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The church, castle and market hall, the historic heart of the town, remain at the centre, but more modern housing fans out from it in this scene.

The church interior was restored in 1877, an event which caused the Reverend Sabine Baring Gould (of 'Onward Christian Soldiers' fame) to rush back from London to prevent his ancestors' memorials being

Such was Iona's importance in Scottish history that nearly 50 of the country's kings are buried here, along with many chieftains of the local clans.

The parish church appears quite imposing on its elevated position.

By the 1960s, time had taken its toll on the castle and it was in a poor state of repair.

Originally known simply as Cleeve, this village gained its prefix at the time when it was owned by the Bishop of Worcester.

This is one of the three roads leading to the Market Place, shown at the far back of this view.

Immortalised in literature and art, and the subject of a thousand picture postcards, Lulworth Cove is at the top of everyone's sightseeing list for Dorset.

These children are part of the post-war baby boom. Although on a busy road junction in central London, the wards had rural views thanks to the extensive Brompton Cemetery at the back.

Two draught horses are watered at the tree-fringed roadside pond.

William of Orange, whose statue looks away from the sea and towards England, landed at Brixham on 5 November 1688 to depose the Catholic King James II and to herald 'a glorious revolution'.

It offered garaging for automobiles, but anyone intending to stay at the King's Arms had to either to send a wire or turn up on spec, as there was no telephone.

The chalk cliffs of the coast at Broadstairs show superbly in this late Victorian view, looking across Louisa Bay and Viking Bay towards the harbour, in the days before any coastal protection work

The sea appears to be calm and the weather is warm. With deck chairs, buckets, spades and ball, everything is set for an ideal day at the seaside.

Cracoe is a small hamlet of mainly 17th- and 18th-century houses on the minor road between Skipton and Grassington.

Solid Georgian houses group around the crossroads in the middle of Fremington, just outside Reeth in Swaledale.

This fine, four-arched bridge over the River Aire at Kildwick, between Keighley and Skipton, was built by the canons of Bolton Priory in the early 14th century.

Norton-on-Derwent lies at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds; it is famous for its pure spring waters, which were utilised by these fish hatcheries.

Robert Raikes (1735-1811) is acknowledged by many to be the founder of the Sunday school movement, having opened the first such establishment in St Catherine Street in 1780.

When it was newly-finished, the chapel was austere.

This view is from Groveley Lane, looking towards Four Ways at Rednal, where the black and white pub just visible was then The Chalet Club, and now The Poacher's Pocket.

The Smith family opened the watercress beds at the end of the 19th century. Ewelme watercress was highly sought-after by purchasers from many large cities, including London and Birmingham.

It is believed that in AD43 the Romans under Emperor Claudius set up a small initial camp at Reculver because of its safe harbour.

The stone reads: 'Here stood the oak tree on which an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrrell at a stag glanced and struck King William the Second surnamed Rufus on the breast of which he instantly died on the