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These brick-built cottages simply ooze charm, even if some of them appear to be in need of attention.

Beacon Cottage, to the left, takes its name from the beacon that preceded the lighthouse of 1890. Blyth House next door has been reduced to two storeys, and now looks like an eight-bay Georgian house.

Thatched cottages in the village line the occasionally- running stream that meanders through the lovely landscape.

These cottages probably stand on the site of the original settlement at Seaview.

Wye College 1903 The half-timbered cottages and the church opposite were originally the site of a priest's seminary founded by Cardinal Kempe.

A row of Cotswold stone cottages in Vineyard Street, named after the former abbey's vineyard which was once nearby, built in the style so beloved of all who love the towns and villages of the Cotswolds—and

The cottage pictured here has now gone, to be replaced by a brick house which was only built in 2001.

The quarry cottages are long gone, but the Dartmoor Inn (centre) is a popular watering-hole still.

It is a quiet day at the lock: the lock keeper's cottage, a neat and tidy 18th-century structure, waits for passing traffic, but the river seems deserted.

Across the river on the hillside is The Cottage, a mock-Tudor house with plaster pargetting standing amid rhododendrons.

The confectionery shop and the chemist's (right) are now private cottages.

Swiss Cottage Lodge was part of Squire Clifton's property. The drive became a favourite walk: tree-shaded, it rang with bird song, and hundreds of snowdrops pushed up in February.

Built in ragstone, these pleasant cottages with dormers were restored in about 1842. They were extended at one end at the close of the Victorian era.

Picturesque stone cottages line Benefield Road. At the far end of the street, dominating the picture, is Jesus Church, built in 1879 by Arthur Blomfield.

The Parade 1890 Southsea started life as a group of farm cottages but by the time this photograph was taken, it bore the stamp of a classic seaside resort, characterised by the ter- races, villas

There are some fine stone buildings around the centre of the village - though around the edges some restored labourers' cottages can be seen.

It stands across the road from the old Mint House, now an antique shop, seen here when it was three cottages.

The thatched cottage on the left was until recently home to the village carpenter and funeral director. Two new housing developments have appeared further down the road.

The cottages in the winding street are solidly built of local granite.

This 13th-century church, which lies beside picturesque thatched cottages, has a handsome 17th-century pulpit with striking twisted columns and wide arm-rests.

These old thatched cottages were still standing in 1903. The town is ancient, having been granted borough status in 1290 by the Lord of the Manor Hamon de Massey.

Large horse chestnuts now break the roof line but the cottages still lie tranquil within the church's reach.

In the distance we can just see the house called Norton Bavant behind the thatched cottages. They front onto Wellhouse Road, and even have thatched outbuildings.

This cottage was believed to have been in the Guildford Road, and not demolished until the early part of the 20th century.