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The village is said to have begun as a result of a shipwreck, when the survivors from a French ship scrambled ashore and decided to stay.

The parish church of St Michael sits behind the buildings on the left of the now peaceful main street. Canal Street, Wharf Street, and Mill Lane on the right run back to the river.

Named after the original landowner, Justin de Cave, South Cave is a village of two halves, separated by the castle, built in 1787.

Moulsham Street has now been cut in two by the building of Parkway. It is a continuation of the High Street, which we see in C73044.

On the north side of the High Street, behind the Mini Traveller stands the Westminster Bank, previously Ellwoods; next door is R & O Hall, newsagents, who later became Buxton`s paper shop and is now

Just north of Chipping Norton, in the parish of Great Rollright, lie the Rollright Stones, set in a circle about 100 feet in diameter.

The monument on the hill was erected by the local people in 1836 in memory of their landlord, George Granville Leveson- Gower, Duke of Sutherland.

The parish church of St Michael sits behind the buildings on the left of the now peaceful main street. Canal Street, Wharf Street, and Mill Lane on the right run back to the river.

A motor historian's delight, this view of the old Market Place shows it being used as a car park on market day.

The village green, the King's Head and the parish church lie at the heart of present-day Lanchester.

Almost certainly a race or regatta is in progress, as the distinctive boats of the Royal Windermere Yacht Club pose gracefully against the wooded shoreline.

To most people, it means Stonehenge and Salisbury, or somewhere that appears on a sign as travellers rush up and down the M4 motorway, heedless of what is around them.

Following its destruction during the rising of 1287, Oystermouth was rebuilt as a courtyard castle. At one end was a three-storey gatehouse whose top floor was occupied by a large chapel.

The gardens were originally laid out in the 17th century by John, second Earl of Perth and relaid in the early decades of the 19th century. The layout shown here dates from 1840.

At the top of Angel Hill is the Angel Inn, an early 19th- century building. It was once a stop where coaches and travellers changed horses before the descent into Sutton.

The elegant emporium of Robinson and Cleaver (centre) tells of a Belfast upper crust, which had to be catered for. It was one of many commercial buildings taking over the residential square.

HIGH on the hill at the top of Margate High Street is the parish church of St John the Baptist, which has served generations of Margatonians for nearly 1000 years (see 27445).

This splendid setting shows off St Mary's alongside Chieveley Manor House, which is of red brick with a hipped roof.

Coity Castle stands less than two miles to the north-east of Bridgend. There is a legend of how Payn de Turberville acquired Coity following the Norman conquest of Glamorgan.

A variety of signs help to advertise the range of goods and services on offer. Prominent are those of Dotesio & Todd (left), booksellers and printers.

The scene on the right of the photograph is virtually unrecognisable today.

We are looking north-east from Fleet Street towards Milford Street, with the junction of Bridge Street to the right.

St Paul's church is a very fine building indeed, constructed in an Italianate style with contrasting bands of red and white sandstone and finished with an unusual octagonal spire.

As a collector of pub signs, the first thing I notice here is the wonderful anchor sign, today replaced by a standard picture sign.