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The garden is often described as one of the most beautiful in England. This photograph shows the village Post Office and an old red telephone box.

The palace of the bishops of Ely must have influenced this almost completely 13th-century church dedicated to St John. Inside there is a fine 14th-century king post roof with carved bosses.

The first shop on the left is the post office – it has now moved. Next door is the Bakers Arms pub; in 1961 it was taken over by Mr and Mrs Calder-Smith.

The village shop and post office in the distance beyond the children still functions, but the shop-like Gilling Club (to the left of the woman in the middle of the road) has become a house

The whipping post has iron manacles of three different sizes to fit all comers!

J Manning's Posting Establishment, Cycle Depot and Fancy Stores, the centrepiece of this view, is now Tony's Fish and Chips, with a modern two-storey wing at the side.

Lyme was at its busiest in the mid 1950s, as post-war austerity eased, and before airliners opened up new horizons and brought foreign holidays within reach of the masses.

Next door, towards Bagshot, was the Post Office, run by Mr Norman, who also produced guides to the town.

The statue seen here is of Sir Rowland Hill, creator of the penny post.

The elegant lamp posts were a relatively new addition to this picturesque commercial setting, and although the rails carrying the tramcars are evident, it is clear that pedal-power and horse-drawn

The brook here somehow appears to be little cared for, with its chipped concrete posts arrayed along weedy banks.

St Edward's was completed in 1940, although the redbrick geometrical design looks post-war.

The word Spa was added to the town's name in 1840 when the Penny Post began.

The corner site was the former post office of 1879. At the bottom is the Angel, landlord John Copley, which is the only hostelry functioning today.

On the right are Barclay's Bank, Merchant's, haberdashers, the post office, Bell, the Co-op (with dome), and Poole's, furnishers.

The most striking thing about present- day Ullenhall is the number of houses with names such as The Old Central Stores, The Old Bakery, The Old Post Office and The Old Forge, to name

The garage opposite has reverted to domestic duties, but Hitchcock`s (where the lorry is) is still a thriving concern - part grocer`s, part post office.

On the extreme left is Botley Post Office, and next to it is a chemists; the former is now a dress shop, and the latter remains a pharmacy.

Even in the mid 1920s, almost every other building is an inn or a tavern - only the concrete lamp post and the television aerials identify this as the 20th century.

The estate vilage of Arlington with the old post office - now Mill Cottages - lies alongside the Lynton to Barnstaple road.

This post office and hardware shop is near to the church of St Andrew, the church hall that was previously the village school, and the Castle of Comfort pub.

Here on the left is the old post office before it moved to the Green. The library beside it has now expanded to fill the whole building.

In front of Broadgate's post-war development is a statue of Lady Godiva, still notorious for nudity after 1,000 years.

The large village of Heckington has two great buildings, the mill and the church of St Andrew, which is most unusual in that it was totally built in the same architectural style, Decorated, in a very few