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Much of Colwall developed in late Victorian times as a result of the building of the railway line and its station.

A large proportion of the settlers were young themselves—look at the number of children and pushchairs here.

On the wall of the nave is 'one of the loveliest fragments of sculpture in Wiltshire, the portrait of a 13th-century lady, with curls in her hair, and hands clasped'.

Here a group of visitors pause to admire the view from Purse Point across the lake towards Glenridding.

At the east end of Spilman Street is St Peter's Church, an old building on the highest ground in the older portion of the town. Little is known about this church, including the date of its erection.

This photograph of South Street shows the premises of the London and County Banking Company on the left.

The view from the tennis court shows the little-seen back elevation of Holme Hall.

The cobbled areas to the sides of the road remain an attractive feature today, although they are usually covered in motor cars.

This must be one of the most attractive villages in Surrey, with its large, sloping triangular green surrounded by good houses.

Peaslake is a small village west of Holmbury St Mary, separated from it by a ridge of wooded hills.

This skyline is a useful synopsis of Thaxted: we see a half-rural, half-industrial village, with a cathedral- sized church.

Christchurch (or Christchurch Twyneham, to give the town its old name) is one of the oldest settlements on the south coast, probably being in existence even before the Romans settled in the shelter

Note the symmetry of this early residential development on Lake Road East with its grand row of houses book-ended by conical towers.

The land, along with 150 acres of Bute Park, would generously supplement the fifth Marquess' 'gift' of Cardiff Castle to its citizens.

This view of the Stonebow shows the length of the long open room on the top floor: this is the old city Guildhall, with a fine open timber roof of about 1520.

The founder of the firm was Arthur Bowden who began selling door-to-door from a horse and trap.

Small Norman fragments can be found at the east end of the nave. The Gothic-style pulpit is of 1843, with parts from the 18th century.

Richmond Council, despite vociferous local opposition, struck a deal to sell the site to their preferred developers, the property group Dawnay Day, who own most of the shops and flats on the south

The oldest cottages are based on what is known as a 'cross passage' design, whereby a passage runs straight from front to back door, dividing the house.

This photograph gives us some idea of the rural setting for this village, something of a constrast to the dense housing of the village itself.

The village stands on the border with the neighbouring county of Sussex. It occupies rising ground and offers fine views across the Weald.

This is all pedestrianised now, and no double decker bus is to be seen in this part of the High Street. The High Street is in fact the Roman Ermine Street, and it goes all the way through the city.

In this delightful and evocative view, we see the north or `top' side of Westgate.

Ware Park, rebuilt in the 1880s by William Parker, is located about three-quarters of a mile north-west of Bengeo on the outskirts of Hertford.