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The house was built around the remains of a former Benedictine nunnery.

This is East Bridge, at the eastern end of East Street (far right), looking eastwards from the north bank of the River Asker.

Marking the end of an era, the Bull Inn at Swyre was one of the last roadhouses to be built in England in the 1930s, enabling Mrs Bessie Case to offer 'hotel accomodation' in time for Defence Area status

Looking west from the chalk hills east of the town, undeveloped to this day, Chesham nestles in the deep-cut valley of the River Chess.

The design of the building on the extreme left of the photograph is 'restrained Co-op' of the 1930s, not pictur- esque but solid and honest.

Here we see a simple, well-proportioned range of three-storey shops and flats of around 1890, with their fine sensitively-crafted pilastered fronts.

In 1891 a fire caused considerable damage to the fabric of the building, and the impression from the photograph is of a complete rebuilding soon after that date.

A sign of the times is here in the form of the AA box (right) with two AA patrol men going across the road for a quick one!

In the days of sail, vessels making their way up the Avon to Bristol had to contend with several problems: the current, the wind through the Gorge, and the serpentine course of the river itself.

THE only safe anchorage on the inhospitable, craggy coastline between Appledore and Boscastle, Clovelly lived precariously for centuries from the herring fishery.

Just visible inside the Round House is the broken granite stump of the old Newport Cross, which from 1529 to 1831 was the spot at which Newport's two MPs were declared.

Picturesquely perched on top of its steep knoll and surrounded by a sea of 20th- century housing, the church of St Nicholas, Laindon, possibly dates from the 12th century.

Just south-east of Stopham Bridge is the confluence of the Arun and its most important tributary, the Western Rother, previously known as the Turning Stream or Westwater, which extended to Fittleworth,

The half-timbered top storeys of all these shops added an attractive architectural extra to this suburban part of the town.

In their summer dresses, the ladies of Cheam go about their task of shopping along Cheam Broadway at lunchtime on a warm day.

Today the view is quiet and smoke-free, but this was not always the case; Llanelli was once the tin plate capital of the world.

Barford St John is a typical example of the remoteness of some of the villages in north-west Oxfordshire.

The builder T F Nash was one of three main contributors to the creation of the present shopping centre.

Standing at the bottom of the notoriously steep climb of Porlock Hill, the Ship Inn appears little changed today, despite the removal of its attractive wooden porches.

The old Wheal Coates mine, perched on the steep cliffs of St Agnes Head, has been frequently photographed over the years.

This posed picture shows the lower part of the village.The 15th-century tower of the village church is peeping out on the skyline on the left.

This view of the golf course and clubhouse from one of the lakes shows the old mansion in the background, with the tower that forms the entrance to the courtyard visible to the right of the

An overview of Teignmouth, taken from Shaldon Hill, across the estuary of the river Teign. The town is said to be Devon's oldest resort.

The Victoria Pier was a hub of waterfront activity, with sailing clubs making full use of its facilities, especially during Regatta week.