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A fascinating picture of a suburban street. On the extreme left is Palmers, with John Bull tyres and cycle lamp batteries on display in the window.

In the distance on the left is the Plume of Feathers and, comparing with photograph 51329, a change can be seen.

A train on the Smitham railway bridge adds interest to this photograph of the northern end of Brighton Road shopping area.

It was Sir William Keith, Marischal of Scotland, who built a tower house at Dunnottar in the late 14th century, and is said to have been excommunicated for his troubles by the Bishop of St Andrews for

One of Llandaff's famous sons, Francis Lewis, was born here in 1713: he was one of the signatories of the American Declaration of Independence.

Located at the western extremity of the South Downs, Buriton captures the essence of the traditional English village.

This dramatic view of the Calvary, which lies to the north of the Abbey buildings, was taken shortly after its completion, with the addition of the figure of Christ in 1965, although it was begun in 1847

A great deal of money was spent on the buildings of this charitable foundation.

The hotel was one of the landmarks of Nottingham for centuries and it is a matter of conjecture how it came by its unusual name.

The Victorian Parish Church of Saltburn illustrates many architectural features characteristic of the 'High Gothic' style of architecture.

The buildings on the left date from c1725, when the Crown owned the castle; it is now a museum of Ribble life.

Cottages become the retreats of young executives, and thus the ugly chocolate box Grange Dairy makes its appearance.

The Norman fortress begun by Alan the Red of Brittany in 1071 dominates the entrance to Swaledale.

Behind the Barley Mow pub in the centre of the picture, the northern and southern branches of the River Wey unite.

Tirley lies a few miles downstream from Tewkesbury on the Severn. The school was established by the church in 1842, and its design is typical of others found in villages hereabouts.

There are records of millers in Neston dating back to 1672, and the Mostyn Estate map of 1814 indicates two windmills in the area, but one was demolished in 1822 following severe storm damage.

Gatesbury lies to the east of the B1368 close to the junction for Puckeridge.

It was the creation of Bernard de Neufmarche, one of many Norman conquerors, to keep the Welsh in their place. This site, on higher ground at the confluence of the Usk and the Honddu, was ideal.

The Drill Hall (left), which was then the HQ of the 4th Battalion Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, has recently had a complete restoration; it reopened on 20 March 2004 to resume its place in the entertainment

This early Elizabethan mansion was built on the site of the former house of the abbot of Bury St Edmunds by Sir William Cordell, Master of the Rolls, who founded the hospital on the Green.

Though parts of Pendle Hill reach over 1,900ft, it never quite makes it to 2,000 feet—the height when a hill becomes a mountain.

The attractive thatched house with the bow window supported by pillars dominates the centre of the village.

Waddington is now noted more for its large Royal Air Force station to the east of the village, but it grew up on a diversion of Ermine Street to the western scarp of the limestone ridge.

This ornate pleasure craft looks perilously low in the water, but the throng of passengers seem quite oblivious of the rising water levels.