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The long, narrow High Street, with the Rose & Crown Inn on the right, is at the foot of a steep hill overlooking the sea.

Amongst the many hills that can be seen from the summit of Bradnor Hill, Hergest Ridge lies towards the south west.

The abbey played a part in the industrial development of Leeds, for it was here that iron forging first began in the district. Kirkstall was founded in 1152 as a daughter house of Fountains Abbey.

This picture gives a closer view of the fine Victorian architecture in Bridge Street.

A scene that has been swallowed up in the creation of the new road system and the Friary Shopping Centre on the site of the Dominican Friary.

Victorian advances in engineering sounded the death knell for wooden, sail-powered ships of the line, such as these ones moored at West Mud in the Tamar estuary.

Horse-drawn conveyances were mostly replaced by electric trams, which covered the major routes in and out of town; there was even a tram that regularly undertook the steep climb up towards

Now very much a part of north London, Southall boasts this attractive manor house, much used as the headquarters of a municipal department in recent years.

Paid for by the priory of Lewes in Sussex in about 1300, the architecture represents a triumph of the stone mason's art, so much so that the church was championed as a possible contender for the new cathedral

The fishing village of Runswick Bay is set on a sheer cliff. It is also one of the most attractive harbourless villages along the Yorkshire coast.

Renfield Street is now part of the one-way system (south-bound).

The hall was founded as a religious institution in 1357, and eventually came into the hands of the most powerful and wealthy traders in York.

C ottages with steep, tumbling thatched roofs abound in this view of the village street. At this time Trumpington was a village separate from the city of Cambridge.

The wall on the left, on which the child is sitting, is known as New Quay, and the flight of steps leads to Victoria Place, built at the same time as the bridge in 1837.

A bustling town, Stroud still attracts shoppers from far afield, as it did when this photograph was taken at the end of the Edwardian era.

From the area of Miller Ground, sunsets have always been a much-admired Windermere feature, with shafts of silver or copper light escaping from heavy clouds and crossing the water from Claiffe Heights

Queen's Hotel, built in 1875, flanks the right of the view and in the centre can be seen the colonnaded arcade of the town's railway station, which brought tourists from all over the country

Set on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, Moorsholm is surrounded by some beautiful countryside with picturesque lanes affording endless lovely walks.

The area of high ground immediately behind Skelton High Street is known as 'the hills'.

The attractive lily pond makes a quiet haven where one can escape the busy world for a while and shelter, if need be, from the odd shower or strong sunshine.

The pool had a length of just over 50 yards and a width of just 20 yards. An earlier bathing pool was built in Exmouth in 1842, offering hot and cold sea water baths.

These shops serve an outlying part of Corringham: they are the usual mix of grocer, newsagent and hardware shop.

Bridport's Town Hall intrudes into the path of traffic and pedestrians at the junction of West and South Streets.

One of Southsea's most famous landmarks is South Parade Pier, opened in 1879 and rebuilt in 1908 following a fire.