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This was the site of a Celtic monastery founded by St Dochdwy or Dochau, the name by which St Cyngar was better known.

One hundred years earlier, the church was described as 'little better than a hovel, with a belfry like a pigeon-house', though its 12th-century bells were among the oldest in Hampshire.

The plaque that commemorates him states that 'it is better to be nobly remembered than nobly born', a sentiment of great meaning in a town that played such an important part in the Chartist movement

Jewson & Son the timber merchants - nowadays better known as 'The Jewson Lot' - started their business here in Earith in the 19th century, using the River Ouse to transport their timber.

beautiful stretch of the North Pembrokeshire coast is studded with small settlements like Abereiddy, where low, single-storied stone cottages squat in sheltered coves and on the exposed clifftops, endlessly battered

His poem about the embittered fisherman Peter Grimes inspired an opera by a much later and better known resident, Benjamin Britten.

Although most of the buildings are the same as they were 60 years before in view number 42273, their appearance has certainly changed for the better.

Built on the site of a monastery founded by St Dochdwy or Dochau, the name by which St Cyngar was better known, the present church dates from the 19th century.

Soon afterwards the group changed its name: it is now better known to history as the Beatles.

This one-street town is one of the most delightful in England; it is a special place to visit and an even better one to stay in, to use as a base for the exploration of Worcestershire.

What better place to be when a period of quiet contemplation is the order of the day?

Trade is quiet; one hopes the large stall well-stocked with boots and shoes has done better business earlier.

They called at a pub, and the next day Parker's battered body was found in a field.

Today, most of the buildings date only from the 1960s and 1970s - the street looks better in this photograph than it does now.

The High Road itself, ironically, tended to be where the better-quality homes were built.

Because of the relatively small shop sizes the larger retail chains, such as Boots and Burtons, have moved to bigger and better premises in the new Horsefair development - a successful retail location

Just over fifty years earlier, the pioneers of the British film industry had based themselves here because of the better lighting conditions away from London's smoke.

The High Road itself, ironically, tended to be where the better-quality homes were built.

The square shape allowed for better utilization of space.

Its battlemented tower and Arts and Crafts- influenced design makes it one of the better convalescent homes architecturally.

On the far bank a salmon ladder can just be seen; these were built into many of the big weirs to give migrating salmon a better chance of reaching the spawning grounds upstream.

They look like ragged street urchins in their rumpled clothes and battered boots, and were probably bought their penny treats in return for posing for the photographer.

A market place since at least 1235, the west side shown here survives much better than the north side.

Now it is a valuable habitat for wild birds, but before piped water came, this pool was a better water supply than some of the town wells.