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Peter Birt, a wealthy Yorkshireman, bought Wenvoe in 1775 and commissioned Adam to rebuild it.

In the background is the soaring tower of the 15th-century 180ft long church of St Peter Mancroft, with its peal of twelve bells and concealed hammerbeam roof.

Peter Williams, the licensee of this pub, was also a local joiner.

Overlooking the fascinating village green from the direction of Dakyn House (1678), we see the parish church of St Peter and St Felix, which itself looks out over the remains of Ravensworth Castle.

The 15th-century local granite and limestone church tower of St Peter and St Paul, heavily restored in 1872 by P W Ordish, shows above the houses of quality which bound The Green.

St Peter's was originally late Norman, but virtually rebuilt in the 15th century.

Repairs of a more drastic kind were needed at St Peter's church on the nearby Nab headland, when it collapsed along with the cliff it stood on after severe flooding in 1360.

The last family to occupy the hall as their home between the 1930s and 70s were the Stricklands, notably General Sir Peter Strickland, the longest serving colonel of the Royal Norfolk Regiment

A visitor to the house was Sir James Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan.

St Peters was designed by architect George Richardson in 1789 (for Robert Sherrard, 4th Earl of Harborough) in the Classical manner that Pevsner describes as 'an attempt at combining the tradition of

A handsome stone church was built, originally dedicated to St Peter and St Paul but later to All Saints.

This very pretty village with its flint and brick houses and cottages runs south from the main road to its parish church of St Mary and St Peter, which is set high above the lane with the ruins of Wilmington

Off the High Street is Queen Street, taking us up towards St Peter's Church.

The surrounding countryside inspired artists like Peter de Wint and the local prodigy Jacob Thompson.

The historic village centre peters out beyond the right- hand turn into the High Street.

The 15th-century local granite and limestone church tower of St Peter and St Paul, heavily restored in 1872 by P W Ordish, shows above the houses of quality which bound The Green.

St Peter's was originally late Norman, but virtually rebuilt in the 15th century.

They rose out of a rabbit warren, valued in 1824 at £50; the land was all part of the huge estate of Peter Hesketh, whose idea it was to create a town, port and watering place.

St Peter's Street is still as broad today as then, but it would be a brave cyclist who rode down its centre now.

The parish church of St Peter and St Paul was attached to a nunnery founded by the abbot of Ramsey in c1006 and dissolved in 1537.

The historic village centre peters out beyond the right- hand turn into the High Street.

St Peters was designed by architect George Richardson in 1789 (for Robert Sherrard, 4th Earl of Harborough) in the Classical manner that Pevsner describes as 'an attempt at combining the tradition of

The 14th-century church of St Peter has an impressive tower.

In 1887 Peter and Alexander Campbell decided to relocate their excursion steamer business from Scotland to the relatively untapped Bristol Channel, where they soon came to dominate the market.