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Ideally located to take advantage of the beneficial properties of sea air, the south-facing hospital wards further benefited from the shelter of existing trees.

In 1651, Sir Richard Weston of nearby Sutton Place embarked on his great enterprise to create the Wey Navigation and make the river commercially navigable from Guildford to the Thames, by straightening

In the foreground we see the roof of Bury House and its stables at the western end of The Bury.

The most notorious abbot of Furness Abbey was undoubtedly Alexander Banks. One William Case, on behalf of the people of Sellergarth, sued him in court in 1516.

One of the most engaging characteristics of Kendal is its multitude of charming side alleys and yards, such as this one off the main thoroughfare of Stricklandgate.

During the reign of James III, the king's brothers were imprisoned here on suspicion of conspiring against him.

John Philpott Curran (1750 - 1817), the great Irish judge and orator, was a staunch supporter of Henry Grattan and father of Sarah, luckless girlfriend of the patriot Robert Emmett.

Stoborough declined in size with the passage of time, but it was once as big as nearby Wareham, with a mayor and corporation of its own.

Great Wakering is an attractive village, just a few miles to the north of Shoeburyness in the remote old marshlands of the south east of Essex.

The coming of the motor car made Lyndhurst a much busier place, as can be observed by comparing this view with earlier photographs of the same location.

As the importance of farming declined, and woollen stockings – the main product of the women of Tregaron – were no longer wanted, the local population began to find other means of making an income.

Another of Oxford's much-loved landmarks is the Hertford College Bridge, or the Bridge of Sighs as it is otherwise known.

This view of the parish church of St Nicolas is from the corner of Bartholomew Street and West Mills.

This view, taken from the north-west angle of St Wistan's churchyard, shows an uncomfortable blend of small scale 18th- and 19th-century cottages with the more angular, bland 20th-century buildings.

Westgate offers some idea of what it would have been like to live beside the city walls. The portcullis was removed in 1744 when it became 'a nuisance, and of no manner of use'.

John Constable is known to have painted Malvern Hall at least three times - one of these paintings is now in Tate Britain.

Fred Archer, one of the most successful jockeys of all time, lived in Prestbury, and his father was landlord of The Kings Arms.

The Tudor tower house of North Lees Hall was one of seven halls built by Robert Eyre for his sons, all allegedly within sight of one another.

This aerial view of the South Yorkshire town of Barnsley centres on the imposing white stone Town Hall with its monolithic central clock tower.

To the south of Easington, the new town of Peterlee was developed with the aim of attracting light industry into the area.

The town is chiefly noteworthy for its noble old castle, the remains of which have been carefully strengthened so that the relic is the best preserved of the nine castles in Carmarthenshire.

This bustling view of Church Road with its bicycles and horse-drawn vehicles is dominated by the sadly- lamented old Town Hall, which burned down in 1966.

The Green Tree Inn on the right is a reminder of the remarkable number of public houses in Yarm; several of these were busy coaching inns with stabling to the rear for horses in the era of the stagecoaches

This tranquil creek, three miles south of Truro, is one of many on the River Fal. Here two girls are enjoying the sunlight.