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Sir Robert Peel called it ‘one of the finest sites in Europe’.

The 16th-century tower of the church of St Nicholas and St Teilo rises above the rooftops of leafy Penally.

A local landowner, the Earl of Plymouth, encouraged the building of Barnt Green Station (on the left here) for the convenience of his tenant farmers.

In the middle of the northern inner circle stands the Cove; it originally consisted of three stones, of which two now remain.

At the top of Lantern Hill (centre right), 100 feet above sea level, stands the Chapel of St Nicholas, patron saint of sailors, fittingly enough, and also of scholars.

Axmouth's harbour, a mile from the heart of the village, is as picturesque as when the Frith photographers took this series of photographs.

This row of cottages started life as one 15th-century house of the hall-and-wings type.

The weir is at the junction of the roads to Chatteris and Ramsey.

This is one of the larger chalets with a garage at the side.

Beyond the line of bathing machines, waves crash against the beach in this turn-of-the-century photograph.

At the eastern extremity of the South Downs, the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse at the foot of Beachy Head warned shipping of the hazards of the chalk cliffs, which now lie under the sea.

The church of St Martin le Tours, on the right, was consecrated in 1962.

The church of St Lawrence is superbly positioned on the brow of a narrow spur offering splendid views to the north of the Greensand Hills.

With the waters of Lyme Bay visible beyond the Hillcliff grocery store further down this steeply-sloping street, the pleasing 18th-century façades of the shops and buildings frame this scene of late

Princess Charlotte, the only child of the loveless marriage between George IV and Caroline of Brunswick, made Crichel House her home for a time.

Cluntergate is one of the main roads leading out from the centre of Horbury, whose main claim to fame is that it was the birthplace of the famous 18th-century architect always, but erroneously, known as

Opened in 1860 on what was then the edge of the town, Runcorn's cemetery was to replace the graveyard around All Saints' Church.

Port Talbot is an industrial town in the county of Glamorgan.

Following the ferocious storms of 1286-88, the River Blyth was diverted, the harbour partly blocked and huge areas of land were devoured by the sea, all of which marked the beginning of the decline of

Elmley Castle is one of those delightful villages lying around the foot of Bredon Hill.

The village of Spaldwick lies at the centre of a medieval estate which included most of the neighbouring settlements.

This pub on the road to Havering-atte-Bower has retained much of its shape, although it is now brightly painted.

Most of the nave and aisles and the porch were paid for by John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, of Castle Hedingham and Lavenham.

The grocery stall on the right of the picture was part of a small chain that specialised in rural community operation and catered for 'discerning' customers.