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Many of Slough's town centre buildings are relatively new, dating from the post- and pre- war periods.

Extra road traffic has also made the road outside the busy village stores and post office (just to the left of the car) a frequent bottleneck.

Notice the whipping post on the right. The shelter above is of a later date, for miscreants were seldom protected from the vagaries of the English weather.

At the height of the British Empire, the colleges took in the children of military officers and civil servants posted to far-flung corners of Queen Victoria’s realm.

On the left is the post office, run by Fred Maplesden, who was also printer and publisher of the East Grinstead Household Almanack.

On the left just off camera is Christ Church, and over to the right is the Post Office.

On the far right is the Red Cow, and to its left is the Post Office. Next comes John R Jackson's, a milliner and outfitter. In the right foreground, a policeman keeps an eye on proceedings.

about the 'fine lady upon a white horse' who rode her 'Cock horse to Banbury Cross' (possibly Celia Fiennes); or about the infamous Dick Turpin, who apparently visited just about every staging post

Dating from 1926, the war memorial was opened by the Earl of Derby, though its cost was borne by Caleb Thornber, a cotton manufacturer and former Mayor of Burnley.

Costing £30,000, this was the very first purpose built hydro in this country.

The complex was built on a site previously occupied by a row of cottages adjacent to Cambridge Hall, and opened in 1878 having cost around £14,000.