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Until around the outbreak of the First World War, Eastcote was a part of Ruislip parish, and it was in 1913 that the Bishop of London's Fund purchased land and a Mission Church was built.

The natural springs at Leamington were known about in the 17th century, and were mentioned by a number of writers.

Until the 13th century, Huntingdon was a port on the River Great Ouse.

Samuel Pepys studied here between 1650 and 1653, and on his death in 1703 his library came here, including the original manuscript volumes of his famous diaries.

The crew of a Sheringham crab boat pose for the camera. These clinker built, double-ended open boats were approximately 18ft long and carried a dipping lug sail of up to 120 sq ft.

Rivacre Valley Swimming Pool was one of the main attractions within the 45-acre site that comprised Rivacre Valley.

This is a well-kept Garden of Remembrance in the centre of this large village; next door is the County Library.

The tower of St James' Church is still the original Spilsby greenstone, but the rest of the church has been faced with the stronger limestone, hence the different colour.

The boat lying on the beach in the fore ground, in Hugh Town harbour, is vaguely reminiscent of an ex-ships' lifeboat, and shows the rugged clinker-built construction of this type of craft.

Situated in Market Street and close to Apiary Gate, the church design echoes that of Non-conformist chapels up and down the country.

Samuel Pepys studied here between 1650 and 1653, and on his death in 1703 his library came here, including the original manuscript volumes of his famous diaries.

Turton Tower lies four miles south of Darwen, and four miles north-east of Bolton. The villages of Turton and Turton Bottoms are next to the Tower.

Stone from the same quarry was used in the construction of the seafront at Scarborough.

It was built as the town's Corn Exchange in 1849, but was felt to be too small by the 1870s, when a new grander one was built on the north side of St Paul's Square (seen in the second view

The photographer is looking east from the top of High Street, where there is now a roundabout, with the churchyard walls and lime trees on the left. The wall and railings have now gone.

In the background are the spectacular contours of Lion Rock.

In the background are the spectacular contours of Lion Rock.

This shows a piece of exotica on the lane to Lower Hartwell.

While the old town up the hill had its origins in the 8th century, the Bexhill everyone knows grew up from the 1880s by the sea as a resort on Earl De La Warr's estate.

Farmers' wives and country women have been up since dawn packing their baskets with jars of home-made jams and marmalades for this sizeable market.

It was a vital part of the Grand Cross network that linked the rivers Trent, Severn, Thames and Mersey. The church of St Mary and All Saints looks delightful; it is built from local red sandstone.

The streets of London used to be thronged with beggars, confidence tricksters and street traders. Here we see a chair mender squatting in the passage outside the kitchen of a London house.

The streets of London used to be thronged with beggars, confidence tricksters and street traders. Here we see a chair mender squatting in the passage outside the kitchen of a London house.

This town, known to its inhabitants as 'Mach', is situated at the far north-west corner of Powys, so distant that it is also in the Snowdonia National Park and just ten miles from the sea.