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The parish church of Saints Peter and Paul became famous in 1851 when the vicar discovered a series of early wall paintings hidden under whitewash.

Now called St Aldhelm's Methodist Reformed Church, this lovely little building stands alongside and open to a busy street near Corsham town centre.

However, the houses on the right would not fare so well three years later when high winds hit the coast, rendering the new sea wall completely inadequate.

This delightful village of whitewashed cottages focused on a stream has changed little; the tall pine tree has gone, but its stone-walled surround remains.

Behind, with a great slab of walling to the rear of the High Street, is the extension to the Congregational Church dated 1837.

The cliff path, landscaped between stone walls, became Isle of Wight Road.

The post office, now Swan Cottage, displayed advertisements for Walls ice cream and Bird's Eye frozen foods.

A stone wall (far right) is the gable- end of the 1635-dated White House.

This was agreed, and so Castle Bridge was built, the castle grounds were extended and the old road below the castle walls was closed.

Although lacking hedges and trees, the gardens are maturing behind fences and dwarf walls. The local council has already made a start on digging up the road and footpaths.

The rounded corner house now has lots of roses growing up the wall. The power cables are still there. Skillington is a quiet village nicely off the beaten track.

At the west end of Lumley Road there were a few shops in 1899, but the view is utterly transformed now from Roman Bank, a reference to the old Roman sea wall.

To the left is the churchyard wall.

The rounded corner house now has lots of roses growing up the wall. The power cables are still there. Skillington is a quiet village nicely off the beaten track.

This is on the Norman motte or mound; the castle had two large baileys or walled enclosures, the north one relatively open still, the south one overwhelmed by Buckler's heavy-handed Victorian work.

The rebuilding of All Saints' church in the 15th century was largely funded by the Brownes, a family of wealthy wool merchants.

The Castle Courtyard 1896 Within the medieval walls of the castle (or fortified manor house cum bishop’s palace) are the living apartments of the bishop: these are complex and varied ranges, with

He put in the vivid coloured tiles on the east wall, and he is responsible for the Perpendicular south aisle and west end. The outline of a chapel remains in the east side walls.

Westgate, dating back to the 14th century, provides access to the south-west corner of the old walled town.

Its red tiled roofs and whitewashed walls are clearly visible from Tenby, 3 miles away on the mainland.

On the wall of the nave is 'one of the loveliest fragments of sculpture in Wiltshire, the portrait of a 13th-century lady, with curls in her hair, and hands clasped'.

This magnificent church, now mainly Perpendicular, dates back to Norman times – the evidence for this can be seen in wall friezes and arcading in the chancel.

The view from the tennis court shows the little-seen back elevation of Holme Hall.

Within the medieval walls of the castle (or fortified manor house cum bishop's palace) are the living apartments of the bishop: these are complex and varied ranges, with medieval parts jostling with later