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This was to be the site of the other half of George Hudson's dream crescent; because of his bankruptcy, it stayed empty for a long time.

The Old Mill 1906 This is the brick lower storey of a windmill built around 1800 by a Crawley millwright, Morley, and situated east of the Recreation Ground.

The whole of Charlwood parish, formerly in Surrey, was annexed to Sussex for some years prior to 1974, and the southern part of the parish remains in Sussex.

The ancient harbour of Tenterden, this was once a shipbuilding centre and was visited by Henry VIII in 1538.

The coming of firstly the Grand Union Canal and then the railways, led to the establishment of modern Linslade at its present location.

Abbot Horton had started the work, and John Boyfield carried it on. It is one of the most perfect structures of its kind in existence.

The hospital opened in 1775; the portico entrance nearest the camera was the front of a Mental Asylum, which was incorporated into the building.

The college was founded in 1509 and takes its name from the form of an ancient brass door-knocker.

A minor 14th-century castle, Naworth stands on a triangular piece of land by the river Irthling with deep ditch defences on three sides and a moat and drawbridge on the fourth.

The Normans built a wooden motte and bailey castle at Tamworth soon after the conquest on the site of the Mercian fortifications of 913, but this was replaced by the shell-keep and tower that still stand

We pass under the River Thames via the Blackwall Tunnel - the northbound side dates from the 1890s, an early project of the LCC, which was established in 1888.

The Mary Pym clock sits on top of the town's conduit, which had a trough for horses and a smaller one for dogs.

This classic view of Buxton from The Slopes was taken during its heyday as an inland spa created largely by the efforts of the 5th Duke of Devonshire.

This is one of two mills on the north bank of the Wharfe.

This is a fine example of an old farming village - in 1974 it was declared a conservation area.

We are not sure when it became the 'local', but it is thought that Mr Romer Williams, whose name it preserves, was the resident of Newnham Hall for the first decades of the 20th century.

As we head north, Warton Crag is the first sign of the Lake District with its ancient limestone rocks.

Middleton was granted a market charter on 23 June 1791 and the market remained here until 1939. Surrounded by shops and inns, the Market Place was the hub of the town for many years.

Camberley lies on the south side of the A30.

This unusual viewpoint is from the tower of St Helen's parish church; we are looking south over the roofs of Brick Alley Almshouses and their panelled chimney stacks. These were rebuilt in 1718-20.

Here we see a close-up view of the Market Hall with its imposing front and large statues mounted over the entrance.

Here we have a grand view of the railway arches heading out of Whalley.The railway arrived in the village in 1850, and the 600yd- long viaduct carries the Blackburn to Clitheroe line at a height of

We are looking down from the keep of Clitheroe Castle to the town below.

At the south end of the High Street Frith's photographer looks northwards beside the turning on the right into Hawleys Lane.