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There was also the Better Hole, opened after World War I, which became the Fort Cafe in 1937.

From here six farm labourers were transported to Australia in 1834 for taking an illegal oath in their quest for union recognition and better wages and conditions.

One 19th-century rector of Holy Trinity Church, the Rev Richard Peak, was better known for his exploits catching sea-trout on the Teign than he was for his sermons.

Where better for Edwardian ladies to promenade than on Exmouth's Parade, the long walk above the sea wall?

In the churchyard can be found the graves of Herbert Asquith, Liberal Prime Minister from 1908 to 1916, and Eric Arthur Blair, who may be better known as the novelist George Orwell, whose works include

The Portland was considered to be equal to, if not better than, the Station Hotel: a rare accolade indeed when Britain's railway-owned hotels were amongst the best in the country.

The black paintwork enables better appreciation of the timber frame.

The castle was also repaired, and the ground outside was lowered to expose its 'battered' plinths. This is the Mayor's Walk along the north side of the keep and within the inner bailey.

Little of the abbey church remains, but other buildings around the cloister are better preserved. This view shows the south transept (centre left), with the chapter house on the right.

Church Street has about it an almost faded Dickensian air, in tune with a town whose better days appear to be past, which is a great pity.

His poem about the embittered fisherman Peter Grimes inspired an opera by a much later and better known resident, Benjamin Britten.

A famous resident was Gerald de Barri, born here in 1146; he is better known to us as Giraldus Cambrensis, chronicler, Archdeacon of St David's, and royal chaplain.

Morris's building, on the left, has boldly rounded eaves closers and moulded brick strings of better quality Victorian work.

Deep cracks have appeared in the better-preserved tower.

This statue by Brock is of Edward of Woodstock, better known as the Black Prince on account of his black armour.

This statue by Brock is of Edward of Woodstock, better known as the Black Prince on account of his black armour.

With a gorse-clad common, walks through fields and woods and a car factory just up the road in Luton, what better place for a dream come true?

Take a stroll through the town and you can see how the town has changed for the better in recent times.

It was designed and built as better housing, with accommodation for live-in household staff. The road, like Broad Street, is lined with young trees.

What with the adjacent Claremont Pier having had its decking closed, Lowestoft's piers have seen better days.

The attractive domestic-scale shops look even better when compared to the intrusive, faceless Columbus Dixon office block.

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

It was to be the Lady Chapel, but it is better known as the burial place of the first Tudor king and his wife.

The site is greatly improved, with a gravel surface and better props around the altar site. Today an actual altar is set here, surrounded by benches.