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St Edmund's is a 12th-century sandstone building in a typical Norman design - although the interior fittings boast a Saxon font as an indication of an earlier place of worship.

In the distance is St John's Church, Bridgetown; the wooded hill to the right is now the large housing estate of Westonfields.

Situated on the high downlands where the flowing waters of St John's Spring become the source of the River Frome, Evershot had as its vicar in the 18th century the poet George Crabbe.

At Hickling, where the Broadland waters fan into expansive shallows, there is a pleasing jumble of red tiled and thatched buildings clustering around the old Pleasure Boat Inn.

It was once well-known for its hops, and for its toy-works.

Standing in the sylvan setting of Lulworth Park, the parish church of St Andrew's at East Lulworth has an impressive 15th-century tower that predates nearby Lulworth Castle.

Here we have a lovely view of St Mary's, the parish church of Penwortham. The most famous person resting here must be John Horrocks, who founded his great cotton empire at Preston.

Here we see some horse-drawn carriages, including a street cleaner's cart, parked outside the Parish Church of St John Baptist.

Ten years after photograph No 23672, the church has its brand new spire, completed in 1899.

St John the Baptist's stands inside the earthworks of a Danish settlement. In 1779 a leaden coffin was dug from under the floor in the north aisle.

Other than that, the ancient heart of St John's still looks very like this picture, its Georgian and Victorian facades mostly unspoilt - on the upper floors at least.

Ranging from Norman to Perpendicular in style, this magnificent building includes a shrine to St Richard, Romanesque stone carvings and tapestries by John Piper.

We are on the Petworth to Guildford main road.The church of St John Baptist was rebuilt in 1877; it has a strange-looking font dated 1662.The Half Moon is a 16th-century inn.The Swan Inn can

Not much has changed today; the railway bridge still soars above the river in the middle distance, and the tower of the parish church of St John the Baptist (centre) still watches over the scene.

From St James Square, continue uphill beside High Common to Cavendish Crescent, which is high enough to have fine views to the south.

The 15th-century church, dedicated to St Mary, contains a number of memorials to the wealthy local family of Rolfe.

The church tower is that of St John the Baptist, which stands over one of the medieval gateways into the city.

It therefore changed to St John's Hill - much more elegant.

Here we have a lovely view of St Mary's, the parish church of Penwortham. The most famous person resting here must be John Horrocks, who founded his great cotton empire at Preston.

Although many build- ings in St John Street and Vineyard Street have been lost, this wonderful group of jet- tied buildings survives, clustering up to Schere Gate, possibly a medi- eval

This is St Andrews church and the ruins of the former nave.

In the 16th century John Leland described King's Norton as 'a pretty uplandish town in Worcs ... good plenty of wood and pasture ...' The woods and pasture have gone, but some greenery remains.

The site considered for St John's Church was known as Ship Meadow. It became Church Field, but the old name is interesting, linking with the large wherry owned by a noted smuggler.

The parish church of St John the Baptist overlooks the town. This magnificent building dates from the 12th century, and the splendid tower was built in the early 15th century.