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Little of the abbey church remains, but other buildings around the cloister are better preserved.

Morris's building, on the left, has boldly rounded eaves closers and moulded brick strings of better quality Victorian work.

Deep cracks have appeared in the better-preserved tower.

We get a better view of the elegant bank building on the left.

The working classes were very superstitious and, although wary of the gypsies, their curiosity would get the better of them and they would pay to buy the wares or have their palms read.

William Sheldon fought for Henry VII at Bosworth Field in 1485, but is better known for encouraging a renaissance in English tapestry, sending workmen abroad to learn the then lost art.

A Free Dispensary for the poor had been set up at the rear of the churchyard in 1818, but there was an increasing need for better facilities, and the Infirmary & Dispensary was built in New

In the 1530s the old hospital of St Bartholomew had seen better days, and the decision was taken to convert it into a grammar school.

The mock-Tudor style is often mocked, but anybody taking the Bristol Road through Northfield today (and possibly even in 1955) would struggle to find a better-looking building than this mock-Tudor pub

Little of the abbey church remains, but other buildings around the cloister are better preserved.

Deep cracks have appeared in the better-preserved tower.

A similar view to No 43714, above, and taken five years later shows cows grazing in the Meadows, a cowshed in the shadow of the Grammar School (far right) and an even better view of the upper part of

Most famous as the church where Charles Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) was baptised in 1832, the church now has a memorial window with scenes from the Alice books, and draws visitors from all

In a manner typical of this coastline, the soft red sandstone has been blasted into grotesque shapes by the constant battering of wind and wave.

It dates from 1764, and surely deserved a better fate.

St Mawes is sited on lower ground 'the better to annoy shipping'.

The Portland was considered to be equal to, if not better than, the Station Hotel: a rare accolade indeed when Britain's railway-owned hotels were amongst the best in the country.

The black paintwork enables better appreciation of the timber frame.

The castle was also repaired, and the ground outside was lowered to expose its 'battered' plinths.

Corporation Pier, seen here, is better known as the Ha'penny Pier, after its original toll charge.

The stocks were usually positioned on a main thoroughfare, or better still in the market place; convicted wrongdoers were secured in them by either their legs or arms.

St Nicholas, of course, is usually better known these days as Santa Claus.

The attractive domestic-scale shops look even better when compared to the intrusive, faceless Columbus Dixon office block.

Hendon did not develop as a major shopping centre until well into the 20th century, when the rapid increase in the population made it necessary to provide better facilities for residents