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In the 17th century, Lechlade was the venue for one of the largest cheese fairs in the south-west.

This strange mixture of classical styles formed the façade of the Jockey Club until 1935. Following a fire, the present building was designed in 1938 by Sir Albert Richardson.

The distinctive profile of the Lion Rock frowns down on the River Dove in the part of Dovedale known descriptively as the Narrows.

The village of Winster is one of the most complete 18th-century villages in Derbyshire, founded on the wealth won from the numerous lead mines which still pit the fields which surround it.

These two small children pose dutifully in front of the local school, which was originally built in a traditional style after the passing of the Education Act in 1870.

On the left of the Memorial Hall is a record of Bentley's history, recalling important dates over the years - the thatch has now been replaced by tiles.

The River Meon rises only a mile to the south of this village and flows prettily through the High Street.

Near the middle of Wales, sheep are driven along a back road near the old market town. Llanidloes was one of the major centres for wool and flannel production from the late middle ages.

The pinnacle on the left is Bumble, just offshore from the rocky headland of the Lion's Den.

The 15th-century grey tower of St Mildred's Church, with its bold crocketed pinnacles, dominates the centre of this small town, which stands 322 feet above sea level; it was formerly used as a beacon

A bygone era of rail travel is perpetuated in the name of this road, photographed some five years before the village station closed.

On the right of the pier are two of the town's hotels, The Antwerp and The Clarendon.

Given the Viking origins of the village, one should not be too surprised to find 'evidence' of romantic legends.

Roebucks are the males of the roe deer, whose herds once roamed this attractive landscape along the western fringe of the Lancashire hills.

Kendal Castle was built by the Normans to the east of the town, probably by Ivo de Tailbois, the first Lord of Kendal in the late 12th century, and it still commands good views to the north and

The village lies in the shadow of Chanctonbury Ring, one of the most famous landmarks on the South Downs.

We are now standing in a position to the east of the Cross and are looking towards West Street, with Church Hill on the immediate right of the pantiled lean-to building and the Star Inn

The rather odd looking and out-of-scale motor car in the centre of the road has been transplanted from another photograph - a common practice in the early days, used to prolong the life of a postcard

It is ten past twelve on a summer's afternoon in the mid-sixties in this sleepy North Cumbrian town - and there is not a vehicle in sight in the length of the long Main Street.

Growing from a small fishing village to an unpretentious resort during the middle of the 19th century, Lower Heysham has retained its 'olde world' atmosphere.

The beach was the centre of fun and frivolity. The flags are flying and a throng of holidaymakers waits to board a fleet of row boats for a trip along the coast.

The Urban District of King's Norton and Northfield had a population in excess of 78,000 and covered 22,000 acres.The plans would give Birmingham a population of 850,000, making it the second

We are on the southern slope of the Downs, north of Chichester. Boxgrove Priory, of the Benedictine Order, was founded in 1105.

This fine church at the top end of the Market Place was situated by the south gate of the Abbey.