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For many years Sherborne was the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Wessex. As a cathedral town at that time its bishops were expected to be warriors as well as theologians.

The development included the construction of Shopping City, which at the time was one of the largest retail centres in the country.

In the background is the Old England Hotel, one of many which sprang up in this little town as tourism took hold in the Lake District at the turn of the 19th century.

Devizes is perched on the top of a hill overlooking the Avon valley. From there, the Kennet & Avon Canal plunges down 29 locks to the valley below.

A pair of empty working narrowboats on the Grand Union Canal near Harefield.

The West Cliff was one of the hotels in the Westcliff area and was always a popular venue for wedding receptions.

The roundels to the left of these 13th-century steps contain some of the oldest medieval glass in the cathedral.

The Hobys dominate the imposing monuments in the south chapel, remembering the deaths of Sir Philip in 1558 and Sir Thomas in 1566. They were erected after Sir Thomas's death.

The 1870 view of the bridge is particularly interesting, for it shows the Berkshire bank before the spread of late Victorian developments that brought large houses and villas to the Berkshire hillside

Two of these buildings have now disappeared, as has the statue in the foreground.

St Nicholas's church stands on its own island surrounded by streets.

'. . . come you home of Monday When Ludlow market hums . . .' Once this area was the entrance to Ludlow's market, with traders paying tolls at the nearby Tolsey (or toll booth).

In July 1613 'a fisher of Newark and a ffowler of ffarndon' were indicted for obstructing the Devon, probably with illegal nets. On the right is Jobson's Boathouse.

Victorian modesty is evident, with ankle-length dresses being worn at the height of summer.

Although there is no evidence of large waves, the boiling surf stretching quite a way out to sea gives an indication of the tempests that can reign here, as they did when the Pier was swept away in

The Promenade c1955 The coastline on either side of Sandown was heavily fortified in earlier times, for fear of a French invasion was never far from English minds over several centu- ries.

The medieval settlement of Crawley, situated half way along the London to Brighton Road, was ideally located to become an 18th-century coaching town.

The town was a regular target for bombing raids during the Second World War because of its close proximity to the Woolwich Arsenal.

In pagan times the number seven was of special superstitious importance, and examples of Seven Springs are found at other places in the Cotswolds.

Most of the cleverly clipped yew trees in the churchyard were saplings in 1800. According to local legend, they number 99.

Many of the children are standing outside the premises of C H Senior, a tobacconist and confectioner.

The church has a three-gabled east end and a west tower rather reminiscent of a Devon church.

Situated to the west of Romsey, Sherfield English lies close to the county boundary with Wiltshire. The pub is still there, but Strong and Co of Romsey has long gone.

The five square miles of Plymouth Sound provide a fine safe anchorage.