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The zoo opened at the north end of Regent's Park in 1828, and two years later the Royal Menagerie was added, to be joined by the animals which had formerly been kept at the Tower of London.

The road running beside Newlands Bottom is to the left of the valley at this date, unlike the present road, and is now a bridleway.

The hunt assembling at the front of the Bugle pub, a former coaching inn. Note the sturdy porch, similar to that of its opposite neighbour the Dolphin Hotel.

At Kinver a royal hunting lodge was in existence before 1100, though one was later built at Stourton. Around 1223 Stourton Lodge was fortified and later became known as Stourton Castle.

The churchyard at Busbridge is full of memorials, including one to Gertrude Jekyll, the great gardener, who lived nearby at Munstead.

A large crowd has gathered in Newport Street, part of the Old Town of Swindon. The cause of the excitement is not clear, but it could be a fire at the thatched building round the corner.

Few traffic controls are in evidence at the southern end of the shopping area in about 1960.

Located at the western extremity of the South Downs, Buriton captures the essence of the traditional English village.

This imposing brick building was built in the Gothic style to the design of George Gilbert Scott in 1868. In the distance is St George's church, another Victorian creation.

This is a very peaceful scene for these waters, with an uncharacteristically dead calm sea at high tide.

Dell Quay, at the northern end of Chichester Harbour, was the landing place for cargo ships delivering goods to the market at Chichester.

Located at the western end of the South Downs, Buriton captures the essence of the traditional English village. The pond, the pub and the church are all here.

The scene is a near traffic jam at the Bank. The photographer is standing on the Mansion House balcony looking directly at the Royal Exchange.

Looking up the harbour, we can see a small Dutch coaster loading china clay at two chutes. Such motor ships were common around the Cornish coast from between the wars until the 1970s.

An empty village street in Silecroft, a small settlement at the foot of Black Combe, at 1,970ft the southernmost of the major Lake District hills and a fine viewpoint across the Irish Sea.

The village lies at the confluence of the River Anton and the Pillhill brook.

Before the Great War, Amble was one of Northumberland's smaller fishing ports; the biggest catches tended to be landed at North Shields, Blyth and Newbiggin.

The station and extensive sidings at Peak Dale were mainly for the transportation of limestone from the surrounding quarries - we can see some of them in the background of this photograph.

At the bus stop we can look down the High Street at the houses and shops.

This photograph shows the dovecote at the end of the Abbot's garden, the wall of which is undergoing repairs at the time of the picture.

A close-up view of the Bugle Inn, a one time coaching inn for travellers before crossing the River Hamble.

This broad is almost a mile long, and at this part of it the dinghy passengers and the cattle are enjoying a quiet moment.

The village of Charlton lies about 3/4 mile to the south-west of Hitchin.

This graceful ornamental fountain was erected in 1875 at the southern end of Park Lane at the junction with Hamilton Place.