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North Hill climbs towards High Street, just beyond St Peter's church tower seen in the distance.

The Dawlish Water and its high tributary the Smallacombe Brook rise on the wooded heathland of Little Haldon Hill, which rises eight hundred feet at the back of the town.

At this point the main Leominster to Hereford road starts to climb the steep hill. Stagecoaches would have been forced to stop here to pay their toll at the toll house overlooking the junction.

The Dawlish Water and its high tributary the Smallacombe Brook rise on the wooded heathland of Little Haldon Hill, which rises 800 feet at the back of the town.

At the Market Street junction, the High Street starts dropping steeply to School Hill. The ornate lamp standard was replaced a few years later by an equally elaborate War Memorial.

Four cannons from the War Office were purchased by Henry Parkinson (calling himself 'Accrington Friend and Well Wisher'); two were sited on The Coppice, and two in Oak Hill Park.

Once on the high road between Axminster and Bridport, Charmouth has now been bypassed, but even so the traffic up the steep hill out of the village will never be as quiet as on the peaceful day

Cromer lighthouse is just over the crest of the hill.

Pebbles and sand extend below the Royal Standard; we look eastwards from deck-chairs, boats and canvas shelters to the North Wall of the harbour and the coast from Charmouth and Stonebarrow Hill to Golden

This photograph is taken from the spot where the Job Centre now stands, or the car park just down the hill.

At the top of the hill we can see the dome atop the Methodist Free Church in Queen Street.

Space for development was at a premium in the narrow and steep area between the cliffs and hills, and hotels and lodging houses of several storeys were the preferred solution.

St Bartholomew's enjoys an elevated position, possibly the site of a prehistoric fort, at the corner of Church Hill and Vicarage Road.

Travellers from Taunton to the Quantock Hills usually go by way of Kingston - and a very picturesque route it is.

The view looks from Martin`s Hill across the valley of the Ravensbourne River. Ahead we can see the pumping station chimney.

Gifts are also offered to those that venture up from the caravans at the 'other' Gronant lower down the hill.

London Road continues as Colt Hill and was truncated by the Odiham bypass, which was opened in 1981. There is now only pedestrian access to Odiham Common.

Alongside national names such as Timothy Whites, Burton the tailors and Woolworth's, could be found more local enterprises such as White's Tea Lounge a little further up the hill

Henry Hills was the first headmaster of Accrington's co-educational technical school, which opened on 28 August 1895.

Bridgnorth has always been divided in two: High Town on a defensive position on the hill, and Low Town for traders by the river.

In the 19th century, locally-made wool and hemp products were being sold here, and dairy products were sold on the appropriately-named Cheese Hill.

There was no traffic on Taylor Hill, Cawthorne when this picture was taken, and the parked car was the only sign of life, apart from the two pedestrians on the right.

The signpost does not notify the traveller that Hogscross Lane is in the foreground with High Road running left to right, and White Hill runs downhill towards Mugswell and Kingswood.

The Town Hall took twenty weeks to complete; it was officially opened on 14 December 1933 by HRH Edward Prince of Wales.