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Unfortunately (and perhaps unsurprisingly in relation to the scandals Lawrence provoked), the church was demolished in the 1960s; the site is now occupied by a freezer centre, a single-storey

Unfortunately (and perhaps unsurprisingly in relation to the scandals Lawrence provoked), the church was demolished in the 1960s; the site is now occupied by a freezer centre, a single-storey

Old Town Lane is the route between the new village centre and the original village.

At the top is the isolated Tarn House, now an outdoor centre, but once the Victorian meeting place for gentlemen of stature.

The No 15 bus to Bexhill (centre) has stopped beside the white-painted Windmill Hill Store and a garage, whose petrol pumps can just be seen.

The village has acquired international fame as the home of the Quorn Hunt; its founder Hugo Meynell took residence in 1753 at Quorn Hall (now an educational centre).

Centre left at No 33 is the Green Dragon, a cider house, which closed in the late 1960s.

This chapter finishes with a flourish in Glastonbury, one of England's most historic smaller towns, a major centre of pilgrimage in the middle ages and still regarded by many as of mythic importance.

This looks Southwards along South Street to St Mary`s parish church (centre).

As well as the Smiths Arms again visible in the centre distance, we can also see two more public houses here - the Hope and Anchor, the long white building on the right, and the Bull and Dog immediately

The motor car in the centre of the picture is a Jowett Javelin - arguable one of the very best vehicles designed in post-war Britain.

From here we can just see the dome of the Corn Exchange (centre). On the left is the Shaftesbury Café, which became Jay's Furnishing Stores in 1915.

Standing in the High Street at Hoddesdon must be one of the last horse-drawn milk delivery floats in the district (centre right).

The words 'Old Bank' inscribed over the entrance of the building in the centre refer to Waldron and Hill, the first bank to open on this site in 1780.

Looking north-east, from Hyde Hill, we can see Hyde in the foreground (left) and Berry Farm and Walditch hamlet in the middle distance (centre).

On the right, William Jenkins, the proprietor of Claypits Pottery, holds a jug ready for his nephew Tom Jenkins (centre) to decorate – Tom was to take over the business in 1939.

It is now (in 2000) a tourist information centre. The Two Brewers on the left is now (in 2000) an Italian restaurant, but the White Swan beyond is still a pub.

In the centre of Kingsbury is the drinking fountain installed in 1914; it was removed in 1929 when a bus station was erected in the Square, and later re-erected in the Vale Park (see Chapter 2)

The square tower, centre, is St Mary's Church, built in 1908. A Mersey schooner is heading for Spike Island and the St Helen's Canal just behind it.

The Rose & Crown and the Whitehorse Hotel on the right were among the numerous inns which made this small town one of Hertfordshire's premier coaching centres, thanks to its position on the Great

The postman (centre) has probably purchased some parts from Fisher's, who sell all the top brands of bicycles - not that the GPO buy top-of-the-range transport for their rural postmen!

This is the centre of Milford, with the road to Keyhaven and the coast on the right by the Midland Bank.

Despite the Cold War, it was later used as a distribution centre for Russian Lada cars.

Built around the massive Sprotborough Hall, village life centred on the landowners, the Copley family.