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This restored medieval house, on the corner of Bullace Lane, is claimed to have been the home of the Kentish rebel Wat Tyler.

The houses on the north corner of Laura Place became an hotel in 1866 and acquired the ornate iron and glass porch early this century.

The land has been built upon with an estate of new houses. Also in this area is the Sandy Lane Industrial Estate, near Hartlebury Common.

In April 1941 the house suffered some damage during an air raid, but it was in good enough repair to provide Winston Churchill, then the local MP, and his wife with luncheon whilst touring the district

Since this picture was taken, the 'village' has undergone further housing developments which mean that it has become a suburb of Abergavenny.

Next door has appeared the Conservative Club, which was built on part of the garden of Ackender House (far right). All Saints' Cottage is on the left.

The building was once used as a boarding house for the local school.

Nearby is Crayke Castle, one of the most romantic houses in Yorkshire, which was also largely built in the 15th century.

Behind stands Church House, once a meeting-place for monks from nearby Muchelney Abbey.

Ilchester's triangular 'village green' is faced by Georgian houses and the Town Hall. The Ham stone market cross, now restored, was erected in 1795.

The pump and war memorial remain unchanged, although the Victorian double- gabled house beyond has lost its original porch, and the windows of the Globe Inn have been altered.

The latter is dedicated to the life of the eldest son of the family who was killed in World War II, and supports the Shuttleworth Collection of road transport and aircraft housed at Old Warden Aerodrome

Clifton Hampden includes an assortment of picturesque cottages and striking period houses.

This view of River House (left), former home to local artist Dendy Sadler, has hardly changed - there is now a flagpole on the front and less greenery.

On the far left is the old School House (1851), and to the left of Fern Cottage, centre, is St Augustine's Church, built in 1857. A delivery van is parked outside Yellow Cottage.

The cluster of half-timbered houses dated from the late 15th century. Known as The Friars, they marked the position of the Dominican priory's gatehouse.

The overhanging first-floor jetties of the whitewashed houses add to the medieval charm of the village, which is a favourite of the many visitors to the Lake District.

The Tudor-style houses in the village are, however, imitations constructed around the middle of the 19th century.

A number of the old houses here were originally inns, for Broadway lay on the London to Worcester coaching route.

The Jacobean House in Queen Square is constructed of the same beautifully coloured stone as many of its simpler neighbours.

The village has long been famous for Basing House, a ruined building reduced to rubble by Cromwell and his army during the Civil War.

This photograph demonstrates very clearly the relationship between church and manor house in earlier times.

rough seas breaking over the Lower Promenade, with a fine view along the Promenade: from the right we can see the Esplanade Hotel, the Grand Pavilion, the Westward Ho Hotel, and private houses

This quaint public house was probably built on the site of a coaching inn. The present building was constructed in the late 17th century, and it underwent remodelling in the 19th century.