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Also, there were no proper urinals for the men to use at night. Not an attraction for new recruits! Thank goodness, these problems were eventually sorted out.

This is the view from the tower of the church; we are looking over the village green towards the south-west, with the old elm still in the centre.

Pershore's Fair began in the reign of Henry III to provide funds for the restoration of the presbytery. It was held in the churchyard until the mid 1800s.

Few canal sights in Britain match the splendour of the Caen Hill flight of 29 locks which raises the Kennet and Avon canal 230 feet over a two mile stretch.

We are looking down on Aberdare, a town set amid beautiful scenery at the head of the Cynon Valley. On the far right, the road continues over the top to Maerdy.

Here we see Brynmawr, the highest town in South Wales, from the old Blaenavon Road; this is one part of Brynmawr which has not changed at all.

College Street Public Hall (on the right) fell into disuse, became a motor-body repair shop and is now a car park.

Deliveries to these shops would be from the access road at the rear of the terrace, though one lorry driver has decided to double-park in the main road.

The ruinous 70ft high 12th-century keep is all that remains of Henry III's favourite palace. It was the only royal palace in Surrey; the motte was raised soon after the Norman Conquest.

In September 1927 the Ministry of Health published a report agreeing to the building of a 300-bed hospital at Sully for the treatment of TB.

It is named after the Earls of Essex, who lived at Chartley Hall.

The cottages to the right were at this time home and shop to H Woolley, a saddler, as they had been since around 1900.

This is the rear of Coram Court – we are looking south-westwards from its grounds. It became St Michael's College in 1887, with the Rev Arthur R Sharpe as headmaster.

The bottom green, seen here, was at one time a pond where ducks and geese would wander freely. It was said to have been drained in 1841 by a Mr George Brown.

Three of Church Street's five pubs are in this photo - the Corn Meter extreme left, the Star centre left, and the Live and Let Live just beyond the archway on the right.

This is another excellent view of the harbour. There are many children who have presumably been drawn to the permanent excitement of a busy port.

Looking towards the Castle at the end of the street, note the agricultural implements on sale on the left, the Lion Hotel further down the street, and on the right-hand side the arched

Turning north into the upper Exe valley, we enter the Exmoor National Park at Dulverton, on the Exford Road in the tributary valley of the River Barle.

At the north end of the promenade the domestic character survives better than in the next two photographs.

Much further south along the High Street is St Mary's Guildhall at the junction with Sibthorp Street.

Near the centre of the village is the base of an ancient cross, consisting of the lower part of the shaft and elevated on three steps. On the sides are blank shields.

Dr James was not one to spare the rod, but his successor, Dr Henry Ingles, was known as 'The Black Tiger' for the severity of his rule.

are to be found behind the camera.

Among the many monuments within the church is the tomb of Lady Dorothy Wadham, the sister of Queen Jane Seymour.