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There was also a tannery, sited well away from the cottages because of its smell.

This sheltered cove below the Toll Road clearly shows the Carboniferous limestone that forms Worle Hill. In the foreground is a 'stack', a pillar of rock isolated from the cliff by erosion.

To reach this popular bathing cove with its old inn, travellers must thread a path down a deep lane between hills bright with heather and wild flowers.

This Almshouse was endowed in 1616 and named after its founder Robert Sackville, Earl of Dorset. Here it is almost submerged in ivy (since removed).

During the era before the coming of the motor car in significant numbers, there were many roads like this in the Lake District, and life continued among the hills at the same leisurely pace as it had for

At the time before the coming of the motor car in significant numbers, there were many roads like this in the Lake District, and life continued among the hills at the same leisurely pace as it had for

The Hill of Bran rises just to the north-east of Llangollen; perched high upon its summit is the ruin of Castell Dinas Bran.

The Town Hall, also built as a corn market, was opened by the Duke of Wellington in 1833; a 173 feet obelisk monument to the Duke is on Wellington Hill to the south of the town.

Below the Sugar Loaf on the western outskirts of Abergavenny stands Nevill Court, previously named The Brooks. It was re-named by William Nevill, Marquess of Abergavenny, when he bought it in 1890.

In the distance is the hill of Brentor, topped by the 12th-century church of St Michael de Rupe, which was restored by the Duke of Bedford in the 19th century.

Standing at the bottom of the notoriously steep climb of Porlock Hill, the Ship Inn appears little changed today, despite the removal of its attractive rustic wooden porches.

Below the Sugar Loaf on the western outskirts of Abergavenny stands Nevill Court, previously named The Brooks.

St John's Bridge is on the left. The Avon Mill at this time was occupied by Hugh Dryden & Co Ltd, who sold antiques and works of art here until the late 1970s.

A horse and cart wends its way up a gated minor road through the Coniston Fells.At the time before the coming of the motor car in significant numbers, there were many roads like this in the Lake

Doddington receives many visitors, for Doddington Hall, although privately owned, is often open to the public.

After the decline of its port, Newquay turned its attention to tourism. The population in 1871 was just over 1,000, but by the 1950s it had grown to 12,000.

Until the 1930s, trams ran along Prestbury High Street en route to the top of Cleeve Hill. A workman was employed to grease the rails at the sharp bend just out of sight in the distance.

Close to the junction of Nine Mile Ride, New Wokingham Road and Honey Hill, we can see Chappell's Store, clearly the local retailer for Salmon's Teas but also providing the facility of a

Pikes are among the Lake District's most popular and recognisable hills.This view was taken from near the Dungeon Ghyll Hotel in Great Langdale, a popular starting point for walking the hills

We are looking from the west end of Market Hill into Friars Street.

Spanning the narrow street of this hill-top village, which rests high on the chalk uplands overlooking the River Nar, is this monumental arch, ancient gateway to the castle, which lies ruinous close by

Marlow, and Henley further up river, were important inland ports handling mainly the corn, malt and timber of the Chiltern Hills behind them.

The advent of parcel post in 1883, and the right of delivery to every household introduced in 1897, would have increased both the weight of the postmans sack and the length of his round.

Like the inhabitants of many villages at the time, the people here were recovering from the devastating effects of the First World War.