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This small city with a population of 3,600 and the smallest cathedral in Britain has an important place in the history of Wales.

Here we see Preston Post Office just a couple of years after it opened.

The original village, cut off by the by-pass, is to the west; while this photograph, taken from the junction with Easthill Road, shows the corner of Station Road West.

Brierley`s hired out rowing boats, canoes and punts from their landing stage at the corner of the Ouse and Hen Brook.

Situated amongst beautiful woodland, the inland village of Shorwell was one of Queen Victoria's favourite excursions on the Isle of Wight.

Walsingham is built around the ruins of a monastic house, celebrated for its shrine to Our Lady of Walsingham. It is an important place of pilgrimage, second only to Becket's tomb at Canterbury.

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.

It is the second-oldest mechanical clock in Britain still working - the original works of the Wells clock still function in the Science Museum in London.

The spectacular rock formation of Filey Brigg at the north end of the bay.

A veritable oasis of calm after the hustle and bustle of Haverfordwest town center.

The Victorians love of creeper-clad buildings is shown admirably in this view of the Glengarriff Police Barracks.

On the left is the Register House containing the Scottish archives. Over on the right is the general post office. The statue is of the Duke of Wellington.

This road is actually alongside the Lowman, where tall trees create a charming walk for ladies of the town. Note the long dresses, still the height of fashion.

A closer view of the church showing, in the foreground, the war memorial commemorating those men of the village who fell in the First and Second World Wars.

One of Maidenhead’s best-known landmarks is the Clock Tower, near the station, at the south end of King Street. It commemorates Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

This superb picture shows the magnificent sweep of Nayland Crescent at the western end of town, close to the Royal Sea-Bathing Hospital and the infamous Nayland Rocks.

One of Maidenhead's best-known landmarks is the Clock Tower, near the station, at the south end of King Street. It commemorates Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897.

Markets have been held here on Thursdays for hundreds of years.

This is the centre of this secluded little hamlet tucked away on the north side of Hurt Wood, with its modest stone war memorial isolated on a triangular green, opposite the village shop and post office

These spectacular waterfalls near Rhyl are the main reason that people visit Dyserth, and postcards of the falls have been sent by impressed trippers to all parts of Britain and further.

This is one of the most photogenic and scenic of valleys in Wales, but it is never crowded. The range of houses and outbuildings offer some refreshments, and the odd fishing boat to hire.

At its southern extremity and the junction with Cheam Road was the site of East Cheam Manor and a dozen or so houses.

Nestling just under the hills surrounding the North York Moors is the old settlement of Ampleforth, built around the early abbey of St Lawrence.

This village is at the very heart of so called 'witch country'.