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Only a stone's throw from the historic settlement of Arundel, the village of Burpham is a gem of a place.

This close-up of Bridge Street gives a clear picture of the Rows for which Chester is so famous.

The view shows an abundance of public houses and hotels. At far right three stand side by side - the Theatre Royal, then Clarence and (out of picture) the Cambrian.

The view shows an abundance of public houses and hotels. At far right three stand side by side - the Theatre Royal, then Clarence and (out of picture) the Cambrian.

The village gets its name from a Barton (or Berton), the old word for a rickyard.The village church of St James was remarkable for its time in that it was built all at once, and not over a couple

The forests had deposits of iron ore, and supplies of wood fuel to smelt it; the iron-making families brought much wealth to the parish.The church of St Margaret, with a shingled broach spire,

The thatched roofs of Ducks Bottom (left), the old post office (centre) and Vine Cottage (right) nestle in the heart of pastoral Eype hamlet in the coastal valley west of Bridport.

This is another of the Lincolnshire churches built with the local limestone. It overlooks the Trent and Witham valley towards the Nottinghamshire border.

The parish church of St Mary is built of local cobbles, with a fine tower that was rebuilt in 1688 using 13th-century materials.

Not long after this photograph was taken, flats became popular, and today there are unsightly blocks of flats on the outskirts of this village.

It incorporates cellars cut into the sandstone of Castle Hill.

St Matthew's Church was built on a hillock a few hundred yards inland from Borth.

Of Chester's main streets, Watergate Street is the least changed and retains a natural charm.

This was the largest of three fortresses built by Henry VIII in 1538 to protect this stretch of Kent coast against the threat of invasion by Francois I of France.

As a result there are numerous terraces of workers' cottages, all in brick and mainly attached to the west side of the village.

Standing 533 metres above sea level, this hill is made up of a stone known as dhustone (from the Welsh word 'dhu', meaning black).

Goodmanham lies around 2 miles north-east of Market Weighton, and its history dates back to the Stone Age.

By the time of this photograph, the old wharves along the river had been cleared away to create Victoria Embankment Garden, a more fitting context for the Mother of Parliaments, which was rebuilt in Gothic

By the time of this photograph, the old wharves along the river had been cleared away to create Victoria Embankment Garden, a more fitting context for the Mother of Parliaments, which was rebuilt in Gothic

The grotto in Pontypool park was believed to have been the home of an old hermit, and is considered by academics to be the most important example in Wales.

This striking view across the bay was taken from the grounds of The Kymin. The house is one of the very few left that are 'pre Esplanade', itself occupying the site of an earlier farm.

This is a detail of the frontage of 34 West Street, which was the 'Bridport News' office and West Dorset Printing Works in 1909.

The town was once under the control of the powerful de Montfort family. At Evesham on 4 August 1265, Simon de Montfort led the barons against the forces of Henry III.

This fine old building houses a large water-mill, which like most of Norfolk's water-mills has a hidden undershot wheel.