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A view from near the Clarence Gate bridge at the southern end of the Boating Lake.

Tom Moore lived at Sloperton Cottage, Westbrook for nearly 34 years whilst under the patronage of the Earl of Shelburne.

A few years later, piped water came to the villages and the well became redundant; by 1908 it had fallen into disrepair.

The chancel screen was dedicated on 10 October 1924, and was given by W Favill Tuke in memory of his wife. It was made of best English oak, and is 25 feet 3 inches high and 23 feet 3 inches wide.

TODAY THE RUSHES seems just a busy stretch of road linking the town centre to the main road to Derby.

Top Locks was the end of the Bridgewater Canal system - it had come all the way from Manchester and Worsley.

this view looks up Preston Hill, with the Sandwich road to the right.

In Manx, 'Dhoon' means fort, though this structure is the nearest to a fortification.

Great Haywood lies at the junction of the Trent & Mersey with the Staffs & Worcestershire canals.

At the bottom of Fore Street - down by the harbour and therefore handy for the maritime fraternity - are two pubs, the George and the Prince of Wales, both of which claim to be the oldest hostelry in

The New Forest Inn is another popular hostelry at Emery Down.

In the background is the River Bure, which flows into the sea at Great Yarmouth, and which here is the limit of navigation for larger Broads vessels.

Known more these days as a container port, Felixstowe in 1906 was a genteel seaside resort, and steamers would have pulled up at the pier bringing passengers from Great Yarmouth, Walton-on-the-Naze, Clacton

This shows the lock-keeper's cottage at Lock 44. Behind it can be seen the roof of the Canal Company's workshop, now occupied by British Waterways, who maintain the canal today.

The domed concert hall at the far end seems like an oriental palace, an effect heightened by the octagonal domed entrance kiosks, straight from the Top-Kapi Palace in Istanbul - a joyous contrast to all

This was a rural tree-lined road where children could feel at ease and little danger threatened to befall the solitary cyclist.

Although guests were not obliged to take any of the water treatments offered, they were expected to refrain from drinking alcohol and had to take their meals together at prescribed hours.

St Mary's church is a mostly Victorian reconstruction, though parts are early Georgian.

This view is looking north-westwards from the junction with North Allington, at the bottom end of South Street.

The Forestry Commission planted different species to commemorate the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. At Kinsley Wood the ER was planted on both sides of the hill.

Even at the turn of the century, there is no doubt that Cambridge had traffic problems, with horse-drawn carriages and bicycles filling this bustling thoroughfare.

Small vessels came up the Ritec as far as Gumfreston at high tide. Note the stone bridge, tumbledown building and the solitary boy in the foreground.

Holy Mountain, otherwise known as Skirrid Fawr, is one of the seven hills surrounding Abergavenny. Standing at 1,595ft, the summit offers extensive views across the county.

One of the famous open-air services which proved so popular with holidaymakers is in full-swing at old Kirk Braddan, the mother church of Douglas.