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Up until the Second World War, this work was undertaken by entire families who came from South London and the East End to stay on the farms and supplement their income with this casual labour

Close to the buttress nearest the camera, W S Gilbert, of Gilbert and Sullivan fame, sleeps under the widespread wings of a white angel; Gilbert lived at Grimsdyke, a house by Norman Shaw, to the north

attractive Saxon village on the road from Oakham to Stamford now overlooks the modern dam on the north-east angle of Rutland Water formed in the valley of the River Gwash, landscaped by Dame

The bricks came from Milnes's works, and timber was imported from Russia, where his cloth exports flourished.

North-west of Godalming, Compton is famed for the Watts Gallery and Chapel, commemorating the Victorian painter George Frederick Watts.

The stone for Grimston came from the Tadcaster quarries of the Vavasour family from nearby Hazlewood Castle.

The house was famed for the way in which the designers successfully blended medieval and modern styles, and the prolific use of white and gold for the interiors.

It was built in 1712 for William Lowndes, Secretary to the Treasury, who came from Winslow in central Buckinghamshire where in 1700 he had built Winslow Hall.

James I awarded it to Sir Fulke Greville, who was also given the title of Baron Brooke of Beauchamp Court.

In 1801-02 engineer William Jessop came up with his own designs for a tide-free city dock area that would enclose the Avon from Rownham ot St Philip's.

Visitors came in increasing numbers after the Snowdon Mountain Railway opened in 1896, which provided easy access to the summit for hundreds of holidaymakers.

Dealers came from miles around, and welcomed the chance to converse in the nearby inns. The Beast Fairs were held twice a year, in May and November, here in Russell Street.

This was the main route through the town until the by-pass came into being.

Alas, plans to save her came to nothing.

A light railway came from Harrogate in 1862, and was much used during the construction of the reservoirs for Bradford Corporation.

Each weighs about thirty tons - they possibly came from the quarries at Knaresborough.

Then along came Alderman Richard Cobden. It was he who brought purpose back into Bright's life when he reminded him that hundreds of people were dying of starvation due to the iniquitous Corn Laws.

He came across references to it in a text dated 1125. Excavations outside revealed the walls, and repairs revealed the carvings.

The first links with the Raleigh family, from which the village now takes the second part of its name, came in 1346 when Peter de Raleghe owned certain manorial rights.

The stone came from a quarry on the estate's land. The house was divided into three parts in 1919, and is now used as offices by a major building company.

Trade here came from corn milling, spinning and weaving, and paper manufacture. Beck Isle Cottage was once the home of the village laundry maid.

At first they were council houses, and later private developers came in.

attractive Saxon village on the road from Oakham to Stamford now overlooks the modern dam on the north-east angle of Rutland Water formed in the valley of the River Gwash, landscaped by Dame

Oliver Cromwell once came to spend the night at Ripley Castle, home of Sir William and Lady Ingilby.