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Brendon nestles in the valley of the East Lyn River, and to the south is the wild expanse of Brendon Common, part of the plateau of Exmoor.

In the 19th century, a railway brought Brendon Hills iron ore here for shipment to Wales.

One was the gap between the Blackdown and Brendon Hills, and the other was the coastal route, which used the old ford at Axmouth; this was part of the Roman Fosse Way, which ran all the way to Lincoln.

Watchet was one of medieval Somerset's most important towns, and its harbour remained important into the 20th century, exporting iron ore from the Brendon Hills to the south.

Standing at a crossroads on the ridge between Exmoor and the Brendon Hills, the long haul up the turnpike from Bampton or Minehead gave both the hill and this inn its well-earned name.

One was the gap between the Blackdown and Brendon Hills, and the other was the coastal route, which used the old ford at Axmouth; this was part of the Roman Fosse Way, which ran all the way to Lincoln.

This view looks towards the main entrance ranges, which were altered and added to by Brandon in the 1860s and 1870s.

Brandon's on the right is now Brandon House, and Broadway Court beyond lost its shopfronts in the 1980s.

Brandon was famous for its flint knapping industry, which supplied gunflints throughout the world.

This rather ponderous Victorian Gothic building, designed by Raphael Brandon (1817-77), is faced in ironstone, with a heavy spire and tower.

This had been done in 1881 at a cost of £2,000.

This rather ponderous Victorian Gothic building, designed by Raphael Brandon (1817-77), is faced in ironstone, with a heavy spire and tower.

Much good work has been done by the New Forest breeding project to keep the breed pure.

This had been donated in 1890 by Edward Joseph, but it was removed in 1922 and sold for £12.

Barges once travelled up the Little Ouse as far as Brandon and Thetford, although here it is much more the province of pleasure boaters.

A large number of these small cottages have been 'done up', and not always to their advantage, but the alterations do reveal a changing pattern in village life.

Taken from the footbridge over the river, the towerless Christchurch was designed by Raphael Brandon and dates from the 1860s.

On the left is the white render of the former Brandon's department store, a somewhat overpowering building, and to the right of The Cock Tavern is the 1950s neo-Georgian Barclays Bank,

Struck by lightning in 1672, it was restored in 1862 by the architect David Brandon.

As Bristolians had enjoyed free access rights to Brandon Hill since the 16th century, the Radicals simply held their meetings there, attracting large crowds; they were almost impossible to police.

The picture shows Sompting General Supply Stores with a sign fixed to the shopfront advertising Players Weights cigarettes, a popular budget brand. On

Struck by lightning in 1672, it was restored in 1862 by the architect David Brandon.

To the left of the Clocktower and the County Hall is the Jacobean-style Town Hall and Corn Exchange building by Brandon, dated 1865.

The bell came from the mortuary chapel at Ayot St Peter, to whom it had been donated by Charles Willes Wilshere of The Frythe in 1876.