

Laindon took its name from the River Lyge, a lost tributary of the River Crouch, which rose from the hill on which St Nicholas's Church stands and is responsible for the extreme dampness of the

The origins of the Pierrots go back to the London success of the mime play 'L'Enfant Prodigue', staged in 1891, and they remained in vogue right up to the outbreak of the Second World War.

Duke Bar is on the outskirts of Burnley. The Duke of York public house can be seen in the centre of our picture.

Immortalised by Laurie Lee in his autobiography 'Cider With Rosie', Slad and its wooded valley is known throughout the world by millions of readers who have never been there.

This view from the top of Morgan Street shows the 72ft-high ornamental clock tower and three of the four roads that lead from the Circle.

Most of these houses are still there, but no longer depending on the Battery Wall for protection from the sea.

This photograph of the west front was taken shortly after completion of the Temple Moore restoration, as we can see from the light-coloured stonework around the window, buttresses and parapets

The Town Hall is to the west of the cathedral. It was designed in the Gothic style of the late 13th century by William Henry Lynn of Belfast, and completed in 1869; the tower is 160ft high.

Linking Lower and Higher Bebington, Heath Road also forms one boundary of the Wirral Grammar Schools site.

One can almost smell the fragrance of the heather that adds to the enjoyment of this pre-war concert.

Brading's Bull Ring is a legacy of the barbaric tradition of bull-baiting, where a tethered animal would be attacked by a succession of dogs.

Running above the course of the Flete brook, this broad street, now one of Torquay's premiere shopping malls, was constructed in 1865 to replace the narrow lane of slums and fishermen's cottages that originally

Here we see the main street, with a group of villagers watching the photographer in action. Their clothing is typical of the era.

Well south of the bridge and 'Roytown', the parish church sits aloof.

The twin arches, with the quatrefoil over, are all that remain of the 13th-century Lady Chapel.

The number of competitors and the strength of their support indicate the pleasure of the town folk in Lord Ashton's gift.

Huish Episcopi stands at the confluence of the rivers Yeo and Parret. St Mary's Church has a fine example of a Somerset tower.

On the left are the Abbey fields, at the end of which stands the late 13th-century church of St Nicholas.

The hilltop town of Shaftesbury became important when King Alfred founded an abbey here, and installed his daughter as abbess.

Abbotsbury, situated at the western end of Chesil Beach, is most famous for its swannery, the waters of the Fleet often being turned white with hundreds of birds.

Penkridge was important in Saxon times, and in 958 Edgar of Mercia dated a charter from 'the famous place, which is called Penric'.

The imposing, dominant, west front of the cathedral is, architecturally, its least satisfying feature. It was much restored in the 19th century.