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Down the street the King's Head has closed, but retains its Lacon's sign on the wall. Set back is the Vine Church, a Baptist Chapel rebuilt in 1868.

Here we see the western end of the lord's hall following its restoration.

The farmhouse, (out of shot to the left), Walnut Cottage, and some frontage walling also survives.

The cries of traders echo through the expansive square, planned by Inigo Jones.The scene has been described by a contemporary guidebook: 'All night long the rumble of heavy wagons seldom ceases,

Only a 75 ft high fragment and some stretches of bailey wall remain on this refreshingly unmanicured site.

On the extreme left we see cottage walls constructed in the popular Flemish bond. A simple decorative effect is gained from the incorporation of differently coloured headers.

By the mid 16th century the castle was semi-derelict: a long stretch of curtain wall had collapsed and at least one floor of the keep had fallen in.

It acquired town walls in 1285, and in 1353 it wrested away Lincoln's wool staple. It was the wool trade that built the town, with its seething market and vast numbers of ships.

that did so much damage to the town's historic fabric and cross the Maud Foster Drain into Willoughby Road, where Boston's celebrated Maud Foster Mill dominated the town's eastern growth beyond the town walls

The Bible tells us that we should build our houses on rock and not sand – and all the oldest cottages in Burton sit perched on outcrops of sandstone.

The paddle-steamer is not approaching the Cobb wall on a busy day.

By the mid-16th century the castle was semi-derelict: a long stretch of curtain wall had collapsed and at least one floor of the keep had fallen in.The fortress was in such poor condition that it was

The whole area has changed almost beyond recognition.The castle walls to the right of the view are now demolished.

On the right we can see the timber-framed Tudor walls of The Corner House.

Excavations outside revealed the walls, and repairs revealed the carvings. A table made from one of the old oak beams from the 1850 restoration work is on show in the town museum.

This view shows the sea front before the construction of the modern sea wall that holds back the sea on stormy days.

W Green (his pitch is in the left foreground) has done reasonably well in supplying deckchairs.

that did so much damage to the town's historic fabric and cross the Maud Foster Drain into Willoughby Road, where Boston's celebrated Maud Foster Mill dominated the town's eastern growth beyond the town walls

Note the sign at the newsagents for Eldorado ice cream, which was very popular at the time and one of the main competitors of Walls.

The path between the hedge and the stone wall is named the Cat Walk.

Its roof probably dates from the late 18th century, but the steeper pitch of an earlier medieval roof can be seen in the tower wall behind it.

The hairpin railings were replaced after World War II by concrete block walls, but fortunately lower versions of the railings have recently replaced the ungainly blockwork.

built in the 13th century, and it is situated next to some of the earliest stone structures in the castle: the Old Tower on the right was built in the 12th century, and a fighting gallery and curtain wall

The post office, now Swan Cottage, displayed advertisements for Walls ice cream and Bird's Eye frozen foods.