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The rural poet William Barnes achieved national fame through the endeavours of Mrs Caroline Norton, who stayed here while the Dorset bard was living nearby at Winterbourne Came.

The new entertainment venue quickly eclipsed the other small halls around the town, offering a variety of plays all the year round to an audience of up to 1,100 people.

Many famous personalities, such as Lawrence of Arabia, came here to pay homage to the grand old man of English letters. The poet and novelist died here in 1928.

Moreton is the last resting place of Lawrence of Arabia, who lived nearby at Cloud's Hill. He died on the Bovington road in May 1935 riding his beloved motorcycle.

The rural nature of this scene is emphasised by the cart just visible inside the barn, and the boy with his barrow about to cross the road.

Evidence of damage has been found to the fabric of the abbey, which is possibly due to this storage.

Leeds was one of the pioneers of segregated tracks, keeping trams and other vehicles apart.

Along with Woodhouse Moor to the north, the park was considered the chief lung of the city, where for a few hours at the weekend factory workers had an opportunity to get away from the dust

Elgar was a true son of Worcestershire, and much of his music was inspired by his regular walks around the Malvern Hills.

The airport`s beginnings were before the First World War, when one of the large fields belonging to Cudham Hall Farm was used for landing early aircraft.

This photographs shows the waterfall, and above that the T-rocker viaduct of the Lady Isabella.

On this section of the Kennet & Avon Canal, the river Avon is crossed twice. This aqueduct at Avoncliffe is the first.

The Victorian pier was built in 1896 and juts out 1,500 feet into the turbulent waters of the Menai Strait, stretching two-thirds of the distance to Anglesey.

The busy little port of Appledore is now home to just a few fishing boats. The quay has been straightened and raised, but the houses behind are substantially unchanged.

Just north of Leyburn is this fine village complete with a large green.

A photograph like this would be impossible to take in the 21st century, but this band of troupers provided many happy hours of innocent enjoyment for residents and visitors alike.

A good study of a 1950s beach. There are no shadows, and most of the holidaymakers are well wrapped up. The chap in the braces (left) does not look particularly warm.

Once this was the most important village of many locally; today it has itself been surrounded by the growing town of Widnes.

Returning to the west end of the bridge, a most dramatic view of Andover was to be seen over Micheldever Road in 1908. Today, raw chalk has been conquered by soft greenery, obscuring the town.

Broad pavements and a dirt road characterise this turn-of-the-century view.

A quiet summer scene in Weybridge at the beginning of the 20th century. On the left, the pavement is being repaired, or perhaps newly built, judging from the look of the kerbstones and lamp standard.

Built around 1750, Stonebridgehouse Farmhouse is situated close to the site of the original stone bridge built by the monks from Bradwell Abbey c1350.

The village of Streatley can be seen nestling between the Thames and the steep escarpment of the chalk downs, which are dotted with yews and junipers. The river is wide and shallow at this point.

Situated on the corner of Sandy Lane, these courts, flanked by suburban houses, now form part of Cheam Fields Club.