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This jaunty flushwork of stone and flint diaper dates from the 1535 rebuild of the collapsed council chamber.

Fladbury was the site of a Saxon monastery, though nothing of it remains; the existing parish church is mostly 14th century.

These are typical of many of the cottages in Greywell, which were plastered and painted white at this time.

A delightful period shot of the Heasley House Hotel, a charming establishment in this tiny settlement on the edge of Exmoor. Note the twin hooks from the ceiling.

After 1803 the environs of the Dawlish Water were landscaped to provide the kind of pleasure grounds expected in fashionable resorts of this period.

This jaunty flushwork of stone and flint diaper dates from the 1535 rebuild of the collapsed council chamber.

The twin arches, with the quatrefoil over, are all that remain of the 13th-century Lady Chapel.

The bowling pavilion on the right, and some of the local housing is in the background.

The tall building in the centre of the picture is the former Barclays Bank, since demolished. To the front of it we can see the war memorial.

Chideock's main street is part of the old London to Exeter stagecoach route. This steep hill was always a challenge to even the best team of horses.

The scene has changed much since the days of Richard Ansdell RA, when he ordered his house Starr Hills to be built, and this was a wild and lonely area of marram grass covered sandhills.

Kingstown was the Irish terminal of the City of Dublin Steam Packet Co, who successfully operated the mail service between Holyhead and Dublin for several decades.

Typical of many older cottages in central Bedfordshire, the mixture of timber cladding, wattle and daub, tile and thatch gives The Barn a picture postcard look to be envied.

A first venture into council housing supplied 180 houses on the Ebbisham Road estate at the edge of the Common.

Little is known of the castle's history, though we know it was besieged by Robert, Earl of Gloucester in 1142 during the troublesome reign of King Stephen.

The Recreation Ground is located to the south of the town, close to the River Wye. The slopes of the valley create a wonderful feeling of space.

It is hard to believe that this classic image of rural England was actually taken three years into the reign of Queen Elizabeth II and not at the beginning of the 20th century.

St Mary's Butts is in the centre of Reading. The chequerboard flint and limestone tower of the church of St Mary's is a distinctive local landmark. The church dates back to Saxon times.

This general view of Northbrook Street shows the gable end to the left of the shop front, above which is a clock, which is all that remains of cloth-maker John Smallwood's house.

The ancestral home of the earls of Devon is open to visitors; it has a large herd of deer roaming the finre grounds overlooking the River Exe. This belvedere was built in 1773.

Much of Victorian Newton Abbot was constructed under the watchful eyes of the influential local Courtenay family who owned much of the land.

Much of Victorian Newton Abbot was constructed under the watchful eyes of the influential local Courtenay family who owned much of the land.

This splendid red-brick Tudor house was once Chillington Manor, home of the Wyatts; one of the family, Sir Thomas the younger, led the rebellion against Queen Mary's marriage to Philip of

Here we see the type of tile-hung and weatherboarded cottages which abound in this area. The white fencing around the cottage gardens is very typical of villages in the Weald of Kent.