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To conclude this chapter, I have chosen a photograph unrelated to our route as something of a curiosity.

This former fishing village, situated on the south coast of the Lleyn Peninsula, now hosts boats of a much more upmarket kind.

Situated on its northern edge, Enfield is one of the most attractive market towns within the Greater London area; it was well-established by Domesday.

The town of Oban is only a little more than 200 years old. It owes its origins to when a fishing station was established here by the government Fishery Board in 1786.

The basic fabric of the church can be no later than the end of the Early English period, around 1300. The elegant five-bay north and south arcades are witness to this date.

Just south of the abbey's cliffs lie these rocks, which show the inroads made by the alum mining industry during the previous centuries.

The intricate timber-framed medieval farmhouse shown to the left of this view is joined to a yet older structure: the tiny stone chapel to the right was built by Odda, Earl of Hwicce, in Saxon times

A steamer, with a party of sightseers on board, has just left the quay heading down river. The women cluster at the stern under parasols.

Remarkably, little has changed in this view, although the Midland Bank on the right is now a pub, and the Station Hotel on the left (beyond Hall and Co, coal and coke merchants) is now part

By 1821 the population of the parish was over 7,000. The Reverend James Dixon was the vicar and Matthew Spilling the local surgeon, while his wife Ann ran a ladies' boarding school.

The intricate timber-framed medieval farmhouse shown to the left of this view is joined to a yet older structure: the tiny stone chapel to the right was built by Odda, Earl of Hwicce, in Saxon times

The church of St Nicholas which dominates this view was redesigned in 1863 by Anthony Salvin.

A pair of Horsfield's narrow boats make their way through Lymm with a cargo of coal. The motorized narrow boat is towing an old, formerly horse-drawn butty.

Home of the Irish Parliament since 1922, the building was designed by Richard Cassels in 1745 for the Duke of Leinster.

An evocative picture of the originally 11th-century church of St Mary and its blossoming churchyard in its lovely isolated setting overlooking the duck pond with good views towards Offham Hill.

Despite the trees, this picture gives us an idea of what remains of Buildwas. Despite its great age - the buildings are thought to date from c1150 - it is remarkably well preserved.

Cranborne lies at the heart of an ancient woodland chase; it is still relatively unspoiled. Once the headquarters of poaching gangs, Cranborne is now a peaceful venue for rambles and sightseeing.

This street is now bedecked with flower baskets, but the splendidly cut granite blocks and steps of the houses still survive, as do the cobbles, or 'setts', of the street's surface.

This view shows a picturesque mix of house styles, the timber-framed examples probably dating from the early 17th century, fronting onto a pool, essentially an inlet of the River Ouse.

A between-the-wars picture of pastoral tranquillity. The only slightly odd element of the photograph is the shepherd himself - the suit and hat do not quite fit the stereotyped image!

Built in the latter part of the 18th century, Woolverstone Hall was for many years the seat of the Berners family before it was taken over for use as a school.

This view over Victoria Pier gives a good idea of the variety of ships and smaller boats that could be seen sailing off Cowes on an average day between the wars.

This shows the bank designed by Archibald Simpson (1839), topped with a statue of Demeter, and a large block of houses by John Smith (c1810), showing Smith's characteristic recessed, curved corner.

Simple but striking; the War Memorial in remembrance of World War I is a double circular colonnade enclosing the Cenotaph.