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They were converted into an hotel, as seen in this view, but shortly afterwards the building was reconverted back to twenty-nine flats.

The sign of the popular White Lion Hotel is just visible in the centre of this photograph and Barclays Bank (now Ladbrokes) is on the far left.

The present church of St Mary's dates back to the 14th and 15th centuries, with some earlier Norman features.

The Stag Inn dates back to the 18th century, and the elm tree on the right reputedly marked the centre of Windsor Forest.

We cross the railway bridge, and look back from where we have come from.

The Backs of Cambridge are probably as well known as the colleges themselves.

Beyond we can see the façade of the Midland Bank, now HSBC.

Barclays Bank (left) was the Bank of Leatham and Tew before 1906, and from 1776 to 1801 the Black Bull Inn occupied this 18th-century private house.

They called the main railway line from Crewe to Glasgow the West Coast Main Line, but here at Hest Bank is the only spot where you can actually see the coast and the sea beyond.

He was the first to print penny readers for adults and juveniles with the company name on the front and back of the book, and the first to sell cheaply those exercise books with times tables on the back

Note the three-wheeled push chair - back in fashion again a century later.

The hilltop church dates back to at least the 14th century, and some of the cottages are of similar antiquity.

The banks of the original Iron Age fort can still be seen in this photograph.

We are further down into the town and looking back up towards the clock tower, which is just visible.

Looking back over the Lawn towards Bear Street, the view is instantly recognisable today.

The hilltop church dates back to at least the 14th century, and some of the cottages are of similar antiquity.

Regular cruises take enthusiasts down-river to see the famous avocets on the river's mud banks.

Regular cruises take enthusiasts down-river to see the famous avocets on the river's mud banks.

A wide range of architectural periods is represented in Astwood Bank, though Victorian buildings are particularly numerous.

The rivers are very popular for boating and their banks are an ideal site for a picnic.

strolling along the Undercliff walk and the 'horseway' path down to the river Medway, and Victorian children leaning on the railings watching the river - and maybe the photographer on the opposite bank

The wooded nature of the river banks is noticeable, and only the industrial scene on the far right of the picture would suggest that this is near the centre of a busy modern industrial town.

The mill pond at Ickham, on the east bank of the Little Stour, is crossed by this seemingly fragile footbridge whose supporting piles serve as a useful trap for waterweeds and other detritus before the

But it is her gnarled yew trees that claim the greatest age: this huge churchyard yew is said to date back at least to the time of King Harold.