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This wooded hill in the town centre is topped by the ruins of a Norman castle, whose builders might not be entirely surprised to find that the outer bailey now houses a zoo: after all, exotic animals were

West Bromwich boasts a remarkable survivor, Oak House, a magnificent 16th-century manor house. By 1894 it had fallen into disrepair.

A fine stone village a mile from Frome, Beckington has some superb stone houses and a church with an excellent Norman tower.

Many of these houses were originally built in the 1800s as housing for immigrants coming to the area from Cumbria and North Wales to work in the local quarries.

Beeleigh was a house of Premonstratensians. It was founded in 1180 (replacing an earlier house at Parndon), though it became a private residence after the Dissolution.

The cottages originally formed part of an estate comprising the large house of Elmore and its lodge house. The original Elmore was demolished c1925 by Alexander Dods.

Dating from c1580, Clock House had two famous residents. The first, Ann Line, was executed in 1601 for concealing a Catholic priest here. She was canonised in 1970.

No 30, left, is an attractive early 19th- century double-fronted house with a Roman Doric pedimented porch.

This splendid view of the site of the former cliff-top fort was taken prior to the extension of the cliff-foot promenade.The terrace of houses in the centre of the picture, Fort Paragon, was constructed

E J Clarke (right) is now a Balti House, the clock on the wall advertising sweets and ices has disappeared, and the shop beneath is now Central Pets.

On the corner of Low Road, leading to the King's Head, are houses called St Margaret and St Mary (centre left). The prominent jettied timber-framed building facing us is Waterloo House of c1540.

To the right, the Coffee House is now a domestic garage, but the house is still called Jack o'Lantern.

Some of these houses were owned by sea captains, who could afford to build a substantial two-story house. It is said that almost every boy from Borth went to sea.

The old manor house of Frampton Court was demolished in 1939. In 1840 its then owner dismantled a large portion of the village to improve his view.

The Market House was built of granite in 1839-40 for the sale of meat, poultry and butter, and the four carved ox heads above the pillars (left) are a notable feature of the street frontage.

These are the gaunt Victorian lines of the Coastguard Station at West Bay, looking eastwards towards East Cliff, with Rocket Houses seaward from it (right).

The houses behind them are often mistaken for the Manor House because they look so impressive. They are private residences.

The brick barn on the left at Red House Farm and the iron field fence remain, but the houses on the right have been altered and a few demolished, including the single-storey one on the corner of the quaintly-named

A view taken from the war memorial pictured in No 71402, showing the subtle changes wrought in some thirty five years - a flint-built house with brick decoration now stands on the left, creeper

The post office with shop is the former school house (1858). The village school was on the right through the little gate.

The mid 20th century saw the housing boom: around the towns and cities, large and small estates were built on agricultural land.

The Reverend Lancaster, famous for his firework displays, now occupies the end cottage, and Kimbolton House on the right, the site of the school before it moved to the castle, now houses a playgroup.

Note the oast houses on the right, and four more behind the weatherboarded white building, all links with a time when hop fields were all around, and oast houses were needed to dry the

Generally known as 'The Market House', the building is 18th-century in origin and formed a covered area wherein farmers' wives and younger members of their families could display dairy products and similar