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The structure behind the drinking fountain is the Simeon Monument, 'erected and lighted for ever at the expense of Edward Simeon as a mark of affection to his native town' in 1804.

The coat of arms on the inn sign depicts its name: a talbot, or hound, was the crest of the Talbots, Earls of Shrewsbury.

LIKE THE INHABITANTS of many coastal towns where creeks and estuaries were formed, the people of Fareham used the sea to extract salt, which before the days of refrigeration was an essential ingredient

For many of us, photographs taken in the 1950s and 1960 remind us of our childhood days.

This more expansive view of the valley conveys a feeling of peace and beauty.

The covered walkway of The Pentice was created when the upper floor of its houses was extended in the 16th century. Until 1279 a Royal Mint of the Norman and Angevin kings stood on the site.

The landscape here is a fine example of the continuing denudation of the Cotswold Scarp; it is of great interest to geologists, as the outlying peaks and downs were once connected to the

It was from the top of the Goblin Tower that the keys to the castle and town were hurled at the feet of the Parliamentarian commander Major General Mytton upon the surrender of the Royalist garrison.

Not far away from the village are local quarries where a kind of gravel called Burley Rock was excavated in earlier times.

This view of the rear of the Town Hall is taken from Town Hall Gardens.

This panoramic view of Porthminster beach and St Ives was taken from near the local coastguard station. On the left of the picture pilchard boats can be seen drawn up at the top of the beach.

A source of water was essential for the use of the monks and the parishioners. The small River Eea (or Ay) is the largest stream in the area, and it runs through the centre of Cartmel.

Native to this country, beeches were planted for shelter, ornament and, of course, their timber.

By the mid 1800s Church Stretton had become a holiday resort for people keen on country walking, and many hotels were established to serve this market.

Broad Street was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as 'one of the most memorable streets in England'.

Here we have a view of the church steeple from the opposite end of the village. The church has a Tudor pulpit. The house on the right was once an inn called the Perserverance.

In late morning sunshine, the boys of the village head for the newsagents, possibly to collect their wages for the daily delivery run.

A large number of the buildings in this photograph are now Grade II listed, but the dishevelled look of the market stalls did little to foster civic pride in antiquity.

A newer Shanklin grew up along the seashore to cater for the demands of both visitors and those who came to settle.

A very regular row of houses lines this quiet street. I wonder if all the residents were enjoying their first taste of commercial television?

Lover's Leap in Ashwood Dale, near Buxton, is one of several in the Peak which recall a long-forgotten romantic tragedy.

The construction of the Midland line through the dales of the Wye excited the wrath of the early conservationist John Ruskin, and the Monsal Dale viaduct was thought to have particularly offended him.

Running between the church and Nutfield Road, this narrow cobbled alley, with red tile-hung Tudor buildings approached by red brick steps, was once the High Street of the village.

The premises of Mellersh & Son, grocers, can be seen over on the left of this picture. Note the rather rough surface of the road at Church Crookham.