On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:45:22 +0100, "Mel"
wrote:

sedge wrote
I believe it's a jasmin, but can't find a picture in my gardening
books to match


Is it not a clematis?

It doesn't have a stringy sort of climbing habit - more a bushy shrub.

Also - should have mentioned this in the first post - very sweet and
powerful perfume.