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Adjacent is a small Esso garage discreetly set back from the road.

The Dawlish Water and its high tributary the Smallacombe Brook rise on the wooded heathland of Little Haldon Hill, which rises eight hundred feet at the back of the town.

All Saints' church, admired for its brick tower, has a nave dating back to the 12th century.

Here the rural charm of the village still exists, complete with duck pond and beautiful flint cottages, some of which date back to the 17th century.

To people living in cramped terraced houses with small back yards, these parks offered a breath of fresh air and the prospect of relaxation with the family.

It is crossed by main roads to Warwick, Stratford and Coventry, and our picture harks back to those cone-free days of yester-year.

Built in 1704, this fine mansion is especially famous for its superb staircase which is described as 'flying' up the back wall.

Many of the buildings along the Parade date back to this period.

Now, like Cockington, owned by the council, Torre Abbey dates back to the 12th century; before the reformation it was one of the richest monasteries in the land.

Crusoe' in a back-room above the wash-house.

As we look back towards Cookham from near the viewpoint of photograph No 77588 towards the bridge onto Odney, since rebuilt, the Thames is beyond the trees with its two channels.

This view is looking back towards the High Street. The Southern Daily Echo (now the Southern Evening Echo) still exists, but not its Salisbury office.

The Chesterfield Canal begins at the distant hump-backed bridge beyond a moored motor cruiser. The 'Trent Valley Way' long-distance footpath stretches from here to beyond Nottingham.

The old core of the village, clustered around St Martin's Parish Church, and backed by Belle Isle and Claiffe Heights, is being admired by three elegantly dressed ladies.

They were set back from the road, and the existing pavement and shops gave way to a pull-in for about a dozen cars; several of the mature trees were also felled.

They lay on their backs and pushed with their feet against the tunnel roof.

The old hump-backed bridge carried the main road from Cardiff to Swansea over the River Thaw, which at this point is merely a stream meandering to the sea at Cardiff Bay.

Over the years the foliage and the soil on both sides has been cut back to keep the problem of earth slippage under control.

Again looking back towards the church, this picture gives a good idea of the size of the Square, with the Market Hall on the left. Note the Dolphin Hotel on the left, and the Bugle Inn opposite.

Replacing much smaller and increasingly inadequate local facilities dating back to the 1830s, the requisite funds came in from across the social spectrum.

The original inn was tight against the roadway but was demolished and the new building set back.

Back in the days when taking a picture involved a large and unwieldy camera and tripod, a photographer tended to attract a good deal of attention, but at least there appear to be plenty of people

Only the tower of the old church remains - it dates back to c1500. That too was built from Waddington Fell stone.

The cafe is now in the back part of the building, while the front is a general store.