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Bishopsteignton was once a rich manor belonging to the Bishops of Exeter; in the 19th century it was producing thousands of tons of ball clay (so called because when dug it tends to ball up like ice cream

It has safe bathing and plenty of space for ball games.

There was once a pub in this area which was called the Ball which may be where the name Ball o' Ditton comes from.

In the centre of this picture is the Time Ball Tower, used for supplying the correct time to the anchored vessels.

In the centre of this picture is the Time Ball Tower, used for supplying the correct time to the anchored vessels.

The Castle and Ball Hotel has lost its decorative tile- hanging and barge boards; instead, a huge metallic ball is suspended over the pedestrians.

Just visible in the centre on the horizon is the tidal ball.

On the left is the Grand Clothing Hall, a well-loved outfitters, built in 1906.

Three balls, one white, one red and one blue, were paraded around the town.

The Castle and Ball Hotel, an old established commercial hotel and posting house on the north side of the High Street, has a distinctive tile-hung front with pierced barge-boards decorating

Modern golfers benefit from the latest technology: an aerodynamic ball, and well-balanced clubs made from a precise blend of metals.

Modern golfers benefit from the latest technology: an aerodynamic ball, and well-balanced clubs made from a precise blend of metals.

A builder balances on a plank across two ladders (centre right) to carry out a meticulous repair to the stone balls on the gate to the Manor.

Ransomes & Marles brought jobs to the town when they opened a ball-bearing plant.

With deck chairs, buckets, spades and ball, everything is set for an ideal day at the seaside.

In this quintessentially English scene, one can almost hear the sound of bat hitting ball, followed by the ripple of applause from the knowledgeable spectators.

It has always been at the centre of town life, hosting hunt balls and providing accommodation for the Sheriff and his men when the Assizes were in session.

A schoolboy's attention has been caught, perhaps by the girl running after her ball in front of the Kingsbury Arms Hotel.

By the 1960s, the glory days of the pier were coming to an end, with few of the talent competitions, fashion parades, afternoon tea dances, charity balls and gala dinners of late 1940s and 50s.

There were Farmers' Balls and Dispensary Balls in the Drill Hall and Conservative Balls in the Georgian Rooms, while friends continued to meet for tea at Dorset's, Swift's or Cave's cafés.

The stone pillar with a ball finial records the death of William Sparrow in 1729.

Here we see the headmaster's house at Repton, which is known as the Hall.

This provided ashes which were made into balls to be used for washing and scouring, many of which were sent to London for use there.

It has always been at the centre of town life, hosting hunt balls and providing accommodation for the Sheriff and his men when the Assizes were in session.