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Rumour and gossip are not always to be relied upon. This is true in two cases about this early Victorian crescent.

Although this is said to be the original Thorn, the photograph shows how it needs to be re-grafted every century or so.

The indoor public baths in the centre background were opened in 1900, but they were eventually demolished in 1978, to be re-instated within a new building on the same site.

This crypt was constructed around 1500 when Richard Bere was Abbot. A record of 1724 states that the crypt was constantly full of water, then it was cleared in 1825.

Lead from the roof was stripped (to be re-used at Raglan and Chepstow castles), and the ivy-clad ruins were later to become a focus for the romantic travellers of the 18th and 19th centuries.

In 1869 Rev Baring Baring Gould became vicar; he was one of the enormous tribe of Baring Goulds, of whom the most famous was Sabine Baring Gould of Lew Trenchard.

The church interior was restored in 1877, an event which caused the Reverend Sabine Baring Gould (of 'Onward Christian Soldiers' fame) to rush back from London to prevent his ancestors' memorials being

The little concrete pier affords some protection to the fishing boats at Portscatho, although it is barely a harbour. Nare Head and the Gull Rock can be seen across Gerrans Bay.

Barely 12 years old at this time, and still looking pristine, this mock-Tudor hotel was rebuilt and reworked by Herbert Green.

Looking down towards the Old Bridge this is barely recognisable today.

Much of this bare hillside between Outer and Inner Hope has now been built upon, but the tiny church remains and the coast nearby is wild and spectacular.

High walls enclose the water channel, for although the village lies some seven miles from the coast, it is barely above sea-level: the houses lining the river bank have been flooded many times over

The view is greatly changed today, with the cottages on the left barely recognisable.

The last bare-fisted boxing match was held in Wadhurst in 1863. The street is now very busy with traffic and people.

Only the central rump of this row of cottages survives today in the village, and is barely recognizable from the photograph.

Bull baiting, bare- knuckle boxing and cock fighting all took place, often watched by up to 500 men.

Today the bareness of the landscape is mitigated a little by the conifers of Macclesfield Forest which appear over the far horizon.

The 'roaring 20s' might almost be over, but the fashions they brought are still evident here.

This peaceful scene is now barely recognisable.

Baron Rothschild transformed a bare hilltop near Aylesbury into a wooded park, crowned with a spectacular French-style chateau. In the valley he built Waddesdon, an estate village.

Even though barely a dozen people were eligible to vote, the inns set their barrels out on the street, and it is said that 'the Bletchingley cobbles ran with beer'.

It is wintertime with bare trees and lots of water in the River Mole. The church has a modernised tower and a shingled broach spire.

Early maps have the name Bloreys or 'bare spot' for the mountain - this was a name given to high exposed places.

With barely enough wind to keep under way, small craft lie just offshore.