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Nunney, lying just south- west of Frome, has a fine medieval church and the romantic ruins of a castle. The George Inn sign spans the entire road, clearly indicating its position.

Victorian concert party enclosures progressed to concrete shelters and rooftop walkways in the 1950s.

We are now standing in a position to the east of the Cross and are looking towards West Street, with Church Hill on the immediate right of the pantiled lean-to building and the Star Inn

Further along the High Street, we see the Black Bull (left) with the White Lion in the distance. The Black Bull opened in 1687, and was altered in the 18th century.

In the 1960s two large housing estates were laid out on the east and west of the main street, and in 1972 a Village Society was formed to oppose the continued growth.

All Saints' Church is an interesting one, with Anglo-Saxon 'long and short work' quoins to the nave and an Anglo-Saxon tower with an elaborate Norman west doorway and arcading.

Ellesmere House is beautifully sited just above the main road and overlooking the Mere. The building is now used as a residential home.

The name 'Llandaff' means 'the sacred enclosure on the river Taff', and Llandaff is one of the earliest ecclesiastical foundations in Wales.

The church tower has Saxon quoins and Norman windows, with a rare west porch and Lady Chapel.

The name 'Llandaff' means 'the sacred enclosure on the river Taff', and Llandaff is one of the earliest ecclesiastical foundations in Wales.

Located about eight miles north-west of Northampton, the village of Creaton used to comprise two communities - Great Creaton and Little Creaton.

Reaching the top of Steep Hill, the photographer looks west from Exchequer Gate, the medieval gatehouse into the cathedral close, towards the Castle gatehouse.

During the Restoration the palace reverted to the church, and the great hall was rebuilt. Later, stables and another extension on the west side were added.

With the east and west wings added in 1891 and 1903, the building housed a post office, the county court and the headquarters of various societies, with the market in fields behind.

The North and West gates were demolished in 1832 and 1812 respectively. The Plymouth and Devonport Inn, whose sign can just be seen to the right of the arch, is now the Newmarket.

To the west, screened by trees, is a famous Oxford pub, The Eagle and Child, which during the Civil War became a payhouse for the Royalist Army.

In 1860, intending to make Ilfracombe the `Brighton of the West`, a group of businessmen founded the Ilfracombe Joint Stock Land and Investment Company and commenced the building of villas

Unfortunately, in February 1930 the church was destroyed by fire, and only the west tower and the vestry survived.

Along with the nearby Lickey Hills, the Clent Hills (which rise to 1,000 ft above sea level) form a clear boundary between rural countryside to the south and west and the man- made industrial

Flat-capped fishermen enjoy a chat and a view of the Lower Harbour by the swing bridge (right) in the ancient port of Whitby, situated where the River Esk runs into the North Sea.

The church, like the inn, is dedicated to St George: with its lantern tower and steeple rising to 120 feet, it is visible for miles around in this flat landscape.

In 1886 Mevagissey landed 255,000 hundredweight of fish, the greatest quantity of any port in the west. The twin harbours offered vessels safe protection from storms.

Windmill Hill leads up from the site of the old West Gate, demolished at the start of the 19th century but remembered in the pub of the same name.

The Gardens have two more claims to fame: they became the home of Glamorgan County Cricket Club, and much earlier, in September 1891, they had staged Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.