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Warminster, on the A36 at the head of the Wylye valley, was an important market town and communication centre.

Where Heath Park Road (on the right) meets Brentwood Road and Slewins Lane (in the centre), meets Manor Avenue and Balgores Lane (on the left), is the Drill public house.

Tillingham has been owned by the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's since at least 604.

At its southern end sits the Manor House. There are two inscriptions on this building: one is just below the crest on the left gable, and the second is underneath the window just below it.

The only casualty since 1899 is the wall on the right, sacrificed for road widening at the junction with Hardwick Road. Sellwoods on the left had only just been built.

Opened in 1883 the Edward Seward-designed South Wales and Monmouthshire Infirmary was built at a cost of £23,000.

Coping stones now surround the edge of the lake, and the arch of roses that spanned Picklefoot Spring at the point where it emerges has been constructed.

The silver sanctuary lamp came from the chapel at Dunkenhalgh, and so did the silver thurible and a large crucifix.

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.

Milverton has historic and legendary links to powerful figures in the church.

A view across the River Bourne, a tributary of the Thames, with a hay cart fording the river and horse and cart and mounted horseman looking down from the bridge at the lower end of Brighton Road.

Situated at the very head of the tidal Helford River, Gweek was an important port for distributing goods to and from Helston and the surrounding district.

The Grand Western Canal was part of a grandiose scheme to link the Bristol and English Channels between Taunton and Exeter. There were to be three branches, one of which was Tiverton.

A superb view, with a steamer just arriving at the pier. During the sixth century, many of St Comgall's disciples set out in their coracles from a rocky reef near the steamer pier.

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

A fast rowing boat, a lobster pot and promenaders give an idea of how the Promenade looked in the last years of Victoria's reign.

Victorian guide book writers were not impressed by the bathing at Ryde.

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

The road is the A30 London to the west of England road which, even in 1955, could become horribly congested, especially at summer weekends. This broad thoroughfare runs the entire length of the town.

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.

Exmouth prospered as a holiday resort - the first in Devon - from the early 18th century, coming into its own when the Continent was closed to visitors during the Napoleonic Wars.

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

Paignton became fashionable with the arrival of the Singer family, who built Oldway Mansion in 1874.