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The wonderful 500-year-old roof has heraldic bosses down the central beam. The chancel screen was dedicated on 10 October 1924, and was given by W Favill Tuke in memory of his wife.

We are on the Downs, just north of Seaford. The church of St Peter has a fine Norman font. Admiral Walker, who fought with Nelson, is buried here.

The ancient market cross has been knocked down by vehicles and restored several times. The scene is similar today, and well conserved, but all the shops are now engaged in tourist-related trading.

Situated on the edge of the Cherhill Downs, just below the earthworks known as Oldbury Castle, this is the second oldest of the Wiltshire white horses.

The noted firm of Wiggins, Teape & Co of Dover took over the business in 1930 but closed it down two years later.

Meanwhile a butcher's boy cycles down the middle of the High Street, a reminder that delivery to the door was expected in 1922.

Webbs had branches in ten other towns, so they could safely claim to be 'The Midland Counties Outfitter'. The Old White Horse (right) would become Burton Menswear in 1962.

The famous street Steep Hill, the most aptly named street in England, is down to the right.

The photographer stood with his back to the site of the White Horse, which burnt down in the 1860s.

There had been a building here which was burnt down - the occupier narrowly escaped with his life, but broke his legs when jumping from an upstairs window.

Meanwhile a butcher's boy cycles down the middle of the High Street, a reminder that delivery to the door was expected in 1922.

It is thought that the church steps were originally built in the early 14th century to enable access to the church from the old town, and at that time the steps were wooden, not stone.

This view looks from the top of King Street down towards Cross Street. We can see that the street narrows towards the bottom.

Station Road led down to the railway station, now long gone.

We are looking from the Town Hall down the grand vista of the largely 18th-century Market Place; it was known as the Shambles in the previous century, and designated for the sale of fresh meat

Prior to this, the Old Town Hall (1780), the offices of The Hampshire Post and Pince's School obscured the view of St Peter's from the Square. In 1898 these buildings were pulled down.

Cromer did its bit for the First World War by donating the ornate entrance gates for scrap metal - they were melted down and converted into armaments.

However, Trew came up with a different scheme, one that would overcome expensive dredging operations, and the problems caused by several weirs that had been built down-river.

The 46-gun frigate HMS 'Unicorn', laid down during the Napoleonic Wars, was still building when hostilities ceased.

Newport has a rich history, with Roman occupation at Caerleon, a medieval castle, and the Chartist Rising of 1839, which was put down by troops.

Surrey fled the field; the corrupt and unlikeable Cressingham knew how to die, and fought until he was cut down.

The steepness of the High Street (known as Up-a-Long and Down-a-Long) meant that the mail had to be delivered by donkeys. Herring, coal and lime also came up the hill from the harbour.

Lynton perches at the top of a 1-in-4 hill that leads down to Lynmouth. Visitors can also reach Lynmouth by way of a spectacular cliff railway that descends a sheer cliff of 500 feet.

This is the town's main shopping street. Lower down, a canopy over the pavement keeps the Pennine precipitation off the shoppers.