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Letterfrack, situated in the heart of the National Park, is one of the major centres of Connemara.

Elcock's, the little newsagent and tobacconist almost hidden behind a forest of newspaper signs and placards, has been replaced by a beauty therapist, and most of the shops either side of the Bugle Inn

A small statue of Joan of Arc commemorates the men of Whitwell who did not return from the Great War.

This hamlet on the Chesterfield Road out of Darley Dale is known as Two Dales; the name probably comes from the twin valleys of Hall Dale and Sydnope Dale, which run on either side of the

There was a chapel in Ivybridge from 1402, but the modern Church of St John was not built until 1882.

A group of residents wait patiently for the bus on the wide, rectangular Square.

A delivery van waits outside a sturdy row of 18th-century cottages in the Swaledale village of Keld.

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

Dersingham is on the ridge running north towards Hunstanton; many of the houses are built of local carstone.

Thatched roofs predominate in this turn-of-the-century view of Madingley.

The east face of the castle was rebuilt in a lavish romantic-Gothic style by John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Third Marquess of Bute.

A perfect natural harbour, Lulworth Cove has been hollowed out by the swirling waters of the English Channel into its present almost circular form, creating one of the most distinctive bays on

An early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful

This splendid photograph shows Bisham Abbey overlooking a scenic stretch of the Thames.

The Essex coast is a favourite place for sailors; of all the Essex estuaries, that of the Crouch is generally regarded the best for navigation.This view of the river, thronged with sailing craft, is

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.

An early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful Devon

An early visitor said of Torquay: 'It is not England, but a bit of sunny Italy taken bodily from its rugged coast and placed here amid the green places and the pleasant pastoral lanes of beautiful Devon

The locks lifted boats and barges a full 60 ft, and is one of the most impressive groups of locks on the canal. The canal was a vital link for Bingley's manufacturers with the port of Liverpool.

Another view of Skelton taken from 'the hills', showing the distinctive white façade of the Methodist Church on Green Road.

As of yore, the bathing towels are drying (left). Beyond, a couple of bell tents at the base of the cliff probably means that some hardy souls are camping there.

Athelhampton Hall is one of two grand houses near to the village of Puddletown, both lived in at various times by members of the Martyn family.

This road was a great success, but the old Grammar School (a conversion of the medieval Hospital of St John) formed a serious bottleneck.

Locally named the Pepperpot, it was erected in 1850 on Hoad Hill to commemorate Ulverston-born Sir John Barrow, a founder member of the Royal Geographical Society.