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Temple Newsam was bought by Leeds Corporation in 1922 from Edward Wood, the future Lord Halifax.The first house known to have been built here belonged to Thomas, Lord Darcy, who was executed for

Medieval glass was also made near here in Sidney Wood. Jean Carre, one of the last of the French glassmakers to work in these parts, is said to be buried in Alfold churchyard.

The coming of the railway put Whitby firmly on the tourist map; its harbourside streets, ruined abbey, and souvenirs made from jet (a fossilized wood found locally), all proved a magnet for holidaymakers

Some of the older buildings of the village present a pretty and tranquil picture below the wooded hillsides, although in 1955 the road through the middle of Staveley still carried all the traffic to and

After the Exhibition, it was moved to wooded parkland at Sydenham in south-east London.

The main street and good shopping centre is made more pleasant by the Victorian glass arcade, useful in wet weather.

This water-mill, powered by a hidden undershot wheel, stands on the bank of the river Bure, and is built of entirely of wood. There are two large millstones leaning on the small annexe.

This summer recreation corner on the banks of the Wharfe lay below the present Collingham Wood House on the Wetherby road.

The view from Kingston Lacy House shows the wooded Badbury Rings on the horizon.

This pub is named after the Woodwose, or wild man of the woods. He is usually shown as he is on the sign here - bearded, hairy and carrying a club.

It is in delightfully wooded grounds of four acres. There are extensions to the original house in Lakewood Road with facilities for sport and music.

Between is the flat farmland running inland from Porlock Bay between the wooded northern edge of Exmoor's sandstone hills and the hills west of Minehead.

Baron Rothschild transformed a bare hilltop near Aylesbury into a wooded park, crowned with a spectacular French-style chateau. In the valley he built Waddesdon, an estate village.

The miniature railway at Cofton Wood was nearly as popular as the tea room, though one cannot help wondering if the adults in this picture are not just the teeniest bit embarrassed.

Much of the woodwork came from old ships' timbers - this was at a time when newer wood was taken for the building of warships.

Clumber Park, like Rufford, is heavily wooded; it was enclosed out of Sherwood Forest, that great forest that extends from Worksop southwards almost to Nottingham.

Local cricketers were even using it as a pavilion, drinking beer while notching the runs into the wood of the altar.

It is close to quiet wooded hills, and to Gwyrch Castle, a battlemented mock castle built in the early 19th century.

The church of St Peter, with its 14th-century tower made entirely of wood and supported inside by a framework of huge oak timbers, also has a 13th-century chancel and a south aisle added a hundred years

The surrounding gardens contained tennis and croquet facilities, together with delightful wooded walks.

There are lovely roads and drives in the immediate neighbourhood, notably through the woods, and around Worlebury Hill.

the village of Tickhill once had one of the most important castles in the North, built on a motte no less than 75ft high and surrounded by a wet moat 30ft wide.The original castle was built of wood

Sunnyhurst Wood is a Nature Reserve; Sunnyhurst Brook runs through it to join the River Darwen that gave the town its name.

Anchor Wood is a narrow band of trees with a pleas- ant walk overlooking marshy ground downstream of the Long Bridge and at the foot of Sticklepath.