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The picturesque church of Hinderwell is set amidst the churchyard, which contains many old and interesting sandstone gravestones.

There were seats on the roof, and a magistrate's room below for dealing with the less reputable element.

This is All Saints' Church, situated on an elevated position looking over the village. It dates from medieval times.

The ruined gatehouse of Llandaff Castle was probably built in the early 14th century, though it was remodelled a couple of hundred years later when mullion and transomed windows were installed in its western

This peaceful and idyllic rural scene, with the horse and cart behind a small girl pushing a pram outside the church of St John the Baptist, belies Crawley's mid 19th-century expansion into a railway town

By the mid 1950s, post-war rationing was coming to an end, and local shops were once again offering a choice of goods.

The ivy-clad Western Terrace at Bolsover, built by Charles Cavendish's son, William, commands fine views over the valleys of the River Rother and Doe Lea.

The asymmetrical frontage of the palace was designed by Sir Jeffry Wyattville, who later went on to work on the re-construction of Windsor Castle (for which he was knighted), and the Pantheon and St Anne's

Serpentine - one of the many rocks that make up the complex geology of the Lizard Peninsula - is soft, attractive and easily worked into ornaments and even furniture.

The ancient battlemented church of St Edmund King and Martyr has windows inscribed 'Iohn Hutton Sqvir 1683'.

The ancient battlemented church of St Edmund King and Martyr has windows inscribed 'Iohn Hutton Sqvir 1683'.

We are looking towards the domestic buildings of the Benedictine monastery: the cloisters, dormitory, refectory and kitchen.

In the middle distance is the Jubilee Clock Tower, built to commemorate the long reign of Queen Victoria. The ladies are carrying parasols to protect their complexions from the heat of the sun.

Large numbers of gulls gathered in the harbour even in those days, but unlike today's gulls, many of which nest on St Ives' rooftops, these gulls returned at night to nesting colonies on the sea cliffs

As with so many churches, St Andrew's in Impington exhibits an interesting blend of styles.

Several 18th-century stone facades are apparent in these pictures, and some of the other old houses are disguised by contemporary shop fronts.

Until the commercial growth of towns such as Yeovil and Bridport, Beaminster was an important town for neighbouring villages.

The journey to Studland Bay has always been a favourite excursion for tourists from the nearby resort of Swanage.

The sturdy church of St Nicholas was originally the castle chapel, and probably dates back to the 11th century.

Worth lies just to the east of Crawley, beside the busy M23 and not far from bustling Gatwick Airport.

These covered passageways look almost like an updated version of cathedral cloisters, in the much plainer style of the 20th century.

The terrace of cottages in Allotment Lane has ragstone walls and a brick main façade; there is a low pediment at the centre with an arched window.

The Virginia creeper-clad gritstone walls of the Blue Lion Inn at East Witton, at the eastern entrance to Wensleydale. The inn has served the needs of the villagers for centuries.

Many of the trees in the various pleasure gardens were planted in Victorian times to 'improve the air quality' on the advice of the influential Dr Granville.