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The architecture of the High Street reflects the wealth that a depressed town gained from its booming boot and shoe industry in later Victorian times.

Heading south towards Bourne, the route diverts north-east of the town to Edenham, a delightful village on the east bank of the winding East Glen River, whose church has many remarkable monuments to the

It was a vital part of the Grand Cross network that linked the rivers Trent, Servern, Thames and Mersey. The church of St Mary and All Saints looks delightful; it is built from local red sandstone.

The fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay lies just a few miles to the south of Whitby. Also known as Bay Town, the village became a favourite haunt for artists and holidaymakers alike.

The surviving inner half of the round donjon can be seen in the background. It stood 82 ft high, was 65 ft in diameter, and the walls were 15 ft thick.

Chenies, a mile downstream from Latimer, takes its name from the Cheyne family who held the manor from the 13th century until the 16th century when it passed, through the marriage in 1526 of

The 1890s terrace with its four gabled full-height bay windows steps down the hill; the left-hand one on the corner of Outwood Lane is now no longer a Barclays Bank, but the offices of financial consultants

Another mystery regarding Stonehenge is that many of the stones have been dressed - again there is no precedent for such work in Britain prior to Stonehenge.

The gardens are on the right of the picture; together with the Imperial Gardens, they testify to Cheltenham's love of flowers. The rotunda (now occupied by a bank) can be seen on the left.

Congleton lies in the valley of the River Dane - we have already caught a glimpse of the river in the park. Now we move two or three miles upstream to Colley Mill Bridge.

Richmond Council, despite vociferous local opposition, struck a deal to sell the site to their preferred developers, the property group Dawnay Day, who own most of the shops and flats on the south

Small Norman fragments can be found at the east end of the nave. The Gothic-style pulpit is of 1843, with parts from the 18th century.

The oldest cottages are based on what is known as a 'cross passage' design, whereby a passage runs straight from front to back door, dividing the house.

Sandgate has become a suburb of Folkestone. On a good day the coast of France can be seen clearly from the Sandgate Esplanade. Note the ornate street light and the lady's fancy parasol.

Familiar to generations of holidaymakers, its wide pavement serves as one of the resort's most popular promenade walks.

Geologically the cliffs at Barton-on-Sea are very colourful, not unlike those across the Solent on the Isle of Wight. The area around is rich hunting territory for the collector of fossils.

Lepe remains an attractive hamlet offering safe bathing in the waters of the Solent. In Roman times a road ran west from here across the present ground of the New Forest to Ringwood.

The parish church of St Peter at Huddersfield was built on a Norman foundation, but was extensively restored and remodelled by J P Pritchett of York in 1836, in the Victorian Gothic style.

This photograph shows the tranquillity of the churchyard in Teversham, just a stone's throw from the bustle of nearby Cambridge.

Before the coming of tourism, Torquay was an obscure fishing hamlet, its villagers scratching a living from the sea, smuggling and lime burning.

The red-brick Tudor manor house of Kentwell Hall stands at the northern end of Long Melford. Today it is best known for the striking Tudor Rose brickwork maze set into the courtyard.

Here we experience the tranquillity of the churchyard in Teversham, just a stone's throw from the bustle of nearby Cambridge.

The uneven steps and stone flags have been worn by the feet of centuries. You can reach most of the buildings that make up Haddon Hall from here.

New Road is one of the main shopping streets of the town. The roads seem empty by today's standards. In the foreground is British Home Stores, and Hepworths is on the extreme left.