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Somerset's County Hall was transferred here from Weston-super-Mare in 1935.

The huge growth in Middlesex's population has meant the creation of many golf courses on the green fields and heathlands of the county.

Though the main roads are rather too busy for horseriding these days, the many country lanes, bridleways and ridge paths make this method of transport an excellent way to explore the county and escape

A cricket match on the County Ground is still a familiar site during a summer in Taunton, as it has been since the club was founded in 1875.

The Clock Tower, across the bridge, was built by a Doctor Roberts in 1893 on the site of the old County Gaol. The much older Infirmary beyond has since been converted to flats.

Here on the right is the old town hall, the first offices of Somerset County Council.

The splendid Norman tower of the Cathedral rises above the roofs of the county town, forming an important part of the city's skyline.

Opened in 1929, the County High later became Abbey High and then, in 2002, Trinity High.

This unprepossessing village, now the home of a major holiday theme park, straddles the main trunk road that bisects the county. It suffers the full impact of constant traffic.

Even in 1955, West Lulworth was recording some of the highest visitor numbers in the county.

Oakham CC have a fine ground at the Lime Kilns Field, Brooke Road, which was extended to county size.

The present bridge bears a plaque inscribed 'County Bridge 1792'.

A scene that was once familiar in many villages up and down the country. Notice the petrol pump on the right.

Without her efforts, Barnes might never have been known beyond the bounds of his county.

On entering the county of Carmarthenshire, the unprepossessing village shown here is the first place on the itinerary.

The County Assizes were once held here, but today part of the building contains the town's Tourist Information Centre. The building across the square behind the fountain is now Barclays Bank.

The hotel began its life in Tudor times as the Three Cups Tavern, before becoming the London Hotel and then the County Hotel.

A shop has been taken over for a county library (right) - this must be before the travelling library. Opposite the post office is the Ship public house.

Ascot, close to the Surrey border and situated in a wooded corner of the county that was once part of the ancient Windsor Forest, has a strong suburban feel to it, with an abundance of Edwardian

Ascot, close to the Surrey border and situated in a wooded corner of the county that was once part of the ancient Windsor Forest, has a strong suburban feel to it, with an abundance of Edwardian

In the meantime, the lower end of Duke Street, opposite the cathedral, was largely being given over to another administrative development: County Hall.

It was sold in 1937 to London and Surrey County Councils, following the death of the last member of the Farmer family, who had lived there for many years.

The County Hotel is one of the main hotels in the centre of Kendal. It dominates this part of the old town, whose wealth was founded on the woollen and textile industries.

The church of St Peter, in North Street, has a superb Norman doorway, possibly the best in the county (so the experts say), and the church has further Norman architecture inside.