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A fine example of a village stocks is to be seen at West Monkton, sheltered beneath the yews of the churchyard. Notice the whipping post on the right.

This Frith scene from 1950 contrasts with Francis Frith's photographs of Margate Sands in Victorian and Edwardian times.

(Courtesy of West Sussex County Library Service) Invariably, there is some sort of collective activity amongst the regular customers of a pub.

Cumbria by open expanses of moss and marsh. Only the narrow Eden Valley offers an opening, running south-east to Stainmoor and lowland England.

The expansion of the dockyard, the building of permanent military installations and the garrisoning of large numbers of troops in the area enabled the population of Chatham to overtake that of

On the other hand, in a town where immigration has been below the national average, multi-culturalism has made comparatively little impact.

The elegant Georgian house on the right of the road has been converted to offices.To the right of it is the entrance to Botley Mills, an 18th-century mill complex, which is mentioned in the Domesday

The name of this small settlement on the slopes of Wansfell Pike between Windermere and the Kirkstone Pass means exactly what it says - 'the trout stream' - and it stands above a stream with the same name

Preston docks were once some of the busiest in the country, handling cargoes from around the world.

Boston was not only the largest town and the commercial capital of Lincolnshire in the early 19th century but was also the first town in the county to industrialise.

This view of the main road (known here simply as 'The Ringway') shows St George's Park just to the left of the dual carriageway.

In this view of the Market Place, the vehicles in the car park are typical of the period, and the van in the centre probably came from RAF Chilmark nearby.

but impressive ashlar tower dominates the immediate street scene with its substantial angled buttresses and crocketted finials; these are not 15th-century, but were added in 1832, after the collapse of

A view of the village of Whitekirk.

owing to the growth of cheap foreign holidays and an industrial recession.

These charming houses are at the east end of the quay; the left-hand one, Ferry House, is a reminder of the Colne ferry that crossed the river here. To the right are the cranes of a boatyard.

Birmingham House, an early 17th century timber-framed double-fronted building, was once the home of the grandfather of Izaak Walton, author of 'The Compleat Angler', published in 1653.

Approach from the south, over a brook and through trees, to the 15th-century tower and slender recessed crocketed spire of St Mary's, standing over 200 feet high.

The canal meets the River Gade at Heath Park, to the south of Marlowes.

Winchcombe was once the walled capital of Winchcombeshire, whose abbot sat in the Saxon parliament; it was the site of the martyrdom of Kenelm, the child king of the Mercians, who was allegedly

This view captures some of the domestic feel of the lower High Street beyond the shops nearer Market Square.

Dating from 1926, the war memorial was opened by the Earl of Derby, though its cost was borne by Caleb Thornber, a cotton manufacturer and former Mayor of Burnley.

hen travelling south from Leatherhead, we pass on our right the fine house in Norbury Park; it is said to be one of the loveliest estates in Surrey.

Originally 15th-century, St Paul's has been greatly restored, but it still offers a couple of treasures inside. One is the tomb of Lady Ann Chichester who died in 1723.