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East Ham was in Essex until 1965, but since the mid 19th century very much a part of greater London.

We are looking across the Square to East Street.

As we look back up East Street, the focus of the view is the Market Hall.

The name of the delightful Ham stone village of Montacute derives from St Michael's Hill to the west, in Latin 'mons acutus', or 'steep hill'.

It is a delightful Ham stone-built town, hardly larger now than a village.

The town, now more peaceful since the A303 bypass was completed, is mostly built in the warm golden Ham stone with Georgian and 19th-century frontages.

To the north-east is the charming market town of Martock with its triangular market place.

This view northwards along the Mersey shoreline towards Eastham Pier shows one of the Mersey ferries alongside.

The locks and docks at Eastham form the western end of the Manchester Ship Canal.

The tanker Languedoc is tied up at Eastham's Queen Elizabeth Docks.

Two steamers head for the tidal lock at Eastham on their way out of the Manchester Ship Canal.

Eastham Oil Dock was constructed in 1954 to allow these larger tankers to discharge their cargoes without entering the Ship Canal.

The village of Eastham is about one mile inland from the River Mersey, but one of its claims to fame is that it has the largest canal locks in the country - these give entry to the Manchester Ship Canal

At one time there were ferries to New Brighton, Egremont, Seacombe, Birkenhead, Rock Ferry and Eastham, and before the Mersey Tunnel opened, vehicle ferries also ran to Seacombe and Birkenhead.

The seven main monu- ments in the chapel were restored between 1994 and 1998 by an expert team led by Michael Eastham.

At one time there were, ferries to New Brighton, Egremont, Seacombe, Birkenhead, Rock Ferry and Eastham, and before the tunnel opened, vehicle ferries also ran to Seacombe and Birkenhead.

The seven main monuments in the chapel were restored between 1994 and 1998 by an expert team led by Michael Eastham.

It involved the excavation and removal of 48 million cubic yds of earth, the building of a tidal lock at Eastham, and of four other sets of locks to raise the canal sixty feet above sea level

The construction of the Manchester Ship Canal resulted in access to Runcorn Docks having to be made by way of locks opposite the town's waterfront, or through the Eastham Locks.

A ship is sailing along the Manchester Ship Canal towards the old docks in Eastham in the same year that the canal was opened.

Running at right angles to each other, Eastham Rake and Bridle Road link at the junction with Stanley Lane and the A41 - New Chester Road.

The thirty-five mile long Manchester Ship Canal works as one great harbour, and ships moving up and down the canal have to register each movement with the control centre at Eastham.

The Eastham Gardens, down by the ferry, were very popular, and over the years attracted thousands of visitors.

In contrast with the western side of the Wirral Peninsula, the towns and villages of the east have become one continuous conurbation because of their proximity to the River Mersey and Liverpool.