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Avon Castle, on the opposite bank of the river from Ringwood, is an area that has become increasingly built-up and urbanised since this photograph of a country gentleman's home was taken in the last full

Over the centuries a number of inns were established in Ringwood, many brewing a variety of local ales.

The simple spire of St Peter's Church, Sheffield is typical of many such post-modern churches, which were built as large new council housing estates were erected in the suburbs of 'the Steel City', now

The village's name derives from a long bank along the river Ouse, on the right of the photograph, defending the low-lying land from flooding.

From medieval times until the early 19th century, Meldreth consisted of several small communities scattered along a two-mile stretch of winding road.

South of the market-place, the old grammar school is centred around a wide, seven-bay red-brick building of 1765.

The working lives of the Dorset labourers who lived in cottages like these was hard, with poor wages and long hours.

Whippingham village lies close to Osborne House, and Victoria's consort Prince Albert had a hand in the extraor- dinary design of the church.

The Whitchurch Tollbridge Company was established in the 18th century: a distinctive Victorian bridge of lattice ironwork spans the Thames between Whitchurch and Pangbourne, one of only two remaining toll

On the left of this photograph of the Barbican is the Crispin Inn – St Crispin was the patron saint of cobblers and shoemakers.

This post-war council development can be dated by the medallions which were set into the front brickwork at the time of building.

An evocative view of wide shaggy grass verges, children and deserted roads characterises this view of Forest Row, the Ashdown Forest village that grew up on the site of Royal hunting lodges.

Here the workmen are carrying out their highly-specialised craft surrounded by the tools of their trade. Note the bundles of thatch standing to the left of the picture.

Thousands of coastal footpath walkers cross here by the stepping stones. On the right are a pile of fishing nets in front of the fishermen's hut.

The inn on the corner of Lower Bridge Street and Shipgate Street was in need of urgent repairs.

A two-masted sailing trader is moored alongside the quay in the inner harbour, while a group of men has gathered around a catch of fish.

Victoria Park lies to the east of Newbury town centre and covers an area of seventeen acres.

The soft rock cliffs above the Severn led to the creation of many caves. Some of these were enlarged and used as dwellings until quite recent times.

The castle and the south-eastern approaches to the town present an illusion of island tranquillity, stretching from the wide waters of the Usk through the cattle-filled Castle Meadows to the wooded slopes

Loders was built in the domain of a Benedictine priory founded by the Norman grandee Baldwin de Redvers during the reign of Henry I.

The granite stone of Bodmin Moor supports a natural oddity, the impressive outcrop known as the Cheesewring. The summit of the hill encloses a stone fort probably associated with the Bronze Age.

Over the thatched roofs rises the dark green tower of St Andrew's Church.

This breezy walk is one of the finest in the western counties, and promenaders enjoy broad vistas of the sea and boats plying between the fishing villages of Mounts Bay.

The fine 103ft tower has a peal of eight bells.