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It was sold in 1937 to London and Surrey County Councils, following the death of the last member of the Farmer family, who had lived there for many years.

Here we see the lower end of the High Street with the 17th-century Clock House on the opposite side of the T junction, with its mullions, quoins and quaint weather-boarded bell turret.

Here we see the best way to park on a steep hill - sideways! We are looking down this attractive street to the St Thomas and Newport part of Launceston, where the old church tower is just visible.

Sailing boats on the River Thurne. Unfortunately, the photographer has missed the most attractive thing about this place, the 14th century bridge which is just off the picture to the left.

Whilst the Marquis was busy making his fortune, his wife, Sophia, became concerned about the limited amount of open space in the bustling industrial centre.

It is said to stand on the site of a Bronze Age burial mound. The Kirkham chapel within contains the tombs of Sir William Kirkham and his wife, who died in the 17th century.

Two walkers enjoy the country lanes of the South Hams in the days before the highway was dominated by motor cars.

It is said to stand on the site of a Bronze Age burial mound. The Kirkham chapel within contains the tombs of Sir William Kirkham and his wife, who died in the 17th century.

Naburn is situated four miles south of York. In 1757 a weir and a lock were built to accommodate the river traffic.

At the Pavement end of the street stood the town pillory - anyone found guilty of treason was beheaded here. Little Shambles is called so because it is only a few yards in length.

The church, rebuilt in 1769-77, contains the tomb of Sir William Blackstone, Oxford's first professor of law, who presented St Peter's with a clock from Horseguards in London.

Woodstock's close proximity to Blenheim Palace has long made it one of Britain's most popular destinations.

Around this time the former classics teacher of the town's high school, Miss Richmal Crompton, was famed for being the author of the Just William books.

Eyam Hall, dating from the late 17th century, has been in the hands of the Wright family for over 300 years.

Before assuming the role of the first military town in Britain, Aldershot was no more than a pretty village comprising a church, a manor house and several farms. Nearby was an area of open heathland.

Here we have a closer view of the impressive entrance to Nonsuch Park Palace, with its stuccoed white walls and the prominent three-storey central tower incorporating angle buttresses, battlements and

At the southern end of the Buttertubs Pass, Hardrow is just a mile outside the market town of Hawes. Hardrow Force waterfall has long enchanted visitors.

In the centre of this spacious village is the War Memorial, standing on the edge of the village green. It was officially 'unveiled' in 1920.

A carved wooden Indian holding a cigar still stands silent guard above one of the shop fronts in this street; it was once used to symbolise to the illiterate that the shop was a tobacconist.

We are in Heathcote Road, looking down the High Street, with the grounds of the Staff College visible in the background.

Amongst the earliest is the table tomb of Sir Humphrey Stafford of Grafton, who died in 1450 during Jack Cade's rebellion.

This is a tale of two paths. A growing army of walkers now take the wide path which snakes up the Sugar Loaf to the left.

Built in 1540, during the post-moot age really, this red brick and half-timbered Moot Hall would have been a hotbed of commercial and legal activities during the town's most prosperous

Before the creation of Ladies Island, as a result of straightening the River Stour in the 1950s, Ladies Bridge carried the footpath from Cornard Road over the river.