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An ancient iron bloomery, or furnace, was discovered in St Paul's churchyard in 1912 when the church was being extended; this is very appropriate for the churchyard that is the last resting place

In the 12th century Friern Barnet belonged to the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, and the church, notwithstanding extensive mid 19th-century additions, dates from around that time.

Remarkably wide for Norwich, Ber Street was noted for its numerous butcheries and slaughterhouses.

This village's most famous resident was the preacher and poet, Dr John Donne.

St Mary's Church has a fine knapped-flint chancel. One of its past rectors, John Skelton, a Poet Laureate, gave school lessons to the young Henry VIII.

This turn-of-the-century photograph depicts the Canterbury Quadrangle, famous for its two loggias and two libraries. The quadrangle was almost entirely created by Archbishop Laud.

There was a chapel in Ivybridge from 1402, but the modern Church of St John was not built until 1882.

Remarkably wide for Norwich, Ber Street was noted for its numerous butcheries and slaughterhouses.

Its name, the white bourne, means the white stream. St John the Baptist's church sits in a wonderfully peaceful setting here.

At the far end, from the left are Lawson's the electricians, who brought television to Bury; Peatling and Cawdron's, wine merchants; the Castle pub; and Moyse's Hall.

This tranquil scene shows the village pond with the reflection of the houses on its surface.

A hospital dedicated to St John existed here during medieval times, until its dissolution during the reign of Henry VIII.

Horbury lies at the heart of the West Yorkshire heavy woollen district. It was the birthplace of the architect John Carr, who started his training in his father's quarry.

This large, square Norman keep with its 10ft- thick walls was restored on orders from Queen Elizabeth I.

This is the mill in its derelict state before John Shelmardine presented it to the National Trust, and Dr Cyril Bouchier of UMIST started restoring the mill machinery to working order.

It was at Perth, in 1559, that John Knox gave his famous sermon from the pulpit of St John's Church, regarded by many as the start of the Reformation in Scotland.

This view, taken looking towards the abbey gateway, shows on the right the much altered St John's Hospital. This dates from around 1130, and was built for Abbot Vincent around a courtyard.

A lunchtime view, with Epping's wide High Street and the 1907 tower of St John's church forming the backdrop, of an early London omnibus.

St Michael's Church, where John Wesley preached from the 15th-century pulpit in 1726, is just visible further along the street. The Saxon tower is the oldest surviving building in Oxford.

St John Street is the main entrance to the city from the south.

St John's Church c1965 When the Domesday commissioners were doing their rounds in 1086, the most important royal manor in the area was at Unstone, which had its own church and a priest.

The college was in a lovely setting, and was within walking distance of the river, where the boys were taken for swimming lessons. This view now would include houses on the field and the school area.

In the middle distance is the spire of St John's. On the left we can glimpse the River Frome. Today this view is entirely obscured by trees.

The early Tudor gateway of St John's College is richly decorated with the arms of its founder, Lady Margaret Beaufort.