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Binstead's original Norman church was built under the instructions of the abbot of nearby Quarr Abbey, who did not wish the peasants of Binstead to worship in his own chapels.

Lime Walk is part of the development of the Carrs, the old open pasture land that is still a great asset for the town.

Scenes like this, so typical of rural Kent, became rare after the mid-century decline of hop growing made hundreds of oast houses ripe for conversion.

Looking down the steep Main Street of Robin Hood's Bay, across the pantiled roofs of the picturesque village to the sweeping curve of the bay and the headland of Old Peak or South Cheek in the background

An industrial town situated at the joining of the river Dar and river Cynon. At the beginning of the 19th Century Aberdare was a village within an agricultural district.

This famous junction was once known as Regent Circus and developed out of Nash’s elegant modelling of Regent Street.

In 1928 the foundation stone of the new Roman Catholic church was laid.

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.

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

Here we see the bridge over the River Greta in the busy little market town of Keswick in the northern Lakes.

This well-known manor house was built by Sir William Fermor during the reign of Henry VII. Other families who lived here were the Calthorpes and Le Stranges.

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

Here is a wonderfully atmospheric shot, typical of the best of late 19th-century photography, illustrating the beautiful view from which Belvoir derives its name.

The not unlovely village of Saxelby is situated about a mile north of industrial Asfordby, and on a stream which empties into the River Wreake.

To the south of the Market Square are the abbey buildings. This is a Victorian reconstruction of the last remnants of the Cluniac priory.