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Off they go! This famous race was won this year by Frank Curzon's 'Call Boy'.

The fine lines of Bisley Church show that this is another village that earned its wealth from the wool trade, its magnificent spire declaring to the neighbourhood the pride of its benefactors - the wool

This view illustrates how Staithes is perched on two cliff sides which flank a beck.

The wide main streets of Bridport were originally designed to be highways, market venues and workshops.

Before assuming the role of the first military town in Britain, Aldershot was no more than a pretty village comprising a church, a manor house and several farms, close to an area of open heathland.

The Library and Museum was built in 1877-79 to the designs of J and T Tillman, a mixture of classical Roman and French mansard roofs. Despite its size, the building had only one storey.

Caversham Bridge is one of Reading's most famous landmarks. The bridge played a key role in the Civil War: Charles I and Prince Rupert engaged in a fierce fight here against the Earl of Essex.

Religion had been the mainstay of lives high and low for centuries, but the industrial revolution was raising questions and creating pressures and hardships that were disturbing a long-settled

In 1237 the manors of Carleton, Langwathy, Scotby, Sowerby and Penrith were granted to Alexander II.

The picture-postcard village of Cockington forms a green oasis between the urban sprawls of Paignton and Torquay. The thatched building on the left is the famous Cockington Forge.

The picture-postcard village of Cockington forms a green oasis between the urban sprawls of Paignton and Torquay. The thatched building on the left is the famous Cockington Forge.

The twin villages of Cawsand and Kingsand nestle into the hills on the west of Cawsand Bay; they were once, like so many Cornish villages, a centre for smugglers.

This railway viaduct crossed the peaceful estuary of the River Leven. It was demolished in the 1970s to make way for the A590, which bypassed the village of Greenodd.

Derwent Reservoir lies to the north of Edmundbyers. Not quite a crescent shape, it covers approximately four square miles and is the largest of several reservoirs in the county.

This shows the garden within a few years of planting. The chancel of the cathedral was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, and was built between 1865 and 1869.

This railway viaduct crossed the peaceful estuary of the River Leven. It was demolished in the 1970s to make way for the A590, which bypasses the village of Greenodd.

Carrying Holburn Street over the Ferryhill Burn, South Bridge is an essential part of the great developments of the early 19th century. It gets no recognition from the bureaucracy.

High tide in the Basin, looking eastwards to St John's Church (left of centre), West Bay Hotel (centre), the Custom House (right of centre) and Old Storehouse (further right).

Much of old Beaminster was destroyed during several catastrophic fires in previous times. But there are several old and architecturally attractive manor houses within strolling distance of the town.

It closed in 1990, and for a short while was an antiques shop which only opened on Friday afternoons. The property is now a private residence.

The castle (right) dominates the centre of this large market town at the entrance to Swaledale.

The characteristic mid-Victorian, family-orientated, open-air seaside culture, which offered a satisfaction of its own, and the town's secure, peaceful ambience is captured in this view of the beach.

The chancel screen was dedicated on 10 October 1924, and was given by W Favill Tuke in memory of his wife. It was made of best English oak, and is 25 feet 3 inches high and 23 feet 3 inches wide.

The Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St George in London Road, originally built in 1901, suffered major damage in the war - it was virtually demolished by a landmine.