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F W Woolworth's, with its large window display and traditional sign, occupies a building which dates back to the 15th century, while the foundation stones of Burton's menswear shop, with its flamboyant

Built in 1806 and known as Burton Hall, this gracious old building was considerably altered in the 1900s by the new owners of the Burton Estate, the Gladstone family, who also changed its name to Burton

Marked out by plough according to the great architect Sir Decimus Burton's directions, streets radiated from the Mount, which was the highest point in a chain of sandhills.

Started as New Hastings by James Burton and his architect son Decimus in 1828, and later renamed St Leonards, this seaside resort is a grand composition of palatial stucco terraces.

The River Trent at Burton is now crossed by three bridges: Burton Bridge, built in 1864, the iron Angelsey Bridge and the Stapenhill Viaduct, which is in fact a footbridge.

The River Trent at Burton is now crossed by three bridges: Burton Bridge, built in 1864, the iron Angelsey Bridge and the Stapenhill Viaduct, which is in fact a footbridge.

The tour starts with this excellent cameo shot which shows the heart and essence of Daventry, the Moot Hall, centre of local government during the 20th century, and the Burton Memorial, erected

By 1895 Worthingtons pale and Burton ales were brewed at Burton-upon-Trent; William Worthington had opened his brewery there in 1760 some seventeen years before William Bass.

Burton Street refers to the former leper hospital of St Mary and St Lazarus established about 1150 by Robert de Mowbray, to the south of the town; it can only be seen now as a series of earthworks to the

Lea Scott, an optician`s, is on the left and Haworth`s next door still has both men`s and ladies` wear departments at this time.

The railway came to Burton in 1839 with the opening of the Birmingham & Derby Junction.

Without through traffic, this 1000-year-old village retains its rural traditions and sense of history.

Burton's the tailors displays its fine facade with Portland stone columns, which was created by rebuilding the corner of Horsemarket Street and Buttermarket Street in 1937.

With the building of the Southampton and Dorchester Railway, which opened in June 1847, East Burton was on the wrong side of the tracks from Wool and its village facilities.

The village is viewed from the inland side of Burton Cliff, looking north-eastwards from above Dove Inn and Southover, to St Mary's Church (right).

We are looking inland north-eastwards from what is now National Trust land above Burton Cliff, over the Dove Inn and Southover (foreground) to the meadows of the River Bride (centre).

Basically a colliery village, Measham owes a small debt to businessman John Wilkes (1732-1805), who built warehouses by the canal as a distribution outlet and manufactured his own oversized bricks

Re-crossing the Trent at Gunthorpe, the route turns back towards Nottingham along the busy A612 to Burton Joyce, where the river sweeps close to the road.

1898 was a prosperous time: Fleetwood was a busy port, sending ships all over the world from Shanghai to San Francisco, and the fishing fleet was announcing record catches.

We now leave the old tithing of Eastley and come over the London to Southampton railway line into Barton.