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It was built in 1472, and its 140ft-high tower, richly decorated with sculptured ornamentation, is traditionally listed as one of the 'seven wonders of Wales'.

Another view of this central shopping area, demonstrating the planners' clear intention to incorporate greenery in the shape of existing trees, and the flower boxes on the central island reservation.

The magnificent St Mary Redcliffe owes much to the generosity of William Canynge the elder (died 1396), and his grandson William Canynge the younger (1394?-1474).

Around 1955 these three shops provided locals with all manner of things; meat, groceries, sweets, cigarettes, toys and hardware; there was even a lending library.

By the 1860s Bollington was thriving, but during the American Civil War the cotton towns of Lancashire, east Cheshire and north Derbyshire felt the effects of the Federal blockade of Confederate ports.

Past Cliveden is one of the most beautiful stretches of the Thames with its tree-clad river cliffs.

A large number of country houses, many of which were called castles by their owners, have either been demolished or are shadows of their former selves.

The wooden plaque above the door of the cottage on the right proclaims it as John Bunyan's home.

On the right hand side of the High Street is the White Hart Inn. It was probably here that the Duke of Monmouth was brought as a prisoner following the crushing of his rebellion in 1685.

St Luke's Church would appear to be made of stone and brick, but in fact the main body of the church is timber, encased in brick outside and plaster within.

It was once said of the village that 'Puddington is singularly quiet; it is so quiet that it has never yet reached the fame of a picture postcard'.

The grand scale and decorated gables of the Institute are a visible reminder of a wealthier town; here the iron-works acted as a magnet which drew workers in high numbers.

Traffic was still so light in the 1920s that the Mall was not treated as a major artery of even a short cut.

The bronze bust of Arthur Sullivan of Gilbert and Sullivan fame was erected in Victoria Embankment Gardens in 1903.

This village got its name because it was once part of the endowment of Tavistock Abbey. Since the Reformation, the land hereabouts has been owned by the dukes of Bedford.

This attractive small town sits on a hilltop overlooking the valley of the LIttle Dart.

The original parish church was at Astbury, but the building of this one in the 1740s reflected the growth of importance of Congleton as a result of its silk industry at that period.

The Town Hall is the tall building with the clock tower in the centre of the photograph; it was built in 1864 by E W Godwin at a cost of £8,000.

Kelvedon lies on the site of the Roman town of Canonium, about midway between Chelmsford and Colchester.

With a new century and a population nearing 165,000 the town increasingly gains the trappings of modernity.

Upton is situated upon the Severn some ten miles south of Worcester.

The tomb (right) contains the remains of Gertrude, Marchioness of Exeter (died 1558), whose husband, Henry Courtenay, was a grandson of Edward IV and Commissioner at the trial of Anne Boleyn.

From the sands it is possible to appreciate fully the outstanding position of the houses and hotels high on the Esplanade.

tends to be overshadowed by its famous Dorset neighbour Lyme Regis, though in past times the latter was known as Nether Lyme to distinguish it from the village higher up the valley of