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He inherited estates amounting to 75,000 acres in County Down, 16,000 in County Wicklow, 4,000 in Kings County, 9,500 in County Antrim, 2,100 acres in Kilkenny and 1,355 acres in Kildare.

The water is as smooth as glass, and the varied trees, the aquatic plants at the water's edge, and the reeds in the distance are a complete contrast to what goes on further down the broad at Wroxham bridge

The history and make-up of the town has dramatically changed over the years.

Further down the hill can be seen the speech rooms by William Burges.

Askrigg's Elizabethan Old Hall, centre, burnt down in 1935. The TV series All Creatures Great and Small was filmed here, which put the village back on the tourist trail in the 1970s.

Webbs had branches in ten other towns, so they could safely claim to be 'The Midland Counties Outfitter'. The Old White Horse (right) would become Burton Menswear in 1962.

The noted firm of Wiggins, Teape & Co of Dover took over the business in 1930 but closed it down two years later.

We are on the Downs, just north of Seaford. The church of St Peter has a fine Norman font. Admiral Walker, who fought with Nelson, is buried here.

The ancient market cross has been knocked down by vehicles and restored several times. The scene is similar today, and well conserved, but all the shops are now engaged in tourist-related trading.

Situated on the edge of the Cherhill Downs, just below the earthworks known as Oldbury Castle, this is the second oldest of the Wiltshire white horses.

The wonderful 500-year-old roof has heraldic bosses down the central beam. The chancel screen was dedicated on 10 October 1924, and was given by W Favill Tuke in memory of his wife.

The castle (right) dominates the centre of this large market town at the entrance to Swaledale.

As far back as 1861, when sheep were grazing on Hungry Moor, it was laid down that the moor was to be kept open and never built upon.

There had been a building here which was burnt down - the occupier narrowly escaped with his life, but broke his legs when jumping from an upstairs window.

The photographer stood with his back to the site of the White Horse, which burnt down in the 1860s.

The road on the left leads down to Paper Mill and the ford across the River Rib.

Three doors down on the right, with a horse-drawn vegetable cart in front, is the Victoria Hotel, on the corner of King Street. I have enjoyed many a Sunday lunch there.

The terrain must have offered a walk on the wild side to a young lady from the easy-going landscape of the Hampshire Downs.

The ornate iron gates and railings on the road frontage were lopped off early in the Second World War to melt down for armaments.

The steepness of the High Street (known as Up-a-Long and Down-a-Long) meant that the mail had to be delivered by donkeys. Herring, coal and lime also came up the hill from the harbour.

Lynton perches at the top of a 1-in-4 hill that leads down to Lynmouth. Visitors can also reach Lynmouth by way of a spectacular cliff railway that descends a sheer cliff of 500 feet.

This is the town's main shopping street. Lower down, a canopy over the pavement keeps the Pennine precipitation off the shoppers.

Surrey fled the field; the corrupt and unlikeable Cressingham knew how to die, and fought until he was cut down.

Newport has a rich history, with Roman occupation at Caerleon, a medieval castle, and the Chartist Rising of 1839, which was put down by troops.