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The popularity of Western books, films and television programmes in the 1950s and 1960s lured many would-be cowboys to this Wild West of the New Forest.

The church of All Saints at Fawley dates back to Saxon times, though much of the present building is Norman or later. The church was bombed in 1940, but has now been carefully restored.

In the 20th century, much of the low-lying marshlands around Fawley and Southampton Water beyond were given over to the import and refining of oil. Here we see a tanker unloading its cargo.

The octagonal Jacobean font is decorated with the arms of Scotland, Ireland, Maidstone and the Astley family, who were granted the former Archbishop's Palace in Elizabethan times.

Standing beneath St James's Chapel is the West Gate, a part of the town's 12th-century fortifications.

Other improvements included the provision of new lights, and the entrances were given clusters of ornate classical columns.

A sheepdog gathers a flock of white-nosed Swaledale sheep in the foreground. On the horizon, the brooding summit of Ingleborough can be seen, while a caravan site occupies the field under the viaduct.

Sheffield Polytechnic was formed in 1969 with the amalgamation of the Sheffield Colleges of Technology and Art; the new institution was housed in purpose-built facilities on land between Howard Street

Here we see the lower or Nether Bridge across the River Kent. Now part of the one-way system, the Nether Bridge links the older, western side of Kendal with the newer, eastern suburbs.

On the right of the picture we have an example of twentieth century half-timber revival.

This couple passing the time of day, or maybe waiting for the ferry to take them across the river to Southwold, are on the bank of the River Blyth.

The panelled room is in one of the apartments that have been furnished as part of the museum. It shows urban life from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

Here we have a panoramic view of this industrial town. Note the extensive terraced housing typical of communities like this, which developed in the 19th century as industrial towns.

By the time this photograph was published, the popularity of boating had resulted in 'traffic regulations'! The chimney to the right is that of Park Shed on Leyland Road.

Seen here at low tide, where Friar's Fleet meets the London Road, the early 16th century Southgate is one of the few remaining sections of King's Lynn's town walls.

There are several waterfalls in the dell, most of them created by man-made weirs with races from them serving mills, some of which were linked with Healey Hall.

This was the office of the Harbour Commissioners, a body of senior ship owners, shippers and merchants; they did away with the small docks to provide spaces now occupied by Queens, Albert and Corporation

Seven miles to the east of Hull but totally isolated from urban ways, Paull has a history stretching back to the days of Charles I.

The impact on Twickenham of the carnage of the First World War can be seen by the many local names on the war memorials around the town and neighbouring districts.

A DOMINANT FACTOR in the life of Boston in the 20th century was Boston Dock. It attracted both of the author's grandfathers to the town!

The attraction of Studland is not only the attractive beach and picturesque coastal scenery, but also the wild heathland around the village.

Originally built as a mansion for William Cunninghame of Lainshaw in 1778-80, it was remodelled in 1827-28 as the Royal Exchange, then became Stirling's Library in 1954; it is now the Gallery of Modern

Cobblestones lead via a spacious entrance into the stableyard of the 16th-century Cooper's Arms in Tilehouse Street with its steeply pitched roof.

Older buildings are to be found behind the innocuous facades of 18th- and 19th-century prosperity in Melton, which was boosted by its being at the centre of the hunting world, and by its prosperous sheep