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At the other end of Frimley High Street, we cross the River Blackwater, which is the boundary between Surrey and Hampshire.

He also built the station - a great achievement for a man who could barely write his own name.

Pollarded lime trees line part of the High Street of this village, which can justifiably claim to be one of Kent's prettiest; it duly attracts hordes of visitors during the summer season.

An island of commercial premises faces right, into King Street, and left, into Rowcliffe Lane.

Founded for women 28 years before this photograph was taken, Somerville College is barely visible from the street.

Founded for women 28 years before this photograph was taken, Somerville College is barely visible from the street.

Already busy with turnpike traffic, the railway's arrival encouraged more hotels, such as the Royal Station Hotel at the bottom of the street.

This street is now pedestrianised.

The octagonal building standing in the centre of the high street was erected in 1609 as a market from which the famous locally-produced broadcloth was sold.

The carefully-pollarded lime trees along both sides of this north to south street help to shade the frontages of the varied shops and other retail establishments which flourish here.

The Union Baptist Chapel in Easton Street was built in 1845, designed by Octavius Jordan.

He also built the station - a great achievement for a man who could barely write his own name.

A variety of tenants succeeded Beswick, including Charlie Lee's oyster shop and Lewis' Old Curiosity Shop, before demolition threatened in 1912 with the widening of Buttermarket Street.

The spacious northern end of the High Street, with its central water garden and carefully tended flowerbeds, marks the area where the market hall stood until 1853.

The brick gateway, with its barely discernible royal cipher, is all that remains.

For centuries the Basildon area sheltered a few small villages whose livelihoods were based on agriculture and timber; here there were quiet roads and lanes, and ancient farmhouses and cottages