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St George's was one of three churches built in Sheffield between 1825 and 1830 that were originally district chapels belonging to the parish church of St Paul's.

Northleach was once one of the most prosperous wool towns of the Cotswolds in the 15th century, and an important cross-roads of the Fosse Way and the London-Cheltenham roads.

Rows of stone cottages surround the Cross in Geddington village centre, built in 1294 to commemorate Queen Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I.

This atmospheric photograph of the Medina at Newport gives some idea of the harbour at the height of its pros- perity.

Built on the site of a palace of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the present house dates from 1728.

Chideock, always pronounced without the 'e', is set in a landscape of ancient ridgeways and rolling hills.

In summer months there is an atmosphere of palpable excitement here, as an endless stream of people winds its way down the hill into the heart of the town, turning at the old granite church of St Ia into

One of the wonders of the waterway system, the five rise locks at Bingley in West Yorkshire are part of the Leeds & Liverpool canal.

This picture, taken from the walkway of the bridge, gives us a panoramic view of the Alexandra Docks and the residential area of Pillgwenly.

Edgbaston is the most famous of all Birmingham’s suburbs.

The photograph looks from outside the present entrance to Hornsey Town Hall and towards the town centre soon after the completion of most of the buildings, and a decade before the influx of extensive but

This is a spectacular view from the top of Portland, with the expanse of the Chesil Bank on the left, stretching 16 miles along the Dorset coast to Barton Cliff, and the broad expanse of Portland Harbour

During the Civil War, Newnham, like many Royalist garrisons surrounding Gloucester, was on the receiving end of a raid mounted by Colonel Edward Massey's forces.

Shefford is a corruption of Sheep Ford - possibly the title bestowed by herders as they moved their flocks across the River Ivel at this point to stay ahead of Danish invaders.

Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928) was the principal founder of the English garden city movement.

Non-conformist places of worship, such as this Baptist chapel erected in 1876 at Cononley, just south of Skipton in Airedale, are common in the villages of the Yorkshire Dales, reflecting the stubbornly

Cheltenham absorbed the industries of the last century quite well; most of the factories were sited on the outskirts of the town.

Paignton's beaches and coves give a combined sea-frontage of over two miles; this led to the growth of the town's satellite villages of Preston and Goodrington.

This photograph captures the bustle and activity of one of Eton's most colourful events.

The roof of Eton College Chapel, visible in this photograph, is a familiar sight in Eton.

St Helens was only a small village until the advent of the Industrial Revolution.

Holywell developed by the Great Ouse as a traditional `ring` village: the main street runs around the perimeter of the community with only one access road.

This view of the overhanging, topmost rocks of the Black Rocks shows some of the many examples of graffiti, some of which is Victorian, which deface the gritstone boulders in the foreground

The wooded estate of Mount Edgecumbe is the hereditary seat of the Earls of Mount Edgecumbe.