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Situated just behind the clock tower, the bus station was opened in 1960 on a site that had previously been occupied by houses for railway workers.

By the time the colliery closed in 1968, there were already large council estates here; many more houses have been built since, though only a minimum of services appears to have been provided.

The present house was begun in 1558, but has been much altered since.

It has not ground corn for several decades, of course, and was a tea room before becoming a private house.

Today the house and grounds are open to the public.

Full of quaint old Georgian houses and historic buildings, Arundel has long been an obvious destination for tourists and visitors.

Today the house and grounds are open to the public.

The large building to the right of Nelson's Column is the Grand Hotel, which was completed in 1881 after Northumberland House had beenb demolished to make way for Northumberland Avenue on the right.

Just out of sight to the right is the Banqueting House. Ahead is Trafalgar Square. On the right is the just completed War Office, and beyond is the Office of Woods and Forests.

The old corner house boasts restored architectural features whilst the street's long-standing resident, the Old Arcade, has its frontage opened and modernised - the market entrance passage still intact

Houses were built near the station, and a recognisable village centre began to form, with a range of amenities.

Behind it is Clare House Pier, with the end of the Congregational church visible by the trees. At the extreme right of the picture we can just see Bayley Lane Pier.

The timber-framed Tudor House, one of the city's finest buildings, dates back to about 1500, and has hardly changed at all since this photograph was taken.

The photograph shows the view from the side of Stane Street, which is now very busy.The scene now is little changed, although the almshouses have been converted into one house.

Across the harbour on the left are The Buck, The Jolly Sailors and The Ship public houses, and running out to the right is the West Pier.

Here we can see a portion of the gardens of Bank House in the days before they became accessible to the public. Note the thatched summerhouse.

The Bell Inn (left) is now a private house. The retaining wall on the right was part of Chalford Station yard.

The Black Bear lays claim to being the oldest inn, dating from 1308, while the Bell, though older in that it contains some 13th-century wall paintings, was originally a guest-house for the abbey.

Today, Feckenham is only a village, but a large, prosperous one with fine houses and charming cottages, many of them formerly inhabited by needle makers who worked at home.

The large circular window and veranda are a delightful addition to the original house.

Originally one of the largest country houses in the town of Cheshunt, Grundy Park is now home to one of the Borough of Broxbourne's leisure centres.

Lord Baden-Powell, the Chief Scout, lived at Pax Hill from 1919 until his death in 1941; the house is now a nursing home. The Alice Holt forest is nearby.

The shopping parade was built between 1960 and 1966 by Wallis, Finlay, Smith & Ball on the site of a house of some historic interest called Fountainville.

The village shop (right) stands slightly higher than the terraced houses on either side, and all are built in local stone. Today the shop has reverted to being a private dwelling.