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Beyond Crispin Hall, most of the houses and shops date from the Clark era, with the occasional much lower earlier cottages interspersed.

South of the town, beyond the stock market, the Bridgwater Road crosses the River Brue, here canalised.

Stowe is of European importance in the history of landscape gardening.

The gateway on the right, facing the Eynsford Castle Inn, leads to the ruins of the Norman castle which was the property of William of Eynsford.

If you are a fan of open markets, Moreton on a Tuesday is your birthday and Christmas all rolled into one!

In the central High Street stands the Prince of Wales (left), which features the royal plume of feathers on its sign - Duchy of Cornwall lands stretch westwards around Dorchester.

This small village, about three miles to the east of Loughborough, has in recent decades expanded to accommodate country- dwelling commuters.

This hill figure cut in the chalk lies on the face of Hackpen Hill, to the right of the road from Wootton Bassett to Marlborough, where it zigzags to climb the hill.

The View North from the Town Hall This view, taken from the Town Hall, shows the layout of Regent Circus leading to Regent Street in the 1950s.

Only a stone's throw from the historic settlement of Arundel, the village of Burpham is a gem of a place.

This close-up of Bridge Street gives a clear picture of the Rows for which Chester is so famous.

The view shows an abundance of public houses and hotels. At far right three stand side by side - the Theatre Royal, then Clarence and (out of picture) the Cambrian.

The view shows an abundance of public houses and hotels. At far right three stand side by side - the Theatre Royal, then Clarence and (out of picture) the Cambrian.

The village gets its name from a Barton (or Berton), the old word for a rickyard.The village church of St James was remarkable for its time in that it was built all at once, and not over a couple

The forests had deposits of iron ore, and supplies of wood fuel to smelt it; the iron-making families brought much wealth to the parish.The church of St Margaret, with a shingled broach spire,

The thatched roofs of Ducks Bottom (left), the old post office (centre) and Vine Cottage (right) nestle in the heart of pastoral Eype hamlet in the coastal valley west of Bridport.

This is another of the Lincolnshire churches built with the local limestone. It overlooks the Trent and Witham valley towards the Nottinghamshire border.

The parish church of St Mary is built of local cobbles, with a fine tower that was rebuilt in 1688 using 13th-century materials.

Not long after this photograph was taken, flats became popular, and today there are unsightly blocks of flats on the outskirts of this village.

It incorporates cellars cut into the sandstone of Castle Hill.

St Matthew's Church was built on a hillock a few hundred yards inland from Borth.

Of Chester's main streets, Watergate Street is the least changed and retains a natural charm.

This was the largest of three fortresses built by Henry VIII in 1538 to protect this stretch of Kent coast against the threat of invasion by Francois I of France.

As a result there are numerous terraces of workers' cottages, all in brick and mainly attached to the west side of the village.