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Men an Tol means 'stone of the hole'; this most famous of Cornish landmarks may belong to the Neolithic or the Bronze Age period.

Staines was very much an agricultural area when this photograph was taken towards the end of Queen Victoria's reign; the shop fronts tell us a great deal about the commercial aspects of

Of all Windmill Land's windmills, the one in Lytham is arguably the most well known, but not the oldest—it dates from 1805.

The council bought the boats from the Croft family of Knott End, who had ferried villagers across the River Wyre for generations.

Heysham Tower was built by T J Knowles in about 1837, and it was the home of the Cawthra family.

There are over 60 acres of gardens at the palace; these were begun by Cardinal Wolsey in the 16th century and remodelled by William III and Mary II in the Baroque manner.

The dome of the Infirmary is on the left, and Lewis's tower is in the centre.

The Verneys of Claydon House in Middle Claydon, now a National Trust house, bought Steeple Claydon in 1705 from the Chaloner family, who are commemorated in the village road, Chaloners Hill.

The Apex stands in the fork of the junction between the High Street and Church Street, both of which lead down to old landing stages on the Great Ouse. Today, little has changed.

In the 1190s Rye joined the Cinque Ports federation, a group of Kent and Sussex ports that provided ships for the King's navy in return for enormous privileges.

The centre of Hoddesdon suffered major changes during the 1960s.

A rustic scene in the centre of the village, southwards along Duck Street, with the Swiss Cottage contributing its flamboyantly flowing thatch (left).

There is a spring in the step of the young soldiers who have just been dropped off at the bus station.

Its plain buildings of dull brown stone reflect its workaday origins. Here in the Market Square Mr Thomas's considerable stock of hardware has spread out into the street.

Notice that the gates are decorated with the town's coat of arms. This part of the park was detached when the modern Queen Victoria Road was built.

Taken east of Bassetsbury, this view looks across the mill pond (now filled in) to Marsh Green Mill, first mentioned in 1759, but probably much earlier.

From cottage to mansion, the Youth Hostels Association adapted a wide range of buildings for use by their increasing membership.

Dating back to the Victorian and Edwardian eras, the Oxford Union consists of various buildings in the style of the Gothic Revival.

One of the city's lesser-known buildings, St Peter's in the East is a wonderful old church which lies hidden in the shadow of St Edmund Hall.

This hamlet, at the foot of Buttermere in the western Lake District, takes its name from Old English, and means 'the lake by the dairy pastures'—where the butter is made.

Parts of the present Parish Church, which is dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, date from just after the construction of Wisbech Castle in the late 11th century.

As with the port of Newlyn, the small harbour at Porthleven uses the registration letters of Penzance.

One of the college's more interesting pupils was Joseph Wright who had begun working at Salt's Mill, Saltaire when he was just seven years old.

The Angel Hotel was one of three hotels that catered for motorists, the others being the George and Dragon, and the Brunswick.