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The architect John Wood the Elder planned the Parades as part of an area based on the architecture of ancient Rome.

Also known as the Blind House from its lack of windows, the Roundhouse was the village lock-up. Built in 1779, it sometimes held children playing truant from school.

Sandbanks gives an impression of how wild and lonely the nearby site of Bournemouth must have been before Lewis Tregonwell built his house there in 1810.

Here we have a close view of Mr Evans' builder's and ironmonger's shop built on to the old tower, which was constructed in the 14th century.

This beautiful building stands in Tower Hill, part of Bromyard that has been virtually cut off from the rest of the town by a new bypass.

As the housing estate at Monkton grew up, the owners of Monkton Park, the District Council, began to develop the area for recreational purposes.

He described the scene in verse: 'Groves of pine on either hand To break the blast of winter, stand; And further on, the heavy channel Tumbles a breaker on chalk and sand'.

Another open area of Newton Abbot is Decoy, to the south of town. With playing fields, a recreation area, a lake and woodlands, it is very popular with the local townspeople.

Acle lies on the main road between Norwich and Yarmouth. The old bridge had something of a reputation for being haunted.

Deerhurst adorns the Vale of Gloucester in a lovely setting between the towns of Tewkesbury and Cheltenham.

St Leonards Pier opened in 1891 at an initial cost of £30,000 as a companion for the pier at Hastings.

St Leonard's Tower is all that remains of a 14th-century church demolished in 1836.

To the west of the village is a labyrinth of man-made caverns from which the stone for Exeter Cathedral was taken. The Quarry Caves are now an exciting tourist attraction.

Jane Austen visited the town and mentioned it in one of her novels, while Charles Dickens chose it as the birthplace of his eponymous hero in 'Nicholas Nickleby'.

Davey Place was formed in 1812 to link the cattle market (in Castle Meadow in front of the castle) with the main market place, butting through the yard of the King's Head.

St Peter's Church perches on a lofty crest overlooking the River Bure which twists through a series of loops below.

This, the main body of the university, is spread over approximately 190 acres. The university uses many of the historical buildings in the city, as well as the Hall.

Since 1955 two architectural nonentities have appeared on the right of the photograph to mar the already indifferent quality of the market place, and road markings are becoming a prominent feature.

Another view of Silver Street from the corner of the High Street.

A final view of Epsom town, with its wide High Street and only a little traffic. The clock tower, with public lavatories at its base, was about 100 years old when this picture was taken.

The village street curves around the foot of Bindon Hill as it approaches the cove, with the Cove Hotel next to the thatched cottages on the left.

Sir Arthur Blomfield's hard brick 1872 church replaced a brick one of 1713-14, which itself had replaced the medieval building destroyed in the 1648 siege.

This monument is an epic feat of prehistoric technology, bearing in mind the way the stones are put together and that the stones were brought from miles away.

Opposite the parish church are to be found a row of late Victorian houses known as Britannia Terrace, characterised by their bay windows and long front gardens.