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The site considered for St John's Church was known as Ship Meadow.

The parish church of St John the Baptist overlooks the town.

It is also known as Kitchen Bridge; it seems that the master and fellows of St John's defied the architect and had it put at the end of the lane leading to the college kitchens.

Looking south from the bridge, the towering mass of the former Empire Hotel is on the right with its terrace.

The village takes its name from the area's most famous son, Sir Walter Raleigh, who was born at the beautiful Tudor farmhouse of Hayes Barton a couple of miles to the south.

To the left are the 'second-class' houses of Marine Parade, the spire of St John's church, built in 1853, and the 'first-class' houses of the Esplanade.

Owing to inadequate foundations, the tower of St John's showed signs of stress shortly after it was built in 1420.

St John's, which is the old parish church dating from the 12th century, is on the right-hand side almost surrounded by warehouses, factories and the railway.

It stands outside St Mary's Catholic Church, which was built by John Lingard, who came to the village in 1811.

This ancient church - originally Norman - is dedicated to St Cuthbert.

In the 16th century John Leland described King's Norton as 'a pretty uplandish town in Worcs ... good plenty of wood and pasture ...'

Dominating this picture is the church of St Nicholas.

St John's, which is the old parish church dating from the 12th century, is on the right-hand side almost surrounded by warehouses, factories and the railway.

The parish church of St John the Baptist is shown from the north-east.

This was the latest of many wooden bridges to span the River Stour at this point on the main route from Essex (right) into Suffolk.

Miss Ellinor Gabriel bought the house in 1873 for the first St Mary's School, founded by Canon John Duncan, and started with six day girls and three boarders.

Founded by Henry VII's mother, Margaret Beaufort (as was St John's), the impressive gateway depicts her coat of arms, with a statue of her above.

This atmospheric photograph, taken from St John's Church, shows Peterborough Cathedral's bulk rising above the rooftops.

St John's Church, situated dramatically above Torquay harbour, was built in limestone excavated from its own site by G E Street in 1861.

Back uphill, past Marlborough Buildings, we reach St James Square, altogether more conventional.

It has been bypassed by all major routes, whether road, rail or canal, and is situated in a most beautiful spot.

This view looks north out of the Market Place, past the corner of St John Street, with the Old Vicarage on the right.

The stone screen, designed by Sir Jeffrey Wyatville in Tudor Gothic style, was built in 1814 to dignify the entrance to St John's.

In the Middle Ages, the small door to the left of the arch led to the rood loft, where stood statues of the Virgin Mary and St John.