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A great abbey, built by Orc, a Danish servant of King Canute, superseded a Saxon church here. The Abbey thrived for 500 years until its destruction at the time of the Reformation.

Inside the church at Bere Regis are the grand tombs of the Turberville family, immortalised as the D'Urbervilles in Thomas Hardy's novel.

It was here, on rough sandy banks, that the St Ives pilchard fishing boats of the 19th century were drawn up clear of the beach. St Ives Station can be seen directly behind the boy in the foreground.

Behind the right hand side of the chute can be seen the central section of the Maxim Flying Machine ride which was under construction.

This somewhat isolated hotel near Cardigan was built to provide visitors with magnificent views of the sea and Cardigan Island, where seals and porpoises are to be seen frequently.

Although the register dates from around 1560, the beautiful interior of the church owes much to restoration carried out in the mid-1800s.

Llantwit Major stands on the Afon Colhugh, and the place is said to have once been a port.

Here we have another view of North Landing, showing the brick-built lifeboat house.

On May Day morning a famous Oxford tradition is upheld when the dons and the Magdalen College choristers gather at the top of the Perpendicular bell tower to sing a Latin hymn.

The Royal Pier, at the eastern end of Mayflower Park, was opened in 1833 and for many years was the largest in the south of England.

Jane Austen visited the town and mentioned it in one of her novels, while Charles Dickens chose it as the birthplace of his eponymous hero in 'Nicholas Nickleby'.

This area was once known at St Andrews Gardens; after the Prince and Princess of Wales, later Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, opened Alexandra Park, the park was later renamed in honour

This is probably the most beautiful of all Leicestershire churches, floating here above the trees and grassland, its magnificent late 15th-century tower dominating the market place and the south side of

The settlement was once the centre of a local iron-working industry, and the white-painted Gun Inn with its swinging signboard was where John Browne, the local ironmaster, designed ordnance for the navies

Away from the boisterous life of the river, Cheyne Walk, with its narrow, balconied houses and modish shops, was a haven of gentility, dedicated to refined if somewhat Bohemian pursuits.

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

Bovington Camp dates back to the First World War, and is the home of the Royal Armoured Corps. The surrounding heathland is heavily used for tank training.

When the first Earl of Dorchester purchased Milton Abbey in 1752, he had the entire village dismantled, moving it further away from his new home.

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.

The fishermen are carrying casks of pilchards from the harbour past one of the many quaint old cottages that make Polperro so attractive to visitors.

Here we see the view southwards along South Street, from the taxi rank (left) to the tower of St Mary's Parish Church (right of centre). This was the B3157 to West Bay and Burton Bradstock.

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.

We leave Frimley and travel to Bisley, on the road to Guildford. The Hen and Chickens public house is to the right of the picture, with the road going towards Guildford.