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The west tower, the church's most important feature, is Anglo-Saxon of the mid 11th-century.

Such is the unbroken nature of the West Dorset coastline that artificial harbours had to be constructed at Lyme Regis and West Bay.

Well before the Roman conquest, it had defended the north and east flanks of the capital of Cymbeline's kingdom, while the west flank was protected by a series of dykes and ramparts, some of which

Two miles south of Langold, Carlton in Lindrick is a village of two parts, the original village to the south and a large former colliery village with hard red brick semi-detached houses.

Exeter was the furthest west that the Romans ventured. They halted on the banks of the Exe in about 50AD and founded the town of Isca.

An inscription on the west face of Carew's Celtic cross commemorates Maredudd ap Edwin, joint ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth in south west Wales, who died two years into his reign

Standing in Military Road, north-west of Red Lion Square, is the School of Small Arms, the main school of army musketry, founded here in 1854.

As its name implies, this lovely Georgian town was once a port, though its harbour is now two miles away at West Bay.

Taken long before the days of amusement arcades and the bandstand, this photograph shows that Pier Road and the Crag consisted solely of dwelling houses, probably occupied mainly by the fishing community

Nowadays it has views north-west to Steep Holm island and depressing views west to the troubled Hinckley Point nuclear power station.

This building in Earl's Court's Old Brompton Road was partly designed by Sir Aston Webb, and opened in 1930.

The clock tower dates from 1875, by which time Newnham had long ceased to be the most important Gloucestershire town on the west bank of the river.

As we look toward West Pier from the west, we see the landward pavilion at the right, then the tower of the Metropole to its left. Nearer the camera are a range of somewhat disparate stucco fronts.

This view is taken from the west, near the north-east corner of the Green, at the foot of Angel Hill. The fine west tower of All Saints dominates the scene.

West Bromwich was one of four Staffordshire county boroughs created in 1889; the others were Hanley, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

This picture of it was taken in West Mills, where the tower and west door suddenly loom large between tightly packed houses and cottages.

The buildings on the left, the west side of the Market Place, mostly survive today, apart from the two at the far left.

The photographer is further east than he was when he took F11038, looking west along The Borough towards West Street.

The busy A428 Northampton to Bedford Road winds through the village from west to east, curving round the parish churchyard's rubblestone retaining walls.

Such is the unbroken nature of the West Dorset coastline that artificial harbours had to be constructed at Lyme Regis and West Bay.

Once a small village just a few miles west-south-west of Stockport, Gatley was chosen in the 1840s as the site for the Manchester Royal Lunatic Hospital.

Another fine study, this time looking west along the nave to the west front. The flags shown in the previous picture are seen near the Gate. This view is taken from near the choir and pulpit.

Just west of Cootham, the main road curves away north-west to by-pass the Parham estate, whose east drive continues straight ahead.

Sheringham fishermen pursued not only crabs and lobsters but herring, cod and whiting. They were the traditional enemies of Cromer men, who referred to them disparagingly as 'Shaddocks'.