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After being sacked in 1142 it was rebuilt, only to be destroyed again by order of Henry III in 1216.

Originally it was the central tower of a Franciscan church with an unusual hexagonal design.

Polurrian Cove lies just north of Mullion Cove itself, and is the town's main beach. On the left is Polbream Point, round which a fine walk leads over Angrouse Cliff to Poldhu Cove.

There's something for everybody here on the High Street: a stationers, china and glass, the chemist's shop and the opticians.

The Albany Hotel was the only temperance hotel in Sheffield to be mentioned alongside the likes of the Royal Victoria (rooms from 3s 6d, dinner 5s), the Midland, the Talbot and the Wharncliffe

Sidmouth nestles in a broad valley where the pastoral countryside of East Devon sweeps down to the sea. It was a centre for fishing and farming long before it became popular with tourists.

Youngsters enjoy the sunshine and calm just before the outbreak of war in this quiet village 8 miles from Leyburn. Little has changed over the years.

One of the older ones is the Shakespeare Inn; Shakespeare's bust still adorns this pub today.

This shot is taken from the south side of the river with The Embankment in the background.

Glandford village was built as a model village by Sir Alfred Jodrell of nearby Bayfield Hall in the late 19th century. He built the church too, reusing material from the derelict medieval church.

Hemingford Abbots is an attractive collection of brick, timbered and thatched cottages and houses, which originally started as just a small hamlet gathered around the church, but which subsequently grew

Scottish Courage's Bristol brewery is said to be the largest in the UK now dedicated to the brewing of real ale.

Patrons are enjoying the riverside milieu of the Holt Fleet Hotel. This building still exists today, rambling as much as ever. There is a good restaurant here, and Bass real ales are served.

This area was once the site of the Saxon Minster and burial ground. In recent centuries the green was used for livestock markets.

It seems it is traditional to pose in front of the fountain in the large expanse that is the park. A delivery boy sits between two less interested young men.

The Monsal Head Hotel commands one of the finest and most photographed views in the Peak District, extending across the Monsal Dale Viaduct towards Fin Cop, and north towards Upperdale.

The school was originally located in premises opposite the parish church, but had moved to its present site to the south of the town by 1750; rebuilding began in 1809.

This impressive building was the Parkstone branch of the Wiltshire and Dorset Bank. The roads around Parkstone are much busier these days, encouraging journeys on foot or using public transport.

There are no smooth tarmac roads; few family cars dominate the gardens; there are no telephone poles, and above all no television aerials in this snapshot of post-war suburbia.

A short flight in this light aircraft, even just a few hundred feet up, would give the sightseeing holidaymaker a marvellous view of both the coastline and the Broads inland.

Part of Hastings' early success was due to the picturesque scenery beyond the town to the east, with rugged coastal scenery deep cut with glens, woodland walks and cliff paths.

In 1902, bumpers of sulphuric and chalybeate were dispensed here from seven o'clock in the morning onwards. After taking the first glass, a mild constitutional in Valley Gardens was recommended.

The remains of a Roman hypercaust, the heating system for a Roman bath, were discovered in Bridge Street in 1863 and subsequently relocated to the gardens by the Water Tower.

This is now called Kennel Lane, and the building is that of the Windlesham Institute. The road to the right is Hatton Hill Road, and leads to the London Road.