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Stoney Cottage, the jettied, timber-framed building on the left, was saved from demolition and restored to one dwelling c1965.

The village was an important market town when neighbouring Budleigh Salterton consisted of a few scattered fishermen's cottages.

Nowadays it is a prosperous commuting area, and modern semis punctuate the old stone cottages.

Here we see Great Brington's picturesque stone and thatched cottages.

Peeping into view above the rooftops of these cottages, now sadly gone, is the elegant spire of St Katherine's Church, one of the tallest in the county.

Today the cross is shaded by trees, but the cottage behind, known as Well House, is still recognisable.

Both are delightful, with old Devon cob cottages and attractive gardens in an area of fine scenery. It is hard to imagine the crowded streets of Plymouth only a few miles away.

At the time of this photograph, the population of the village had almost halved: local cottage industries had declined, and the arrival of the new mills in the larger towns meant that people flocked

This beautiful cottage still stands, largely unaltered apart from a little pruning of the creeper on the walls and the trees to the left.

Some fine old cottages and a pond border the large green and common.

The simple white-washed cottages are grouped irregularly about the church of St Menacca, their gardens bright with red valerian.

Rows of houses and quaint ironstone cottages line the street; in the distance is the familiar figure of the local postman out making his deliveries.

Its author, Mrs Craik, lived at Rose Cottage.

Small, well-mannered cottages set a later 19th-century scene in the days before parked cars lined the roads.

This beautiful thatched building is now known as Clipped Hedge Cottage.

Here we see the White Horse, partly weatherboarded, with small, brick-built cottages beyond. The railings around the garden on the left apparently survived the war years, when many were removed.

Behind the war memorial stands a weatherboarded cottage.

Close by, almost hidden by the trees, are pleasant cottages.

On the Hampton Wick side, hidden by the trees, are Walnut Tree House and Grove Cottage, with Wick Lodge Boathouse just beyond the motor launches.

In this photograph the cottages had only recently had their thatch replaced and the wall, next to the woman with the dog, rebuilt.

Many of the farms in the parish date back over 800 years, and there are a number of picturesque cottages.

The Hall is the centre of the Abbots Ripton Estate; many of its timber-framed and thatched cottages and farmhouses date from the 16th century.

It was converted to two cottages and a shop that later became the post office in Victorian times. The telegraph pole takes pride of place.

Pebble-built cottages line the coast road to the corn windmill, which stands immediately behind the 17th-century harbour. The mill was converted to holiday accommodation as early as 1921.