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Views of Kersey are among the best known picturesque images of Suffolk. The terrace stepping down the hill on the left is dated 1880.

The parvise above the south porch contains a small museum with various artefacts associated with the history of the abbey.

A comparison of this picture with the earlier one taken in 1898 (picture 42179, opposite) shows that nothing has really changed here other than the volume of traffic - even the blinds seem

Lord George Cavendish rebuilt the house in 1840 to a design by the then Earl of Burlington, later Duke of Devonshire; this design closely resembled the original building.

Dating from the 7th century, and named after Winifride, or Gwenffrewi in Welsh, the holy well has been the site of pilgrimage ever since, and known as 'the Lourdes of Wales'.

The central tower of the castle dates from a licence of 1454 when the thane was permitted to erect Cawdor 'with walls and ditches and equip the summit with turrets and means of defence, with warlike provisions

A closer view of the transept.

The north-eastern end of Sherborne Lane descends to Lym House and the Angel Inn (centre left).

On the right is the Corn Exchange of 1861, now with shops on the ground floor. Beyond is the Provisions Market of 1834, later the School of Art, fire station and library, now also shops.

On the left is a Wealden-type house of c1400; it was restored in 1974-76.

Gradually absorbed to become a suburb of Tunbridge Wells over the first half of the 20th century, this section of village shops and businesses along the main highway running between London and Eastbourne

It looks as if the Austin A30 has hit the post box!

One of Kent's most ancient villages, Aylesford occupies a strategic crossing of the Medway, and dates from the time of the Saxons. The parish church crowns a hillock and is principally Norman.

This was one of Blaenau's major quarries; it closed after the Second World War. Ffestiniog slate is of very high quality, and can be split into very thin sheets of great length.

Thomas Cubitt purchased Denbies in the autumn of 1850; he had come to Dorking and Ranmore at the height of his very successful building career.

The impressive Victoria Tower of the Town Hall rises to a height of 162 feet.

The canal with its towing path, a symbol of an industrial age, has taken on a mantle of leisure.

Here we have another view of Whitehall, and the adjoining properties of Laurel Cottage and Vault Cottage along the Malden Road, with the elegant rectory beyond which, in its earliest parts, dates back

The name of the Peak District town of Chapel-en-le-Frith means literally 'the chapel in the forest'.

The Pilot's Pier light sits on a long promontory extending from the sea wall, and cargo shipping and the associated tug boats pass by it on their way in and out of the port.

There is no known record of the history or appearance of this castle, which is situated eight miles south-west of Cardiff.

Hugh Lupus, the first of the Norman earls of Chester, is said to have ordered the construction of a weir so that the mills would have a regular source of water power.

Lympstone is still a secretive little village on the estuary of the River Exe, once a haunt of fishermen and smugglers and now beloved of artists and birdwatchers.

This part of Blackburn Road was a hive of activity with lots of shops.