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This stretch of the road survives as a walkway in the precinct. Gina Murray's hairdressing salon, on the far left, offered 'Permanent Waving from 21/-. Satisfaction Guaranteed'.

Litton Cheney has a charming collection of Stuart and Georgian cottages strung out along its winding lanes.

The River Piddle winds beneath the chalk downlands of Dorset, giving its name to several villages along the way before reaching the sea at Poole Harbour.

An Austin A35 and a Morris Minor are parked outside the Devonshire Arms public house in the centre of the village.

Kirkhead Tower c1965 The folly of Kirkhead Tower stands on a headland overlooking the small coastal village of Allithwaite, which takes its name from a Norse settler named Eilifr.

Grey Friars Café (left) was built in 1889 as Cocoa Rooms by the Countess of Zetland, a staunch advocate of temperance.

Once an important and flourishing market on the old coach road, Lenham embodies a fine mix of building styles from medieval through to Georgian in its houses and shops.

The high pitch of the roof on the house to the right suggests that it may originally have been of thatch.

Wareham almost qualifies for our section on coastal towns, for its links with the sea are strong. The town supplied Edward III with three ships and 59 men for his siege of Calais.

Ahead at the top of the hill is Whitgift Hospital, which was built as a home for 16 men and 16 women in 1596 by the Archbishop Whitgift. The building then marked the edge of the town.

At the time of this photograph, Norwood Road still has tramline points at the junction with Dulwich Road on the right.

An old guidebook stressed the benefits to health of a holiday in Weymouth: 'Weymouth is much more open than the majority of seaside resorts, and is almost surrounded by salt water.

West Street 1930 This town was a considerable port in the middle ages, but the silting up of its ancient harbour led to a decline in trade.

The Hospital of St Cross was founded by Bishop Henry de Blois in 1136 and is the oldest almshouse in England, originally built to house, clothe and feed 'thirteen poor impotent men, so reduced in strength

As the following pictures show, this part of the seafront underwent numerous changes over the next few years, gradually increasing the amount of entertainment on offer.

In 1831 John, Earl of Shrewsbury, made this house his permanent home.

Where better to begin an exploration of Taunton town than in Fore Street, very much the centre of this ancient Borough.

The new village was in fact one long terraced row featuring an arcaded ground floor; this was a reflection of Sir Charles Monck's taste for things Italian.

This village was the hop picking 'capital' of Kent. At one time, every September hordes of workers with their families would arrive and camp out for the season.

The Manor of Stone was not mentioned in the Domesday Book, though it was given by William the Conqueror to one Erasmus de Walton. His family held it until the reign of Henry I.

In 1846 the Shropshire Union Canal Co was formed by the amalgamation of several companies.

On the canal near Bratch Locks. The canal is narrow; the maximum dimensions for watercraft are 70ft x 7ft x 3ft draught, with headroom of just 7ft, 6in.

In 1800, shortly after the roof of Chelmsford's future cathedral had collapsed, the tower of All Saints', Writtle, followed suit.

Subsequently it became part of the School of Art and Technology (currently Anglia Polytechnic University).