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At the foot of Roseberry Topping is the hamlet of Newton under Roseberry, and in this view we see the Kings Head Inn (extreme right).

Down the street the King's Head has closed, but retains its Lacon's sign on the wall.

Parts of this beautiful old building date back to the middle years of the 16th century.

We have now nearly reached the southern end of the street, and have turned round to head back to the church.

The King's Head dates back to at least 1726, but it underwent a major reconstruction in the 1880s.

Cambridge Street, misleadingly, does not head for Cambridge, and was formerly Bakers Lane.

The east side of the street was developed after 1340, but some deeds for the west side date back as far as 1301.

From Bridgwater we head south-east into Sedgemoor to Othery, a village built on a low hill that rises 60 feet above the Moors.

The Duke's Head Inn (right), which would appear to date back to the 16th or 17th century from its quaint interior, is still here at the side of what is now a modern dual carriageway.

With Kipling's 'blunt, bow-headed, whale-backed Downs' surrounding it, the village runs up a valley from the sea, climaxing beyond the High Street on the Green with its pond, where Kipling lived.

The brick footpath heads towards the porch which, with the south aisle, was added in 1870 to designs by H E Rumble.

Back on the A24 London to Worthing Road, and north of Capel, is Beare Green with the Duke's Head pub.

It has been pedestrianised with trees, imitation gas globe lights and CCTV, with Starbucks occupying the old Lloyds Bank building (extreme right) and an opticians shop in lieu of E J Gibbs on the corner

This photograph shows the centre of the busy High Street, with the road to Bexley and London ahead and the turning to Crayford visible on the right.

Firmly back in Bedfordshire and heading south, our route passes through Blunham, a most attractive village, where the poet John Donne was rector from 1622 until his death in 1632, although he was also

It contains Tudor murals and painted texts on its walls, and its parish registers go back to the same period.Hawkshead is one of the prettiest Lakeland villages; it stands at the head of Esthwaite

Next to the draper's shop on the left is Walmsley's Stationers and Bookshop.The large window proudly proclaims that they have a Bible and Prayer Book Department.The horse-drawn tram heads off towards

The van on the left was ahead of its time by using the back door for the slogan: 'If it's tractors ask Reginald Tildesley'.

We can see the back of a road sign proclaiming 'Halt: major road ahead' standing by a number of pedestrians on the right.

On the right is the elegant Georgian frontage of Lloyd's Bank, complete with a fanlight over the door and a decorated gable at the roofline.

Frith's photographer was looking back through the carriageway towards Church Street straight ahead.

Frith's photographer was looking back through the carriageway towards Church Street straight ahead.

The parish church of St James is thought to date back to the reign of either Henry II or Richard I, though it was heavily rebuilt about a hundred years after its original construction.

At the back of this picture are the old works, which date from 1791.