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Isambard Kingdom Brunel's masterpiece of 1859 brought the mainline railway across the Tamar into Cornwall, and it still carries rail traffic today.

The river also gains from the wide expanse of open ground at Hampton Court, where the wind (coming mainly from the south west) is unimpeded by buildings.

Local delivery of purchases by bicycle could still have been available at this time, though the bicycle in front of the shop appears to be a customer`s, as there is no large basket frame

The row of white posts form an attractive (and safe) barrier at the pond`s edge.

The sinuous valley of the Tattenham Corner branch- line threads its way through the contours at the foot of Banstead Downs on the right.

In pagan times the number seven was of special superstitious importance, and examples of Seven Springs are found at other places in the Cotswolds. below: STROUD, Butter Row, Old Pyke

This view of Portskewett is still recognisable today, although there are now pavements rather than grass verges, and the patch of grass with the road sign to Crick in the middle is

It was near here in June 1839 that a passenger on a boat to London, Mrs Christina Collins, was brutally beaten, raped and murdered.

In 1878 an indoor market hall was built, to the right of this photograph. The two buildings which dominate this view are of very different dates.

The clock tower of the Brine Baths stands toward the end of the street, where the road is congested with buses and lorries.

Beside the ruins of the great abbey church, various monastery buildings survive, including the famous 14th-century Abbot's Kitchen and the Abbey Barn.

On the corner of Michaelgate is The Harlequin, again a good timber-framed and jettied building; it was formerly the Harlequin Inn and is now an antiquarian bookshop.

In 1823 the Chamber of Commerce were so concerned about the high cost of the port dues being demanded by the Bristol Dock Co that they inquired as to what charges would be levied at other ports for the

Whether it be Blackpool, Dunoon, Port Bannatyne, Port Erin or any of a hundred other resorts in the 1890s, holidaymakers had developed a passion for messing about in boats, mainly of the rowing variety

Children at play in the village of Chilworth, outside Southampton.

The centre of the village dates from the restoration and repairs begun in 1752 by Lord Crewe's trustees.

What is now a short arm and extensive marina moorings was once the main line of the Oxford Canal.

Here we see a fine display of weatherboarding along the empty and dusty main street. The faded pub sign is for the Bull Inn.

We are on the Petworth to Guildford main road. The church of St John Baptist was rebuilt in 1877; it has a strange-looking font dated 1662.

The creeper on the chimneystack has been well trimmed, and so have the horse chestnut trees - although the old chimney still shows signs of damage caused by the creeper.

Berwyn is a lonely spot west of Llangollen, where the half-timbered Chain Bridge Hotel and the station on the old Llangollen-Corwen railway stand beside the River Dee as it enters a small gorge.

Robert Louis Stevenson was a frequent visitor to Bridge of Allan, and included the walk alongside the Allan water in his novel 'Kidnapped'. Bridge of Allan is now home to Stirling University.

Built in 1870, this was one of the many West Yorkshire institutes to offer working craftsmen the opportunity to study new skills and learn more about the world.

At the north end of the High Street is St Peter's Green, a large triangular open space, with the church on the north side. St Peter's Street is on the right.