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The Yelde Hall had been recently renovated (in 1963).

There had been a house (probably half-timbered) at Bank Hall in the Middle Ages, but in about 1780 it was decided to improve the building, and the structure seen in the picture was the result.

The magnificent topiary gardens of Levens Hall, near Kendal, were laid out by the King's gardener Beaumont, who trained at Versailles, in 1692.

This £40,000 concert and dancing hall opened in 1903; the plans were by R J Beale and the noted theatre designer Frank Matcham.

Because Samlesbury Hall was so near, the area was popular with walkers and day trippers in the post-war years.

This photograph, taken shortly after the war, shows the Moot Hall in a rather sorry state of repair.

Because Samlesbury Hall was so near, the area was popular with walkers and day trippers in the post-war years.

The Guildhall was built in 1574 as a market hall; it was rebuilt in 1814, except for the splendid timber arches on which it rests, and which serve as shelter for the stall-holders and their customers.

John Hall was Pilling and Preesall postman for forty-five years and one of the original members of Pilling Brass Band.

The paintings that formed the basis of Britain’s national collection were purchased for £57,000 in 1824 from J Angerstein.The exhibition halls created on the north side of Trafalgar Square to display

The paintings that formed the basis of Britain's national collection were purchased for £57,000 in 1824 from J Angerstein.The exhibition halls created on the north side of Trafalgar Square to display

It has since been replaced by a new Kingsway Leisure Centre which has, besides a swimming pool, a large sports hall where world championship boxing and premier league snooker matches

On the right is the glass front and the lantern of Hill's Public Hall, now Mackay's.

Buildings opposite the signal box have all gone, but some shops and the Post Office with its domed cupola still remain.

Here the River Mole cuts into the steep slope of Box Hill near the Burford Bridge Hotel.

Further down Tanner's Hill, the lane becomes Old School Lane; this view looks north past these pairs of tile-hung former estate cottages, which are all now in private hands and extended by a bay at

This view of the High Street has changed out of all recognition - though the 15th-century White Horse, a famous coaching inn in the centre of the picture, still stands, and the view is still terminated

Box Hill School has become one of the dominant features of the village; it was erected by Edward Gardener in 1870, and was then named Dalewood.

In the distance, the telegraph pole and phone box have been removed.

The George Inn is on the left, and next door but one is Boxall's, a taxi firm still in business in Hitchin, though now from different premises.

This hotel nestles at the foot of Box Hill, alongside the rushing traffic of the main London to Dorking road.