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By 1711 the church possessed five bells and a set of chimes.

Holy Trinity Church in West Street was built to accommodate the growing numbers of ordinary working people.

This quiet road is built over an earlier byway bordering the extensive area of common land that was enclosed, drained and extensively farmed from the 17th century.

Begun during the reign of King John and finally completed in 1472, York Minster stands on a site previously occupied by the Roman praetorium and by Saxon churches; the earliest of these was a small wattle

The eclectic mix of architectural styles, ranging from the thatched roof of the single-storey old post office and the slab-fronted agricultural dwelling next to it, to the generously featured

It was the early use of bathing machines that made Weymouth such a popular resort for sea bathing.The larger machines ran down into the water on rails and consisted of a number of cubicles.

Overlooking the Clyde to the north of the present town of Bothwell, the castle is still an impressive sight despite being a ruin.

This quiet road is built over an earlier byway bordering the extensive area of common land that was enclosed, drained and extensively farmed from the 17th century.

Rye, set on its sandstone isle rising from the flat fen of Romney Marsh, still presents something of a medieval picture, dominated by the great church of St Mary.

Although there is no evidence of habitation here before the 17th century, this windswept north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey has since enjoyed a measure of success as a seaside resort as a result

Here we see the remains of the Premonstratensian Abbey of St Agatha.

The Thurne is a tributary of the Bure, winding through vast, flat landscapes of salt marsh. Many of the buildings here are perilously below sea level.

Situated in the Lox Yeo valley, this village enjoyed one of the finest views of the Mendip Hills.

A busy turn-of-the-century scene worthy of detailed study. The photographer is obviously arousing the interest of the collection of boys in the foreground.

Linwood is situated high on the heathlands of the western edge of the New Forest, overlooking the broad valley of the Avon.

Townley Hall was first opened to the people of Burnley on 20 May 1903. The opening ceremony was performed by the Earl of Roseberry.

This is all that remains of the magnificent west front of the Abbey, now reduced in height and stripped of its facing stone.

The ancient church of St Helen, known as 'the cathedral of the Fylde', dates from the 12th century and was once the parish church for Garstang, two miles away.

North of the Palace of Westminster, Whitehall heads north towards Trafalgar Square.

Great Easton lies in the south-east corner of the county, to the south of Eye Brook Reservoir, and to the north of industrial Corby, on the very edge of the Welland Valley.

Although a church dedicated to St Elphin is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, there had probably been a place of worship here from the 7th century.

This lovely view, typical of this area, shows the landscape where the author Thomas Hardy set The Woodlanders.

Situated on a rocky promontory four miles north of Oban where the waters of Loch Etive and the Firth of Lorne meet, Dunstaffnage was built on the orders of Alexander II.

Although it is the church serving the parish of Hooton, St Paul's Church sits much closer to the nearby village of Little Sutton.