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This 16th-century lodge, set in what was the walled kitchen- garden of Weald Hall, has unsubstantiated associations with (pre- Bloody) Queen Mary.

The village developed into a holiday resort after the opening of the railway line from nearby Hull.

Spencer used Cookham as the background to many of his paintings.

Broad Haven is sheltered from south-westerlies by the bulk of St Bride's Peninsula. It is a popular tourist destination today. People are exploring in the rock pools, centre left.

The Hayride, which takes place in Walkington on the third Sunday in June, began after the Second World War.

As well as public parks and memorial gardens, Aldershot is famous for its enormous open-air swimming pool, which covers an acre and can hold a million gallons of water.

This pretty old Kentish village of Saxon vintage has a lovely green (alas, not now as rural as it looks here) surrounded by lime and chestnut trees, some grand Georgian houses and simpler homes.

On the left-hand side of the street, the building with the bay window, once the Castle Hotel and then the Co-op, is now Mackays clothing; while the premises to the right, occupied for many years by Folley's

The opening of this municipal building took place in September 1873 amid jubilant celebrations, and despite the torrential rain. The 200ft tower was modelled on the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.

A band serenades the promenaders on a hot Edwardian day. Parasols, perambulator covers and hats deflect the sun's rays.

The harbour, run by the Gweek Company, was in past centuries busy with ships from Holland, Ireland, Germany and Scandinavia, loading and discharging cargoes of coal, timber, grain and stone

We are a few yards downstream from the view pictured above, and the people on the bridge have been replaced by a lady. There is a horse-drawn farm implement to the right of shot.

Bedford School celebrated 450 years of independent education in 2002.

Even though there are no leaves on the trees, Lord Street is still busy; as at Blackpool, trippers visit all year round.

Situated on the high road between Cowes and Ryde, Binstead has views across the Solent to Spithead.

The apparently unusually sharp incline of the launching ramp serving the lifeboat helped a speedy departure from the housing.

As a seaside town, Budleigh has developed almost entirely since the beginning of the eighteenth century. It was known as Saltre in 1210, and had become Salterne by 1405.

As well as public parks and memorial gardens, Aldershot is famous for its enormous open-air swimming pool, which covers an acre and can hold a million gallons of water.

Jesus Lock is the limit of navigation on the River Cam for powered craft.

The harbour was at that time still the preserve of local fishermen, but today the area is monopolised by pleasure craft and luxury yachts.

William of Orange, whose statue looks away from the sea and towards England, landed at Brixham on 5 November 1688 to depose the Catholic King James II and to herald 'a glorious revolution'.

Details of capitals and moulded arches suggest a 14th-century origin.

At the time of this scene, the building would have been tenements. The children on the steps seem fascinated by the photographer.

In 1634, Charles I attempted to re-establish the Scottish Episcopal Church, and St Giles's was for a short period elevated to the status of a cathedral.