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By 1328, the original building was in a ruinous state, and later a new house was built by the Throckmorton family. Around 1820, the house was rebuilt by Lady Olivia Bernard Sparrow.

Later, Hinchingbrook was taken by the Montagu, family who became the Earls of Sandwich (it was from one of the earls that the sandwich snack took its name).

The money was provided by the de Veres, Earls of Oxford and lords of the manor, the Spring family, wealthy clothiers, and many others connected with the woollen cloth trade.

Balcombe House, once called Parsonage House, is a large Tudor-style house of 1856.The 13th-century White House was run by the White Friars as a hostelry for Canterbury pilgrims.

Post-war, caravans advanced on to the pea-gravel beach, and this photograph was used by the National Trust land agent John Cripwell when he presented the case for the purchase of Burton Cliff (top right

impressive building in the parish, the Tudor mansion, with its octagonal wing turrets and a 50 acre park landscaped by Humphrey Repton in 1790, was the result of the redevelopment of a smaller house by the

The great Victorian architect William Butterfield (1814-1900) rebuilt the south porch in 1851, and minor works were carried out here by the equally eminent John Loughborough Pearson (1817-97

A new 'temporary' main lending library was built at the rear of the Town Hall and opened by the author Compton Mackenzie in March 1949.

They in turn were taken over by the Watney Mann group in 1962.

The car on the left obscures what was the front window of the Daventry Weekly Express office (or The Gusher, as it is affectionately known by the locals).

The gentleman proudly escorts three elegant ladies dressed in white; other people further back are intrigued by the crab boats, which were probably made by Leonard Lown or his son Henry.

On the left of Rusts is another draper called Hunts, considered 'posh' by the locals; this nickname stuck to its owner Walter Hunt.

A plaque dated 22 August 1951 set into the wall of the garden of Corner House reads: 'This plaque was erected by the Sawbridgeworth Urban District to commemorate the transfer to the Council of the manorial

The Tivoli Tavern can be seen to the left, but Albert Gait has been replaced by the Alliance and Leicester (the gabled building, centre left), and Citi Financial is installed in Pinbox House (centre).

The castle eventually passed into the hands of the Neville family, and in 1471 Richard, Duke of Gloucester, came here to be tutored by the Earl of Warwick.

A minor 14th-century castle, Naworth stands on a triangular piece of land by the river Irthling with deep ditch defences on three sides and a moat and drawbridge on the fourth.

Only by the grace of God were the Lanscroon paintings rescued.

The castle resisted many attempts by the Welsh to take it, but a French force fired the town in 1405 when it landed to support Owain Glyndwr.

It had earlier been used as offices by the Cheam Brewery.

By the early 1930s the building had deteriorated, and in 1935 Mr C J M Welsh bought it for £600 and set about careful restoration to bring it back as near as possible to its original condition.

By the early 13th century it stood at the heart of the medieval village of Warrington, and adjoining the lord of the manor's castle.

Although the Hall was demolished, a chapel designed by the famous architect August Welby Pugin survived.

This classic view of Buxton from The Slopes was taken during its heyday as an inland spa created largely by the efforts of the 5th Duke of Devonshire.

When a new school was built at Port Road, the County School was closed and taken over by the Glamorgan Training College. On the closure of the college it was sold, and is now The Old College Inn.