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Henbury was not a parish until 1845; before then it was part of Prestbury, so St Thomas` Church and its parsonage date from this time.

The oldest of three chests in St George's chapel is thought to date from the time of Wimborne's monastery and nunnery.

Easneye, originally called Isneye, was the home of the Buxton family after 1866, when Thomas Fowell Buxton purchased the estate - it comprised thick woodland.

But it was not without its troubles, as recorded in St James' churchyard.

A panoramic view of the town with the Priory ruins in the foreground and the tower of the church of St Thomas à Becket on the hill to the left. The Castle can be seen in the centre.

This jumble of stones, just to the north of St Thomas's Church, is all that remains of a priory so wealthy that it once lent money to the King.

On Midsummer Day 1755 local weaver Thomas Whitty started weaving the first Axminster carpet, helped by his five daughters.

The projecting tower beyond the old cannon is St Thomas's Tower of the 1270s, which protected the river entrance, the famous Traitor's Gate.

The 19th-century church of St Michael stands on a steep hill, and was built of snicked stone.

It was dedicated by the Bishop of Winchester on 10 August (St Lawrence's Day) 1898, the money having been raised as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

Looking across the town into Haverfordwest, the tower of the Church of St Thomas à Becket can be clearly seen on the skyline towards the centre of the picture, and the main body of the Castle with its

The building on the left, now demolished and replaced by St Thomas's Church Hall, was a cottage for the tannery workers.

This is a corner of the village green at Hampsthwaite, five miles from Harrogate on the banks of the River Nidd.

As we look from inside the city walls through the arch to St Dunstan's Street, we can see the route taken by Henry II when he came as a penitent after the murder of Thomas Becket in 1174, and by Henry

Looking west from the top of St Bartholomew's tower, the view across the country- side has changed little over the years, and might still be recognised by Thomas Hardy, who served as a captain under

It is hard to tell, but the beribboned young girl with the ringlets and the delightfully impractical dress is worth a picture.

St Mary's was rebuilt in the 1830s, replacing the church built by Bishop Thomas Wilson in 1701.

After Henry VIII's dissolu- tion of the monasteries in 1542, the Priory Chapel became St Mary's Parish Church.

Here the photographer looks down St Thomas Street into Friary Walk, with the corner of the churchyard wall on the right.

Situated in Church Street, St Mary's Church was originally built during the 13th century. It was enlarged in the 14th century, and its impressive narrow spire was added in the 15th century.

The church has a fine Horsham stone roof and a large brass on the floor of the nave to Thomas Noland, Prior of the Cluniac St Pancras at Lewes, who died in 1433.

Dominating this picture is the church of St Nicholas. Bishop Secker's Diocese Book has an interesting comment on the church wardens.

A 13th-century building with 15th-century additions and some 1890s restoration, St Mary the Virgin has some very fine ironwork from the original building still in operation on the south door.

There is also a good view of the Church of St Thomas, dating from 1862. A national school was built in 1867, and children can be seen in the playground.