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This kind of view is often found in this region - 19th-century terraces sprang up to house workers in the coal and iron industries - but Kenfig has a long history dating back to the Bronze and Iron Ages

The parish church of St James is thought to date back to the reign of either Henry II or Richard I, though it was heavily rebuilt about a hundred years after its original construction.

Not far from Amesbury and Stonehenge, Wilsford and Lake are small villages strung along a back road.

Further back in Tudor Square, Frith's photographer was looking into Central Avenue with Albert Road to the right and Rectory Road to the left.

This view from the end of the stone pier shows the four-storey Custom House surrounded by rowing boats, which were used by both local fishermen and holidaymakers.

Here we look in envy at this quiet road - these days it is hard to see the tarmac. Back in the 1920s, people had a good choice of public transport.

We are looking over Exmouth from the high ground to the east of the resort, with the sands of the Maer, a glorious open space, in the middle distance.

Here we see the Grammar School from another angle, looking from East Road back into the city.

The earliest castle here is thought to have been built by Bernard de Baliol; it featured a ringwork with wooden palisading protected by an outer ditch defence.

A barefoot boy with a stick guides two donkeys back to their stand on the pullover.

From Wells to Blakeney, a great sand barrier holds back all but the most vicious tides. The quay at Wells is now stranded a mile from the open sea.

In the 1940s, Mrs Chadwick's tearoom gave servicemen teas under Chestnut Cottage's thatch.

Rottingdean, the valley of Rota's people, is cut off from its vast neighbour, Brighton, by steep chalk downs and sea cliffs.

Glen Middle Mill 1908 If Sally Spencer, the lady looking at the photographer, came back today, she would see that almost all in this view (except the rear block of Pavey's Temperance Hotel) has

At this point the River Medway ceases to be tidal; the electrical sluice gates here, thirty feet wide and fifteen feet deep, are an essential part of the flood control scheme of the Medway Valley.

This old coaching town on the London to Brighton road had the misfortune to be designated a New Town in 1947. Now swamped by housing estates, the High Street was mainly pedestrianised.

Next to an 18th century house of some interest, the post office, along with the pub, was the focal point of village life.

In the distance on the left is the Plume of Feathers and, comparing with photograph 51329, a change can be seen.

Cowbridge can trace its origins as far back as Roman times, when a small fort was built here.

As we turn our back on the Market Square, High Street runs westward to Sheaf Street.

This is the junction in the centre of the village. On the corner are No 2 Back Street and 20 Market Street (centre) whre W J Perry offers gifts and cream teas.

In 1744 a man by the name of John Shires discovered a saline spring, and thanks to the 18th-century fashion for taking the waters Boston Spa was born.

In 1744 a man by the name of John Shires discovered a saline spring, and thanks to the 18th-century fashion for taking the waters Boston Spa was born.

It is a relief to reach the archaeologically rich and beautiful headland of Brean Down, a carboniferous limestone outlier of the Mendips reaching 300 feet high, from whose bare grassy slopes are