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In the stonework to the right of the clock sits a medieval mechanical wooden puppet called Jack Blandiver; he was repainted in the early 17th century.

This monument is an epic feat of prehistoric technology, bearing in mind the way the stones are put together and that the stones were brought from miles away.

A small boy in a rowing boat gazes at his reflection in the waters of Windermere in this summer photograph.

In this charming photograph, a collie sheepdog marshals a flock of white-nosed Swaledale sheep past the village green at Buckden.

The prosperous town, built where the sea meets the wild heathlands of Dorset, is one of the largest on England's south coast.

This picture of the Square shows the Crown Hotel, an old coaching house, forced to offer every attraction from livery to billiards, as the road network suffered during the dominant days of the railway

Southbourne stands above the seven miles of golden beaches that attract the tourist again and again to this part of the coast; a cliff railway facilitates access to the sands.

This impressive fountain, built in 1907, commemorates the life and reign of Queen Victoria.

This is the headquarters of British Rail Eastern Region, situated in Station Road. When this photograph was taken, the building had just been completed.

Here we see the beginnings of the age of affluence, with black cars starting to compete with public transport, just as the trolley bus had replaced the earlier trams.

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

This magnificent building, unobscured by traffic or pedestrians in this photograph, was originally built by Edward Lovett Pearce in 1739 as the Irish Parliament.

The interior of St Peter's has piers and dressings of polyphant stone and a marble pulpit with alabaster steps.

This fine view shows the River Taw meandering down to the Long Bridge (just left of centre), and behind the bridge the dark wooded mound of the castle, built in the 10th century.

Today the scene is more reminiscent of this peaceful scene from the past. Most of the buildings in the town centre date from Tudor and Jacobean days.

The name of this café, and the two grinding stones from the mill that lean by the doorway, explain the changing nature of the countryside in these decades.

Not far from Pocklington is Wilberfoss, once a home to the ancestors of the slave emancipator, William Wilberforce.

The DuCane family, merchants of Huguenot descent, bought a large estate near the village in 1751. Their house, built in 1670, underwent extensive alterations in 1752-56.

Apart from an increase of traffic and the removal of the creeper growing over Knights Templars Terrace on the left, this scene has changed little.

Unusual things have been found on the beach at Polzeath: in 1796 a 65-foot whale was washed up and the carcase used for manure, while in January 1866 280 casks of rum from the wreck of the 'Juliet' landed

Set up by the photographer, the group outside the Inn display a range of 19th-century garb: long skirts, long white aprons, and bowler, boater and trilby hats. Was that their Sunday best?

Beyond the terraced streets of the village is Woodchester Mansion, set in a remote valley and keeping its secrets within an unfinished masterpiece of Victorian architecture; mysteries and

Hall of 1818, but were themselves replaced in 1934 by this neo-Georgian pile on Coton Road.

Just sitting and looking about or wandering around splashing in the natural pool are the main activities for these holidaymakers. The tide is well out, revealing the great expanse of Hayle Sands.