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Dawlish began as two discrete hamlets, one inland by the parish church and another on the seashore, but quickly grew as the first visitors arrived to holiday in the late 18th century.

The town is also a centre for another type of railway - the restored Severn Valley Railway with its steam engines.

Another view of Chideock Post Office (right), looking eastwards to Mervyn House, Staddlestones, and Rose Cottage (centre).

Ye Olde Blue Bell and Ye Olde Cabin both date from the 15th century.

However, there was strong opposition to the proposal from both Barnsley and Huddersfield.

The impressive war memorial records the names of the dead of both World Wars of the 20th century.

This is another postern gate surviving from the Town Wall, which was built to defend Richmond against Scottish raids shortly before the Battle of Bannockburn.

The Abbey was founded by the Premonstratensians; they were an order noted for preferring secluded areas, both for building their religious houses and for rearing their sheep.

Symondsbury has had at least two remarkable parsons, both of whom lie buried within its church. Gregory Raymond served here for 57 years, through much of Victoria's reign.

Both the Congregational Church and the houses next to it on the left were demolished in the 1970s to make way for the town's Magistrates Court.

The abbey was founded by the Premonstraterians; they were an order noted for preferring secluded areas, both for building their religious houses and for rearing their sheep.

In the centre of the picture two men are working on an another unusual boat, a motorised wherry - notice the shortened mast.

Another view of the delightful Hazelgrove area with its charming castellated grotto. This little folly was built as a shelter where one could rest and look out onto the well-laid-out flowerbeds.

A west gallery was added in 1693 and a gallery on the south side in 1698, but both were removed in 1855. The north aisle was rebuilt in 1856 and a clerestory was added.

Although the infrastructure is essentially unchanged, much tidying up of both bank and water has taken place in recent years.

This is the private footbridge to the island at Thames Ditton. The notice states that both the bridge and the island are private.

The lamp on the left lights the alley to Tymperleys, a superb late 15th-century timber-framed house, now a clock museum.

Hendon did not develop as a major shopping centre until well into the 20th century, when the rapid increase in the population made it necessary to provide better facilities for residents

Weymouth's Georgian Esplanade has come through another century unscathed, with only the shingle having retreated since Queen Victoria's Jubilee Clock was erected in 1887.

Another was the thatched-roofed Black Horse.

Another view of brooding Pendle Hill can be had from Whitewell. The wooded area along the river moving towards the Trough of Bowland is said to be reminiscent of Switzerland.

Another was the thatched-roofed Black Horse. In the 1920s the Auto Cycle Union (similar to the AA and RAC) recommended both the George Hotel and Ye Olde White Bear as being suitable for its members.

The brick-built buildings look as if they will last for another century at least. However, the huge Allied Flour Mill now stands on the site and very little of this scene remains.

Another view of Derby Road, Swanwick, a little further north, opposite Willgoose's newsagents shop, on the left.