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A view of the spire of St Michael's Church, with the remains of the famous Shire Oak, which has a girth of 29 ft. Taylor's Drug Store signboard is almost as big as the shop premises.

The newly-constructed road stretches in the direction of Camberley, with the Station Lodge to Bagshot Park on the right.

Worcester was a walled city until the 18th century, and witnessed a great deal of conflict, particularly during the English Civil War.

Copse Cottage (centre) is one of the Grade II listed cottages which form part of what is described as 'an outstanding example of an estate village in the picturesque manner' (Department of Heritage

Allegedly built around the start of the 15th century, this was the headquarters of the Cutlers` Guild, and later the meeting-place of the town`s burgesses.

The round promenade pier - the last of its type - was demolished, to howls of protest, in 2001.

Melplash's only real claim on history is the story of Sir Thomas More (a distant relative of the saint): when he was Sheriff of Dorset, he freed all the prisoners from Dorchester gaol.

One theory is that they might well be an echo of the Roman pattern of domestic building: a combination of apartments, workshops, and shops which were the Roman equivalent of fast-food outlets.

Probably the most interesting monument in the town is the altar tomb of Sir John and Lady Butler who were murdered in 1463.

The tower of St Peter's can just be seen above the roofs on the right-hand side of the picture.

This is a much changed view: the working barges have gone, to be replaced by ranks of houseboats.

She lived in one of the two-storey terraced cottages on the right of the picture.

In this 1960s view of the top of Cheap Street can be seen the White Hart public house; the area known today as Blackmore Vale was previously called the Vale of the White Hart.

A large crowd has gathered in Newport Street, part of the Old Town of Swindon. The cause of the excitement is not clear, but it could be a fire at the thatched building round the corner.

Warminster, on the A36 at the head of the Wylye valley, was an important market town and communication centre.

This general view of Northbrook Street shows the gable end to the left of a shop front, above which is a clock. This is all that remains of cloth- maker John Winchcombe's house.

Few traffic controls are in evidence at the southern end of the shopping area in about 1960.

Colchester Castle—the largest Norman Keep ever built—stands on the site of the Roman temple of Claudius, which was destroyed during the Boudiccan rebellion of AD60.

Shute was the home of the Bonville family until their fortunes declined after the Wars of the Roses.

A line of mainly 18th- and 19th-century cottages line the banks of the mighty River Tees at Croft-on-Tees, a small settlement to the south of Darlington and very close to the borders of County Durham.

The parish church of St Mark was built in 1867. In this view we see the shape of the original tower of the church, which was damaged by fire in 1902 and rebuilt by the Marquis of Zetland.

The Hartmoor area of Devizes lies to the south. This photograph is a revealing view of old England.

Located at the western extremity of the South Downs, Buriton captures the essence of the traditional English vil- lage.

Another view of the pier, with a fishing boat drawn up against the harbour wall proving a source of interest for a little group of bystanders.