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Good old Chelmsford: straightforward, practical, and aware of civic duty.

We can see that twenty-six years after its completion, the sea wall is as good as ever. The tower was known locally as Smith's Folly.

But luckily 'there was a good dance after dinner, which exactly suited me.' Sam was busy at his publisher's office in London and could not come.

Newnham Pool was a good amenity in its day, but its use was severely restricted by the climate, and the decision was taken to build an indoor pool as soon as funds became available.

The photograph shows one of several good 18th-century brick houses to be found in the village.

Its good timber-framed house behind remains; it is currently awaiting repair (October 2001).

The Colonial & American Meat Stores (right) are next to the emporium owned by Charles Cox, which is followed by Watson's, selling toys and fancy goods.

Liptons, an early example of a chain store, sold similar goods.

It was formerly an important harbour, shipping a variety of goods. It is an ancient place, originally Segontium, a Roman fortress constructed in AD 78.

Co-operative stores sprang up everywhere in places like Bedwas to bring affordable shopping to the valley areas, where they were often the main or only source of groceries and goods.

In the photograph, a butcher's shop front (left) with its rather flimsy canopy has been built into a rather good 17th- century cottage.

He and his wife, Anne, had fourteen children, and his youngest, Joshua, carved a good monument to John Whatton in Leicester Cathedral.

An attractive village south of the railway line and the River Wreake, Frisby has a number of good houses.

Crosby Mill is a good example of a tower mill, a design that appeared after the post mill was established.

On the right is the Mole Valley Council Offices, opened in 1984; the building is not in keeping with the character of the town, but architecturally it is a good design.

The car auctions were a magnet to young drivers from miles around looking for a good bargain.

Under the church tower can be seen the former Hilltop Wine Bar, its fake timbering hiding a good example of 17th-century framing, while to the left of the tower is a fine house by Sir Ernest George.

This photograph is a good general view of the chapel looking from the north-west.

Communal action and a progressive Town Council aided development with the building of promenades, bandstands, concert halls and the provision of a good water supply and drainage.

In 1792, a company was formed by Lancaster merchants; they saw a canal as a way of getting cheap coal from Wigan and getting other goods out to the towns in the heart of Lancashire, and to the growing

A 16th-century survey lists the gatehouse and gates as being in ruins and two towers and the domestic quarters as being in good repair.

A good example of Early English style can be found in the tomb of Sir William Wroughton, 1559, which has a canopy and inscription in a fine strapwork cartouche.

Councillors and Council staff vigorously argued that this represented a good deal for residents and for the site. Local residents remained resolutely unconvinced.

It is a large church which can seat over 400 people; it is built on land given by the nuns of the Priory of Our Lady of Good Counsel. It was completed by 1930.