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This is one of the oldest parts of Shirley, where Stratford Road meets Olton Road and Haslucks Green Road.

Horse-drawn trams, hackney carriages and heavy-wheeled goods carts rattle along the stone setts of Dale Street, passing some of the city's major financial and commercial buildings.

This is the land of Swallows and Amazons, for near the foot of Coniston Water lies High Nibthwaite, where the author, Arthur Ransome spent his childhood holidays and developed a passion for the area that

But for the dress of the visitors, this picture might have been taken 60 years earlier.

The mechanisation of weaving in the early 19th century robbed the village of both its industry and population, and the hall, the inspiration for Ferndean Manor in Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre, was

This small market town is on the River Chet; even these moored boats and yachts would have had difficulty in navigating this shallow tributary of the River Yare to get to the pleasant town centre.

In Bury Road is the Memorial Garden, formerly part of the Severalls.

The expanding commuter village of Fleet has the largest pond in the county - three quarters of a mile long, it covers about 130 acres. The name 'Fleet' means 'place at the pool.'

Forty years before this photograph was taken, war memorials like Preston Candover's (centre right) were being erected in villages up and down the country to commemorate the young men of these communities

This is but a small remnant of the ancient Forest of Essex that existed in pre-historic times. Both Henry VIII and Elizabeth I hunted here.

Frith may have been guilty of a little artistic licence in describing these women as 'cave dwellers' - there are indeed plenty of caves on the beach here, but all are sea-washed at high tide with even

When in 1853 the population of Tenby had reached 3000, it was decided that a new cemetery and chapel should be constructed on the outskirts of the town on the Lower Windmill Field.

At the south end of the street is a small green, with the 1964 Best Kept Village sign.

Enlargement of the sign in the photograph shows that 'Burgamot' is spelt with a 'u' rather than an 'e'.

According to legend St Kennith was sent down the river Loughor in a coracle, landed on Worm's Head and founded a monastery at Llangennith.

To the north of Morecambe is the quieter sea front of Bare.

Iwerne (pronounced Youen) Minster stands on the road to Blandford, and boasts this fine peace -rather than war - memorial.

Two other brothers who died within two months of one another are also commemorated. Behind the photographer lies Muster Green, the site of a Civil War battle.

This is a fine view of the southern end of the Hall with its angled turrets and ogee caps shown off very well in the sun.

In the Second World War the castle was requisitioned by the military for the training of tank drivers. It was not until 1950 that Stafford Howard took control once again on behalf of the family.

This shot was taken at the southern end of Market Street, which leads to that area of town that was traditionally the main shopping centre.

Brinklow was one of 400 new towns deliberately created between 1066 and 1349, when the Black Death brought an end to the practice. Like many of them, Brinklow never really took off.

Most of the buildings shown here have either gone or been adapted. An exception is the superb five sailed mill, which takes its name from the Maud Foster drain flowing alongside.

It contains two special glass windows in memory of the Rev Charles Hudson, who lost his life in 1865 during the descent of the Matterhorn.