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Knighton has managed to preserve its charming juxtaposition of period houses as we see here, and shows a very interesting townscape.

Although much smaller in capacity than the two nearby picture houses, the Granada and the Gaumont, it managed to survive into the 1970s, when its stylish façade was removed and it was transformed into

The petrol station and the nearby brewery have been converted to private houses, and so has the old Methodist church of St Cuthbert. The village post office, near the bus (right), remains.

In the foreground of the photograph we can see a beautiful and well-preserved timber-framed house, known as Savages.

This village green was also the site of the court house. Hatters, shoemakers and corn millers, along with stonemasons, joiners and blacksmiths, kept the village well supplied in the 19th century.

The blacksmith's forge used to be there too. 18th- and 19th-century sandstone houses, a village green and a pack horse bridge add to Croston's charm.

The imposing early 19th-century building to the right is timber-framed, with the ground floor of the house imitating stone blocks; the shop front has fluted Ionic pilasters.

East and south of the church, the High Street has a number of good houses, including the 18th-century Elm Farmhouse in the distance.

The house was demolished in 1951.

The garage with the three-wheeler outside, a good stucco Early Georgian house, is now offices.

There has been a beer house in the village for well over 200 years. The innkeepers were not choosey over how they obtained their spirits, and there was a great smuggling trade here.

For generations, Lever House has accommodated the main offices of Lever Brothers. Lever ensured that although they were closely linked, the factory and the village did not intrude on one another.

The complex also houses the town's library and various meeting rooms. The earlier sign for public lavatories has now been replaced by a sign which reads, much more bluntly, 'Toilets'.

Cock Inn was once a tumbledown, disreputable place, but Alfred Doughty's obituary in 1916 says that after he purchased the inn in 1888, he improved it, 'until today The Cock Inn is one of the finest houses

The large shop on the left is Tuttle's, the house furnisher's. The late Victorian terrace includes the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen.

On the left is a high-quality Tudor house, with arched windows for a shop at the far end. Opposite is the 15th-century Wool Hall, originally the Guild of Our Lady, with an open hall and cross-wings.

The remainder of the buildings have changed little, including an excellent early 18th-century brick-fronted house halfway up the hill.

Symondsbury may be deficient but it can boast the thatched Ilchester Arms Inn (right), which is named for the Strangways family, owning lands from Abbotsbury Swannery to Melbury House

In the centre of the view is Anne's Corner, a picturesque house with timber-framing to the upper floor.

Once upon a time there was a house on the site of the Town Hall called Rosehill.

The right-hand side has double- depth offices along Patford Street, which once housed the police station.

One rooftop of 1860 shows the Royal Insignia; it was the Court House, Lowergate (just out of this photograph).

The White Horse Inn (facing us, left) is now the last of seven public houses that are said to have once traded in the village; it is remarkable that the local population of so many small

The old smithy has been here since 1795 - it is still open, and now also houses a small museum.