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A corner of the village near the church with Ching and Sons' wine merchants, general shop and post office.

The sheep pens in the foreground are probably part of the prison farm.

Budleigh Salterton stands near the mouth of the Otter, which is hidden round the headland on the right.

Torquay Bowling Club was founded in 1892 on the recreation ground; it moved to Princess Gardens in 1913, apparently after an elephant wrecked the green.

It was named after the prominent weathervane placed here early in the 19th century by Mrs Johnes, a local benefactor who spent a great deal of her own money on improving the growing town.

The lace for Queen Victoria's wedding dress was made in Beer at a cost of £1000.

This view shows Bolton Cross on the road to Higher Brixham before it became the traffic-packed road junction it is today.

Wetherby lies on the Great North Road and was once an important stopping point for coaches. In this picture, the River Wharfe flows placidly under the arches of the ancient bridge.

Considered to be the best medieval hall in the country after Westminster Hall, the Great Hall dates back to the early 13th century and includes fine arcade piers of Purbeck marble.

The Bell Inn with its 'good stabling' is obviously for visitors to the town (those who cannot afford to stay at the Feathers or the Angel), while the Wheatsheaf probably serves an even poorer

When this picture was taken, the tolbooth was already more than 300 years old, having been built at the end of the 16th century.

The air traffic control centre is housed in a building which rather resembles an old war-time nissen hut; to the right of it is the quaintly-named emergency services rendezvous point.

Once a royal manor, until Henry II gave it to the Courtenays, the village of Sutton Courtenay has several notable buildings.

A little south of this view is Queen's Park with its boating lake, but the town is not noted for its great architecture.

To the right in the middle distance is a covered handcart, a typical delivery vehicle of its time.

Havant is a busy little town overlooking Langstone Harbour; its church recalls the time of Roman and Norman invaders.

There was a Norman castle here, but a few mounds in a private garden are all that remains of this site. Nearby is Stansted Forest, where Richard the Lionheart is believed to have hunted.

The village was formed around a Celtic monastery, which in turn became a shrine to St Cedd in 1078. 19th-century architecture took hold in the village after the building of Lastingham Grange.

The cross in the centre of the picture is a memorial to those killed in both the First and Second World Wars. The Bell Stores, shown on the right, is now a private house.

On the left is a landing stage or quay where we can just see a 2- ton crane.

Situated at the top of a steepish hill on the road from Heswall, the entrance to Beech Farm is on the right in our picture.

Today, after considerable localised replanting, there are over 2,000 acres of woodland in the vicinity, through which wander numerous walking and cycling trails all centred on Lake Delamere.

To its right is a fish and chip shop, which must rely on a good degree of passing trade.

The remote north Cornish coastal parish of Morwenstow is famous for Robert Stephen Hawker, the eccentric vicar, poet and writer. The Bush Inn is at Crosstown, just above the church.