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westwards up West Street to the Town Hall (left of centre), a Ford Model T passes the shops of Best, Warren and Spiller (right).

Having curved from the woods on Shapwick Hill (top right) and around Combpyne Hill (centre), the new six-mile railway line from Axminster to Lyme Regis crossed the deep-cut valley at Cannington

Many motorists have been caught out and found themselves taking an unexpected route to Standon Lordship and Latchford.

In 1672, following the Declaration of Indulgence, licences to preach in Dorking were issued to James Fisher and John Wood, who formed the Independent Congregational Church.

KIDDERMINSTER has been fortunate in that it has always been a relatively compact town, despite its expansion during the 18th and 19th centuries.

This panoramic view of Henrietta Street and East Cliff was probably taken from the West Pier extension.

Built in flint, it is notable for its very short west tower and shingled broach spire.

Behind the Best Kept Village sign (centre) stands Datchworth's whipping post. It is said that it was last used in 1665 when 'two vagabonds were publicly flogged here'.

Redmire lies 3 miles west of Leyburn. Lead mining was a major employer here, but now the stone quarrying is further north, leaving Redmire in peaceful seclusion.

The centre of the bridge marks the boundary of the West Riding and the Ainstey of York - a grant of land by King John to the city that contained some twenty villages.

In 1230 Knighton was granted a charter to hold markets, and the tradition continues today. Wives were even sold, the last in 1854 – for one shilling.

Ware Park, rebuilt in the 1880s by William Parker, is located about three-quarters of a mile north-west of Bengeo on the outskirts of Hertford.

The Reverend Lancaster, famous for his firework displays, now occupies the end cottage, and Kimbolton House on the right, the site of the school before it moved to the castle, now houses a playgroup.

We are looking up Lime Street from its junction with Castle Street; Coleridge's Cottage can be seen at the end on the left.

The red-brick Tudor manor house of Kentwell Hall stands at the northern end of Long Melford. Today it is best known for the striking Tudor Rose brickwork maze set into the courtyard.

The centre of Heswall was originally much closer to the shoreline, probably in the area around Village Road and St Peter's Church, but the advent of Telegraph Road - the A540 - has moved the commercial

The church is unbuttressed, with a west tower and Perpendicular bell-stage and a very fine chancel all dating back to the 13th century.

Dunchurch, 4 miles to the south- west of Rugby, is a small village of thatched cottages and popular public houses and restaurants.

The Corporation's policy of providing a sufficient number of public parks and recreation grounds for both residents and visitors was actively pursued during this period of expansion.

An angel has appeared from a former house in the south chapel; the pulpit is dated 1628, and has blank arches and arabesque decoration; the back panel upper half has caryatids and the tester has strapwork

The ancient bridge in the foreground - the site dates from before 1180 - was in 1964 found to be unsafe and replaced.

In the south, huge pits were dug for china clay, an industry that continues today, and all over the moor granite was quarried for building stone.

Three years in the building, the Town Hall opened on 17 April 1889, and this day was proclaimed a public holiday in the town. The Italianate style reflected the prosperity of this weaving community.

Both bridge and buildings survive. Witchampton was best known for its paper mill at the other end of the village, which dated back to at least 1786 and closed only a few years ago.