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Back in more mundane Kingsbury Road, Station Parade, with its paper-thin symmetry and air of parsimony sets the mercenariness of suburban development before us.

Though ordered to be demolished, Dunster remained a Parliamentarian garrison for five years; then the Luttrells were allowed to buy it back.

Prior to 1582, documents referred to this village as 'Blechingley', meaning 'the ley (or clearing) of the Blaecci people', and its origins probably date back to the 7th or 8th century.

Do not shout too loud about it, though, as there are many locals who would rather it were back across the border.

The Frith photographer is standing outside the Cathedral and looking back at the Victoria Buildings and its Hotel.

At the back of the great columns were screens closing off the side aisles. A stone screen or pulpitum straddled the nave, surounded by a gallery from which the gospel was sung on festival days.

This long and lofty space was originally divided into smaller chapels and areas where lay brothers could worship.At the back of the great columns were screens closing off the side aisles.

Back on the main road, this is the real centre of the modern village; there is a good range of shops and pubs, and the school, Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School, lies behind the fence on

To the left, the back drive leads to the turreted courtyard on the extreme left of the Hall and then on to the stables, coach houses and garden buildings.

The Co-operative Society has replaced Barton and Sons; next door is now Lloyds Bank, and then Boots. The Corn Exchange has its gates open.

A rough load of timber has been stacked on the banks awaiting collection.

When the throngs of summer visitors, yachts, launches and cruisers disappear with the swallows, the Broads sink back into their true nature, timeless and brooding.

The back of the Crown Inn can just be seen in the centre, where Station Road becomes Hinckley Road, curving south past the parish church, and on to Nailstone and Market Bosworth.

This view is from the footway outside Lloyds Bank. On the right is what was once the most important building in the town: the Railway Institute, built by the directors of the railway.

The Natwest bank to its right is over-scaled 1930s Neo-Georgian, while to the left of the White Hart two buildings have recently also been replaced in pallid Neo-Georgian.

Matthew Arnold died in Liverpool in 1882, but was brought back to his birthplace for burial.

Today, Penmaenmawr is a small, much-loved seaside resort overlooking Conwy Bay and backed by precipitous coastal mountains.

The rotunda (now occupied by a bank) can be seen on the left. It was built in 1826, and was a concert hall and ballroom.

In the 19th century, New Street became a banking location. The Cloth Hall was demolished amid much controversy in 1930 to make way for the new supercinema, the Ritz.

The bridge is built in greensand stone, which in Bedfordshire is actually dark brown owing to a high iron content in the rock.

Until 1939 the buildings on the right faced Church Alley and the backs of ranges of cottages a few feet away, demolished in that year.

In the foreground is the church primary school, parts of which date back to 1853, now much extended.

Central Park ran from Queensway to the back of Western Road, whose c1900 houses can be seen in the distance.

The tiny hamlet of Leigh lies on the east bank of the River Severn, perched on land just high enough to raise it from the floodplain, a few miles north-west of Cheltenham.