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Lord Trenchard, father of the modern Royal Air Force, chose the site right in the middle of the Lincolnshire countryside so as to be as far away as possible from the temptations of the big cities.

Two miles south-west of Othery, the Taunton Road skirts the Mump, a natural tor rising steeply from the surrounding Moors.

The wharf tells of another watery enterprise.

As we leave the town in an easterly direction towards Skelton, our last view of Guisborough, and the resting place of generations of Gisborians since being opened in 1872, is the town's cemetery.

A nostalgic scene of tiny Dooega, a cluster of cottages on the south western seaboard of Achill. Fishing nets are left out to dry on the cobbles at the top of the beach.

This Georgian promenade around the base of the castle provides impressive vistas of the river below and across to the other side.

This building, which was part of Leeds University, was designed by T A Lodge and opened in 1951. Its broad tower dominates the city skyline.

The head office of the Wilts and Dorset Bank, built in 1869, is now Lloyds Bank, and is just one of a row of large, impressive buildings along the northern side of the Market Square.

A study of cyclists and pedestrians on what is now the A30.

Diverse materials make up the warp and weft of this village.

All that is left today is a tantalising ruin in the grounds of Walsingham Abbey, with fragments of wall and window and two old wishing wells.

Much of the employment in Victorian Cheltenham had been directly related to the activities of a spa town, with a large proportion of the working population being domestic servants or employed in hotels

In the 1930s Sidmouth acquired a reputation as an upmarket holiday resort, not so much for its sea-bathing as for the tranquillity of its setting and the mildness of its climate.

As with so many seaside resorts of the 19th century, Bournemouth attracted a wealthy and fashionable clientele.

This, the original hamlet on the shore, consisted of fishermen's cottages and the Ship and Nimrod Inns. Henry Pease was said to have had a vision of 'a town arisen on the edge of a cliff'.

The 188 acres of Healey Dell became a Nature Reserve in 1976. Oak, birch and beech trees predominate and there are over 400 species of flora and over 60 species of birds.

The Rock Hotel still stands in the village of Haytor Vale, providing refreshment for tourists just as it once did for the local writer and eccentric Beatrice Chase.

This street of small distinctive shops and fine 18th-century terraced buildings is the commercial hub of the town.

Aberaeron is almost in the middle of the 60-mile coastline of Ceredigion.

The original pier was designed by Eugenius Birch, and was one of the classic piers of the British seaside resort in its design.

Peeping above the rooftops of the village is the sturdy medieval tower of Headley's All Saints' church (left).

All is peace and quiet on the banks of the Severn. In Worcestershire the number of people working on the land in 1861 was 16,679. By 1931 this had fallen by 46% to just 8,970.

This eastern end of the Isle of Wight enjoys a milder climate than the busy towns on the north coast, and health- conscious early visitors came for the quality of the air.

Lying to seaward of Poltesco, the rocky little beach of Carleon Cove had its own pilchard fleet until the 19th century, when it became the home of the Lizard Serpentine Company.