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In his 'Topographical Collections' of 1659-70, John Aubrey wrote: 'Here is a strong and handsome bridge in the middest of which is a little chapell as at Bathe, for Masse'.

Bolton-le-Sands is perched on a low rise that once overlooked the sea. Its former maritime associations are reflected in the name of the Blue Anchor.

The old mill is now a landmark for the Museum of Fenland Life, which is situated in the old barns alongside.

The quaint old building to the right of centre still serves as the village post office and shop today. It is quite small, but it is elaborately decorated on its front outer wall.

One of the most popular attractions on the seafront was the miniature railway, pulled by a Midlands Class 5 engine called 'Sonia'.

The rest of the group, including the Congregational Church of 1863, were demolished in the 1960s, when a new church was built on the site.

This is the original nucleus of Borth village from which picture No 30253 was taken (page 59).

Clarach consists of dispersed settlements in a fertile valley to the north of Aberystwyth, from which it is accessible by foot over Constitution Hill.

Richmond had a strong Roman Catholic tradition, partly due to the Lawson family of nearby Brough Hall, who gave the land here in Newbiggin for the church of St Joseph and St Francis Xavier; it was

The completion of the Breakwater in 1844 after 32 years' work secured Plymouth's standing as a major port.

Boldre (pronounced Bolder) church stands apart from its village and dates back to the time of the Norman kings.

To his left, a group of schoolchildren mill around waiting for their school bus, while opposite, the gleaming white building of the Picture House awaits its cinemagoers.

The local industry used charcoal from the great woodlands around the area, and water power from the River Teise on which the village stands.

Commissioned by Archbishop Laud, the ragstone church stands at the centre of this lovely village, and according to an inscription over the porch's inner door it was originally built in 1649.

In the foreground is the Grand Union Canal, with the houses of Blisworth and the 15th-century tower of the church to be seen on the opposite bank.

About ten years before picture No R322055 of the Blue Bell was taken, this view of it was captured through the photographer's lens.

Cleveleys is the most northerly, from Blackpool, of the small resorts leading up to Fleetwood.

In the centre of the village, on Affleck Bridge, is the Independent Wesleyan Chapel built in 1874 to serve the Nonconformist industrial workers of the boot and shoe factories.

Dominating the Market Place is this dignified bronze statue, erected in 1861, of Sir John Franklin, the arctic explorer, born in Spilsby in 1786.

The church of St Mary and St Gabriel was built in 1869. A far noisier centre was established nearby when RAF Binbrook was built during the Second World War.

The Aylesbury arm of the Grand Union departs from the main line at Marsworth, and has some 16 locks in 6 miles, very narrow and not for the faint-hearted.

Little remains of Robert de Turbeville's early 12th-century motte and bailey castle. Its stone succes- sor was built in 1272 by Sir Grimbauld Pauncefote.

Judging by the slogan on the rectory wall, not everyone was happy with the post-war Conservative government.

Here we see a knife grinder at work in this atmospheric picture of a deserted Hartfield. It is a delightful village on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest above the river Medway.