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Much of Victorian Newton Abbot was constructed under the watchful eyes of the influential local Courtenay family who owned much of the land.

Much of Victorian Newton Abbot was constructed under the watchful eyes of the influential local Courtenay family who owned much of the land.

This splendid red-brick Tudor house was once Chillington Manor, home of the Wyatts; one of the family, Sir Thomas the younger, led the rebellion against Queen Mary's marriage to Philip of

Here we see the type of tile-hung and weatherboarded cottages which abound in this area. The white fencing around the cottage gardens is very typical of villages in the Weald of Kent.

A first venture into council housing supplied 180 houses on the Ebbisham Road estate at the edge of the Common.

Little is known of the castle's history, though we know it was besieged by Robert, Earl of Gloucester in 1142 during the troublesome reign of King Stephen.

The Recreation Ground is located to the south of the town, close to the River Wye. The slopes of the valley create a wonderful feeling of space.

Just past the South Walney nature reserve on Haws Point is the impressive structure of the Walney lighthouse, erected in 1790 as a plain wooden tower.

Imagine the different noises, smells and preoccupations of the people seen in L117011 in the long-lost world of 1950s Britain.

Imagine the different noises, smells and preoccupations of the people seen in L117011 in the long-lost world of 1950s Britain.

A splendid view over the heart of Taunton town. In late Victorian times many of the old buildings of Taunton were demolished and new streets were created.

A splendid view over the heart of Taunton town. In late Victorian times many of the old buildings of Taunton were demolished and new streets were created.

This photograph gives a splendid impression of the delightful location of Tiverton. Looking west, the slopes of Exmoor are plain to see.

The chief thoroughfare of Aberdeen, Union Street at this time was three-quarters of a mile long, 70 ft wide and built entirely of granite.

Cinderford is one of the two main towns in the Forest of Dean; its name reflects its involvement in the coal mining and iron working industries of the area, whose history reaches back to

Newton Abbot and Newton Bushel were two discrete settlements at the head of the Teign estuary when William of Orange arrived there from Brixham in 1688, on his way to displace James II as King of England

After 1803 the environs of the Dawlish Water were landscaped to provide the kind of pleasure grounds expected in fashionable resorts of this period.

This jaunty flushwork of stone and flint diaper dates from the 1535 rebuild of the collapsed council chamber.

Fladbury was the site of a Saxon monastery, though nothing of it remains; the existing parish church is mostly 14th century.

These are typical of many of the cottages in Greywell, which were plastered and painted white at this time.

A delightful period shot of the Heasley House Hotel, a charming establishment in this tiny settlement on the edge of Exmoor. Note the twin hooks from the ceiling.

After 1803 the environs of the Dawlish Water were landscaped to provide the kind of pleasure grounds expected in fashionable resorts of this period.

This jaunty flushwork of stone and flint diaper dates from the 1535 rebuild of the collapsed council chamber.

The twin arches, with the quatrefoil over, are all that remain of the 13th-century Lady Chapel.