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A gallery was added to the church in 1886 because of the need for more pews.

What remains of Crowland Abbey is only a small part of what was there before the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The remains became the small town's parish church.

An interesting collection of old cars can be seen along the left-hand side of the road next to the tea rooms on the main street of this pleasant village.

We are just north-west of Horsham. The church of St Margaret's has a neatly clipped yew tunnel at the churchyard entrance. Inside is an elaborate monument to the memory of John Caryll, an ironmaster.

The bay marks the natural harbour of this spot.

The statue is of the fourth Marquis of Downshire, the 11th descendant of the Hills of Hillsborough.

A turn of the century view of the promenade, showing Holy Trinity Church, Bleak House and the harbour.

This is now the scene of a busy road intersection. Note the hanging board on the left advertising Vale of Neath Ales and the petrol pumps opposite.

In Victorian times, the preservation of modesty was paramount, so tents and bathing machines were very much the order of the day to allow bathers to change.

This picture of the Diamond now shows the elaborate neo-Gothic drinking fountain, the Rossmore Memorial, built in 1875 in honour of Baron Rossmore, a local dignitary.

The house in the centre of the picture is Nevill Hall, which now forms part of Nevill Hall Hospital; it is also used as a conference centre.

One form of transport available for hire was the hackney carriage - the taxi. The taxi rank was in Cavendish Square opposite the front of the Town Hall.

The font, reredos and chancel furnishings were mostly of marble, gaining for All Saints' the reputation of being 'the marble church'.

Note the row of bathing machines on the edge of the

The south front of St Donat's overlooks the Bristol Channel, and a series of terraced gardens lead down to the shore.

Despite these early doubts, by the outbreak of the First World War Britain had the largest and most advanced submarine fleet in the world, and Vickers were responsible for building 69 of the 74

Cawood was once a busy port on the River Ouse with boat building and a ferry.

The Great Barn, or Tithe Barn, is part of Barton Manor Farm, which comprises 8 or 9 buildings grouped around a large open courtyard.

The original early 13th-century bridge built on the orders of the monarch was of stone with a half-mile-long wooden causeway across the Ham.

This photograph was taken from the new bridge looking towards the old bridge, which is built of the local Quarella stone and dates from the early 15th century.

Not to be confused with Old Knebworth (which one recent historian described as 'a village still faintly feudal in character'), the village of Knebworth is a busy commercial centre supplying the needs of

Perhaps the bicycle belongs to a customer who has nipped into this New Forest pub for a quick pint of Strong's best bitter. It must be a hot summer's day, because all of the windows are open.

This street scene has not changed very much except for the names of the occupants.

Situated among the somewhat reduced remnants of Georgian Leicester, now tightly grouped in New Street, Peacock Lane and Friar Lane, the building is overshadowed by St Martin's Cathedral (upgraded