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This pleasant market town lies just inland from the chalets and caravans of the 'honky-tonk' north coast between Rhyl and Colwyn Bay.

In this view we see pargetting with birds and plants on the projecting gable, and in the centre to the left of the drain pipe there is a single leg.

The Master window, in the middle, is dedicated to the memory of Robert Mosley Master: when he left Burnley after thirty years in 1855, he became Archdeacon of Manchester.

We have now moved upstream west of the bridge, with a view taken from St Mary's Embankment in St Mary's Gardens.

Bosham features on the Bayeux Tapestry, for in 1064 Harold sailed from Bosham to Normandy, and set in train the events that led to the Battle of Hastings and his own death.

This small town grew up on the course of the Roman road from London to Chichester, later known as Stane (or stone paved) Street.

Objections were raised by well- known figures like Sir John Betjeman and architectural historian Marc Girouard, who wrote that the proposed scheme was 'a classic example of how not to plan, for

The Roundabout Hotel on the Delmé Roundabout used to be St Edith's Industrial Home for abandoned or orphaned girls run by the Waifs and Strays Society.

It was built around 1160 on the edge of the town by Cistercian monks, who found the natives not very friendly when they tried to establish an abbey here in 1147.

What a wonderful mish-mash of buildings are captured on camera here.

Once the centre of the Anglo-Saxon village, the Green is overlooked by houses mostly dating from the 16th and 17th centuries.

St Athan is home to RAF Athan, and has formed part of the local community and economy for many decades, particularly following the Second World War.

The shadow of Cheam Court in the foreground indicates that this photograph was taken shortly after noon on this summer's day.

'The one desire of every true Briton on first coming to Dorking is to follow Sam Weller as he descends from the Arundel coach to the Marquis of Granby.

Between them are the solid shapes of Sundial Cottage and Library Cottage, and No 11 with its gabled frontage above an arched doorway (centre right).

Knowledge of the swift tides and currents in this area is vital, and that is why there are more fishermen using this beach than tourists, who have heeded the warning.

On the right, by the main road, which had not long been built at the time of this photograph, is a cluster of prefabs, temporary housing after World War II.

We are looking south-west down Crofts End, the lane which leads from Crofts End itself at the top of the hill behind the photographer to the main through road.

Situated in St James's Park is the octagonal Red Mount Chapel, erected atop the mound in 1484 and dedicated to 'Our Ladye of the Mount'.

Just beyond the two Edwardian ladies is the King's Arms inn, named in honour of George III and rebuilt in 1889.

The Cathedral viewed from the south has been a favourite subject for artists—including, of course, Constable.

Their headquarters, Gifford House, were just outside the New Town boundaries, a fact that prompted accusations of stand-offishness.

Ollerton village was at the crossroads of three major routes, and its inns catered for the coaching trade, but now, mercifully, it is by-passed and tranquil.

Note the sign on the left to three RAF bases (Bawdsey, Woodbridge and Bentwaters); these were used by the Americans, and have now all closed.