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This part of south Derbyshire did not have the abundant stone for its buildings which the north of the county enjoyed, so many villages have a definitely Midlands, rather than northern, feel about them

There was a time when Cannock had pretensions to being a spa town, as did many others; Robert Plot, in 'The Natural History of Staffordshire '(1686), records nineteen mineral springs in the county.

The Castle was bought from the Duke of Manchester by the Grammar School and Huntingdonshire County Council for £12,500 in 1950.

The current one was built in 1787 by John Johnson, County Surveyor, replacing a structure of 1372. South of the river, Chelmsford becomes Moulsham.

One of the county's most attractive villages, Crondall has an assortment of picturesque cottages. It has an interesting history too.

Its close proximity to the Dorset border makes it an ideal place to stay for anyone exploring both counties.

The windmill was built in 1802, and was one of a number in the south and eastern parts of the county.

Tucked away in the hills of Hindhead and Blackdown, and close to the edge of the county, this little village was the home of the novelist George Eliot, who wrote much of 'Middlemarch' here in 1871

This view was taken from one of the highest points in the county.

The shop names visible on the right, moving right to left are Charles Saies, draper; Herbert, ironmonger; Picture Post; the County Stores and Oliver's.

The County, Clifton, and Palatine were in a similar price range, and in 1906 their daily pension rate (room, meals and all services) was 8s 6d a day.

At No 11 next door to the Capital & Counties Bank (which later became the National Provincial Bank), is the hardware store of Miss Edith Annie Miller.

The gatehouse, with its red brick and blue diapering, was the earliest major brickwork in the county.

The County Hotel is one of the main hotels in the centre of Kendal; it dominates this part of the old town, whose wealth was founded on the woollen and textile industries.

Their name comes from the French word for a raven, and so throughout the county there are many examples of hotels and inns called either the Corbet Arms or the Raven.

Notice the pitched paving in front of Parade House (left), where stones are embedded between 6in and 18in deep, a method used in the county.

The parish church is dedicated to St Modwen, the founder of a 7th-century Christian settlement at Burton.The first monastic house in the county was founded at Burton, endowed by the Saxon thegn,

The County Hotel is one of the main hotels in the centre of Kendal; it dominates this part of the old town, whose wealth was founded on the woollen and textile industries.The famed Kendal bowmen at

The wondrous sight of blossom continues to greet many a springtime visitor to this central part of the county, where orchards are a prime feature.

The ancient road linking the villages on the west side of the county became an alternative route for the cattle drovers when the Great North Road was turnpiked in 1662.

By 1871 there were 23,720 freeholders in the county, but the vast majority owned less than one acre.

The North East Counties Convalescent Home for miners and other such workers would only recently have opened at this time, as only Phase One has been built; photograph No 47052 shows the

Like almost all local breweries in the county, it was taken over by one of the big four breweries of Norwich, in this case by Bullard's in 1878.

Witney, in the west of the county, has long been famous for its links with the wool trade, as well as the manufacture of blankets, which have been produced here for over 700 years.