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The English were soon back, and work continued on the castle, but it stopped again a few years later when Henry de Lacy, distraught at the death by drowning of his only son in the castle well, wanted nothing

We can see the round tower added by King John, and the back of the famous John of Gaunt Gateway; the Ashton Memorial, looking like St Paul's in London, stands out from the murk of Lancaster behind

From Crowborough the route heads back nearer to Hailsham's environs and to the village of East Hoathly, a village now much more peaceful than a few years ago.

the 1700s.The biggest problem for visitors to Whalley today is finding a space to park.Whalley Abbey and its grounds have passed through many hands since being seized by Henry VIII, but it is now back

It contained many fashionable and important buildings, and was the home of many of the rising insurance companies who did business on the back of the Liverpool shipping companies.

His remains were brought back in an earthenware pot decorated with Russian script and buried in the family plot at West Meon. The service was held after dark to avoid reporters.

In the days of steam, at least one extra banking engine (often more) was required to push each train up the Lickey.

R L Kisby and the Trustee Savings Bank (right) have gone, and Mills the newsagents have taken their place.

This was removed from the church in 1547, but soon put back in place. However, in 1570 it was removed again, and found a permanent home in the Boar's Head.

The church had been covered in a thick growth of ivy, but by the time of this photograph, it had been cut back to reveal the true beauty of the structure.

Along the opposite bank, next to the present day garden centre, is the start of the 73 mile-long Dales Way to Bowness in the Lake District.

Its charters date back to the 1100s, although St Machar is said to have founded a church here in AD 580.

The plank serving as a gangway to the vessel from the bank had, until comparatively recent legislation, been the cause of many an accident as crew returned to their various ships after

The ferry originated for the use of monks from the priory, to cross to their farmland on the west bank.

The main waterway we see here is the Weaver Navigation, built so that the salt boats which floated down the River Weaver from Northwich and Nantwich could get back into those Cheshire towns without fighting

The bicycles parked outside the bank on the left might well have been bought at the Cycle & Sports Depot farther down the street.

The green island has gone, and the terrace of three cottages on the left was rebuilt in the 1960s as a Nat West Bank.

The bicycles parked outside the bank on the left might well have been bought at the Cycle & Sports Depot farther down the street. Thoughts of war seem far away in this peaceful, unhurried scene.

Our last view in this chapter before turning north back to Hailsham shows the Horse and Groom pub at the junction of the High Street and the Eastbourne Road, the A22.

In the last forty or so years, very little has changed in the High Street, although the recently built premises of the Midland Bank (right) has now become a private house.

Poltross Burn, which flows through the middle of the village, marks the border between Northumberland and Cumbria.

Better still, a search among the novelty shops would find just the right gift to take back.

The inn was renamed the Sergison Arms in 1845, but it reverted back to the Dolphin during the 1990s when the premises were remodelled and upgraded to modern standards.

Records of an iron and wire works here go back to the 16th century, and production continued until around the end the 19th century.