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Little Ann Village C1955 Ann or Anna was originally the name for the shining stream now known as the Pillhill Brook, a tributary of the River Anton.

She looks relaxed enough but the weight of the potatoes must be excruciating.

The central column is crowned by the figure of St George and the Dragon. Circular memorial plaques on either side on the wall commemorate both World Wars.

It was to Cardiff Castle that Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, was brought after his defeat at Tinchebrai in 1106, having made war on both William Rufus and Henry I.

In 1233 the town of Ludlow was given permission to build town walls. Originally there were seven town gates (four main and three postern). This is the southern gate, and the only one surviving today.

Sometimes a lot of change can take place in a very short time. Notice how the butcher's shop has obviously just been repainted. Mr Mason (?)

The fine embattled western tower of Holy Trinity houses a clock and one bell.

Well-designed bollards and street signs front a typical road-house at the junction of the Great North Road with the lesser east-west Elstree to Chipping Barnet Road.

Of the buildings behind the beach, three were public houses. The central building is the famous Sloop Inn, still operating today.

Matthew Wren (uncle of the more famous Christopher) was master here from 1625-34, and he was responsible for the chapel, which combines Perpendicular and classical styles.

The county boundary between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk actually runs along the middle of the river at this point, so the church is in Norfolk, while the pub is in Cambridgeshire!

The church of St Mary Magdalene is mainly 13th and 14th-century, with beautiful stained glass windows dating from the 16th century.

Jesus Lock is the limit of navigation on the River Cam for powered craft.

The original 1877 Cottage Hospital building survives in Croydon Road as part of Beckenham Hospital.

Ladies' Walk ends a little more than a kilometre south-west of the bridge where the workman sits on Ladies' Walk.

The colliery opened in July 1960; most of its output went by conveyor direct to nearby Rugeley, a power station. Lea Hall closed in December 1990.

The young girl's boater and pinafore are typical of the period.

The alley to the right of the hotel building now leads to the New Market Shopping Centre.

The house at the end of the 17th-century cottages gives onto Rook Lane. It is now almost hidden from view behind tall hedging and trees with a very secret garden.

Much of this avenue survives the outer bailey, although it is now bounded by 1920s low walling, and the ornate benches have been replaced by more utilitarian ones.

This view of the Thames illustrates Cookham's potential for picnicking and relaxing by the water's edge.

It is one of the best medieval merchant houses in the city, and is now an excellent museum.

On one occasion, the boilers backfired and they had to escape because of all the black smoke.

It is seen here in its former glory, for it was burned down in 1934; it has since been rebuilt in brick - a copy of the stone original.