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Of interest here are the prams; try getting one of these into the back of a Volvo estate car. The far pram is all the more interesting in that the design of the bodywork is ornate lattice-work.

On days of royal celebration, buns are thrown from the balconied roof; this tradition dates back to the coronation of George III.

The High Street has many interesting houses, some dating back to the 16th century. Over the years they have been repaired and re-fronted, making them look more modern than they really are.

Conditions here were so bad during the Great Blizzard of 1891 that the local blacksmith and his apprentice had to dig their way to the local well and then dig back across the village to get water to relatives

St Mary's Church at Kempsey lies close to the banks of the River Severn, a few miles south of Worcester. Much of this interesting cross church dates back to the 13th century.

By the 1930s the tiny hamlet of Hare Street had been swallowed up into Gidea Park.

The three-arched, balustraded bridge at Shillingford dates back to 1827 and carries the Wallingford to Thame road over the river. The road was turnpiked in 1764.

Buckland Rings, the great earthworks nearby, probably date back to the Iron Age, though the Romans used the fortifications during their invasion of England - coins of the Emperor Claudius have been found

In 1908, the view of the town looking back under the bridge was unobstructed.

This view, looking back towards the town centre, shows both the Congregational and parish churches.

Backed with a wind-break of Corsica pine planted by Thomas William Coke in the mid 19th century, this area is a breeding ground for birds such as terns, redshank and oystercatchers.

In 1551 the property of the Corpus Christi Guild ended up with Lord Clinton, and then the Marquis of Northampton claimed that of the other four guilds, though he handed back to the Corporation

The Dawlish Water and its high tributary the Smallacombe Brook rise on the wooded heathland of Little Haldon Hill, which rises eight hundred feet at the back of the town.

The Thames snakes and doubles back in these parts, and provides a delightful view of the church of St Nicholas.

The Dawlish Water and its high tributary the Smallacombe Brook rise on the wooded heathland of Little Haldon Hill, which rises 800 feet at the back of the town.

The Natwest Bank and the Alliance and Leicester on the south side are the finest examples, with the flint-fronted No 30 and the brick HSBC Bank in Cornmarket almost as good.

Caldecott is situated in the rural Welland Valley; its origins go back to Roman times. The Plough Inn and the surrounding houses are mostly built of local stone and tiled with Collyweston slate.

Only by staying with the same employer was there any hope of security and a modest pension.The best positions were with banks and insurance offices.

This handsome crescent dates back to 1826 and was originally intended to be part of a seaside resort known as Anglesey, developed by the Marquis of Anglesey.

Speedwell's history goes back to the 18th century, when a shaft was driven underground in the search for lead ore. The cavern's unique feature is a 750yd underground canal.

In the background is the Old College Hotel, a name that echoes back to the founding of the College of Jesus by the Archbishop of York in 1500.

Dumbell was a banker, a director of the Laxey mines and a Deemster (justice of the Tynwald), but the failure of his bank on Saturday 3rd February 1900 ('Black Saturday') was one of the greatest financial

We are keeping to the Kent bank of the Thames Estuary as the river reaches Gravesend, beyond the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at Dartford.

An early omnibus collects passengers bound for Ware, Cheshunt, Broxbourne and Waltham Cross from outside Barclays Bank.