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Here we see a paddle steamer moored at the harbour wall.

The earliest castle ruins date from the 12th century, and include the keep and curtain wall of the inner ward. The bulk of the ruins, however, are from the 14th century and Tudor periods.

This is an archive photograph all right: few of these buildings remain, partly as a result of the tragic floods of 1953 when the sea burst through the sea walls.

The picturesque village is situated on a minor east-west road, rising up from the reservoir past Sir James Pennethorne's hall, which took some twenty years to complete, the medieval parish church and

The Bell and Crown inn is now called the Cloisters; Gibbs Mew was the main Salisbury brewery, now sadly no longer with us.

For many years, the two sides of the cenotaph were let into the walls of the church entrance porch, as we see here.

Now a house, it retainst the Victorian wall letterbox near the door, cleared four times a day in around 1900.

Race Hill was once the main road into Launceston from the south; it leads down to the South Gate, which is the last remnant of the old town walls.

Southgate is the only surviving gate of the three that used to give access to the old walled town.

Southgate is the only surviving gate of the three that used to give access to the old walled town.

When the clock strikes the hour the doors slide open and Godiva rides once again, while Peeping Tom (a mythical figure) leers down at her from a niche in the wall above.

At the far end of the market place stands the imposing Victorian Town Hall, while on the right of the picture is a sign for the historic 15th-century Talbot Hotel.

Here, looking towards Ingoldmells Point, are the sandy beach and the sand dunes, a view now radically changed by the more recent sea defences with a massive concave-fronted sea wall forming a promenade

This is all that remains of the Guesten House, built in 1320 for visitors to the monastery.

The wall was designed to deflect the waves that so often come up the English Channel from the south-west on stormy days.

The main ruins comprise parts of the east walls of the transepts, part of the chancel and a vaulted gatehouse.

These Riverside Gardens have been reduced to a narrow stone walled strip to accommodate a widened Barry Avenue.

The dovecote, where pigeons were bred as a ready source of meat throughout the year, is set amidst walled gardens.

The shop on the right is a branch of W H Smith, with the old style of sign standing proud from the wall - some of these still survive on a few branches around the country.

Close by is Buscot Park, famous for its walled gardens, extensive grounds and lake, and the Faringdon art collection. It is open to the public under the National Trust.

This is the heart of Hardy Country - Hardy called this village Lew Everard. We are looking eastwards from Rectory Lane.

from the mid 15th century it was extensively restored in 1866 at a cost of £1,200, mostly paid thanks to the benefaction of Mr Robert Copeman, many of whose ancestors are buried within its walls

The view looks north-westwards from a peninsula that is rounded off by the great stone walls of the Nothe Fort.

In view of the relatively young age of the church when the photograph was taken, it is surprising to see so much ivy climbing up the walls. This has now been removed.