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This superb view of Glyn Neath shows both the railway in the foreground, complete with steam engine, and the rolling hills beyond.

The Pilgrim Fathers' Monument is built of Portland stone and rises 50 feet above the ground.

The sun sets over Lyme Bay, silhouetting the cliffs.

It is thought that the name Telegraph Road comes from a 19th-century telegraph station that stood on top of the Beacons, to the west of the road; but if that was the case, it was not part of the telegraph

A house was built here and connected to the mainland by a suspension footbridge in the early 20th century.

The Palladium Bar was opened when the site was first developed for leisure. The zig-zag roof now covers a swimming pool, and the displaced bar is in a new part of the extended building.

The Pilgrim Fathers' Monument is built of Portland stone and rises 50 feet above the ground.

The small square chapel on Rame Head is that of St Michael, built in the 14th century; it originally housed a beacon to guide ships into Plymouth Sound just round the corner.

Corringham was a small, remote village before the coming of the oil-refineries: the petrol-station sign in the distance says it all. This parade was built in 1929.

Towards the north-west lies the mound of Beacon Hill. The earliest origins of Loughborough may be here.

Across the Witham, Avenue Road becomes Beacon Lane and passes the old barracks of 1858 and 1872 of the Royal South Lincolnshire Militia, now occupied by an auctioneers and valuers.

As Exmouth developed, residential streets such as the mostly Georgian Beacon Terrace were built on higher ground overlooking the sea.

The 15th-century grey tower of St Mildred's Church, with its bold crocketed pinnacles, dominates the centre of this small town, which stands 322 feet above sea level; it was formerly used as a beacon

Such was the concern in 1791, that two beacons were erected, illuminated by lanterns holding many candles; one became the lighthouse, and another stood about 400 yards north of Cart Gap.

This old dome-shaped weather-beaten pump dates back to medieval times, and is situated at an important junction in the middle of this historic town.

The Plantation and Madeira Walk below The Beacon and Louisa Terrace are a delightful stretch of green wooded shelter on hot days.

This is a splendid picture of the magnificent Georgian facade of Firle Place, which disguises the original Tudor structure.

At the Melton sign the A606 does a double- bend.

Many of the present buildings in Burley are Victorian and 20th-century, but the village itself is an ancient Forest settlement.

Four miles from Stroud, picturesque Painswick titles itself 'Queen of the Cotswolds'.

The river Exe from Beacon Hill. This fashionable area was home to Lady Nelson after her estrangement from the Admiral. By the time this picture was taken, the holiday business was well established.

In olden days a beacon fire was lit on the headland to alert the countryside to threats of raids and possible invasion.

The small tower at the far end of the church served as a mark for sailors heading for the port: it used to carry a beacon at night.

The building on the cliff in the distance was erected as two houses in the 1890s and converted by a millionaire to a single dwelling in 1915.