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Truly one of the finest small museums in Hertfordshire, Ashwell Village Museum was founded in November 1930 and is based on the collection of Albert Sheldrick and John Bray, made when they were schoolboys

Travelling aboard the 'Mayflower', the emi- grants had to put into Dartmouth and Plymouth following problems with the ship.

The town took the cross over and installed a chimney clock in 1899. The library on the square (right) boasts that it is 'the largest in East Anglia'.

It pumped sea water, which was used both in local water carts for street cleaning, and for flushing out the town's sewerage system.

The town is chiefly noteworthy for its noble old castle, the remains of which have been carefully strengthened so that the relic is the best preserved of the nine castles in Carmarthenshire.

St John's Church stands at the busy crossroads of the High Street and Station Road, which runs towards Fry's (now Cadbury's) chocolate factory at Somerdale.

The Victorian guide book writer J Burney Yeo complained that the new town had 'no esplanade or promenade' and found the burgeoning resort very dull in comparison with others.

The churchyard rails are on the left in this scene in the heart of the old town.

Before efficient transport links were opened to Ilfracombe, steamers crossed the Severn estuary from South Wales, discharging hundreds of day-trippers into the town.

The ornately designed building is a vivid reminder of the days, long before the television and video age, when every town in the country had a picture house, or 'flea pit' as they were sometimes known.

At Fulking, 16th-century cottages still lie on either side of the village street that winds its way below the South Downs.

The Town Hall, on the west side of St Paul's Square, started life as a school, a school originally founded by Sir William Harpur (a key name in Bedford's history) in 1566.

This brief tour ignores the Georgian houses of High Pavement, the castle and the famous Lace Market area to descend to the River Trent.

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

This small town once played host to one of the significant events in Scotland's history: John Balliol surrendered the realm of Scotland to Edward Longshanks here on 10 July 1296.

Mary of Guise was against it, as was the Catholic Church, and Arran not only changed sides but also faiths. The English invaded. Edinburgh fell, Holyrood was burnt.

The reason for this is that at one point in its history, Trelleck was arguably the second largest town in Wales; but by 1700 the population had shrunk considerably.

The fortifications of the castle once surrounded the entire town to protect it from attack. Pembroke was also an important port and quays can still be seen under its walls.

Nestling in a combe between two rocky hills, the tower of the parish church of St Michael is clearly visible in this view of the town, taken from the Cobb, on which the Duke of Monmouth landed on 11

Despite the fact that most of our towns and villages were founded in Saxon times, few have any reminders of their Saxonhistory left other than perhaps their names.

The fascias to Boots and beyond hide a range of early timber-framed buildings.

This is a charming turn-of-the-century tableau of Salutation Square, which is the main route into the town.

Tilgate Mansion was situated about a mile south of the town on the edge of Tilgate Forest, part of the woodlands that comprise St Leonards, Tilgate and Worth Forests; they run in a swathe from Horsham

Beyond are Langmoor Gardens and the Bay Private Hotel on Marine Parade. The wooded skyline above the town extends from Rhode Barton and Thistle Hill to Penn Hill and Timber Hill.