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From the south-east, a look at the Institute, which has now sprouted a clock, put up in 1891 in memory of Thomas Cramp, the town's diarist and total abstainer.

The castle at Acton Burnell was built at the end of the 13th century by Robert Burnell, Bishop of Bath and Wells and Lord Chancellor of England.

According to local legend this was created at the order of the Prince Regent, who used the London to Brighton road to travel to his Pavilion by the sea at Brighton.

There is no motor traffic to be seen on the road. Beyond the shops are the residential houses of Hartington Street. On the left is H Ledgerwood's, a grocer's.

At about this time, Rutland villages began to acquire small housing estates, usually on the edges. At first they were council houses, and later private developers came in.

Colaton dates from at least Saxon times, and it was a royal manor at the time of the Domesday Book.

The broad street of the village, with its grass verges, is lined with brick and weatherboarded houses.

The Thames at Cookham used to have specifically-designed woven baskets for catching eels, which were set up at various points along the river.

The bank was built in 1894 as the Wilts & Dorset Bank on the main road to Bournemouth at the Church Road cross- roads at the bottom of Castle Hill. Today it is Lloyds TSB.

Visitors to the great sandy beach at Perranporth can also explore the caves and arches in the cliffs on the west side at low tide.

St John's Church c1965 When the Domesday commissioners were doing their rounds in 1086, the most important royal manor in the area was at Unstone, which had its own church and a priest.

A flying boat undergoes repair at West Cowes looking across to the famous Saunders Roe yards at East Cowes.

Moreton is the last resting place of Lawrence of Arabia, who lived nearby at Cloud's Hill. He died on the Bovington road in May 1935 riding his beloved motorcycle.

Because of the unstable nature of the cliffs above Bournemouth's beaches, many of the buildings were built at a distance from the cliff edge.

The bandstand at Canbury Gardens was a gift to the people of Kingston from a former mayor, C E Nuthall. The bandstand was removed in the 1950s, but a replacement has been installed.

Again the Nab dominates the harbour and, at first glance, resembles the shape of a whale. Refreshments can be found at the Cod and Lobster Inn on the left-hand side of the picture.

An Edwardian lady, parasol folded in hand, shelters in the shade of the trees at the entrance to Courtenay Park. The town's wealthier residents lived in sumptuous villas at this end of Newton Abbot.

As at Tipton and Wednesbury, the 30 ft seam of Thick Coal was near the surface at Bilston.Though there is evidence for coal pits at the time of Edward I, Bilston came into its own during the 19th century

As well as the cross there are three examples of keeills at Maughold, one of which can be seen here. These are early Christian single-chambered chapels, nearly 200 of which are known to have existed.

St Ives is still famous for its cats. In the fishing era, every household had at least one cat, for the very practical purpose of keeping the net cellars free of mice.

St Leonards Pier opened in 1891 at an initial cost of £30,000 as a companion for the pier at Hastings.

The English Civil War ended at Stow-on-the-Wold when the parliamentarian Sir William Brereton defeated the aged royalist Sir Jacob Astley in 1646.

Dartmeet is at the confluence of the East Dart, just visible at centre left, and the West Dart.

The Maxim Flying Machine ride is in commission, and would prove to be a crowd puller, hurtling round at 40mph. There was a similar ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.