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Warnham watermill is on the site of an iron furnace; it has been nicely restored to workable order. The picture shows a neatly sculptured hedge topped with fine topiary peacocks.

Harbour Close (centre right) takes its name from the village pond, which is known, ironically, as the Harbour.

During the most recent of these it was discovered that the building has an iron frame - most unusual for churches, but not too surprising for an area surrounded by ironworks.

In 1846 Sir John Guest, of Guest Keen & Nettlefold, the iron and steel magnate, bought Canford and employed Charles Barry, whose Palace of Westminster was still being built, to enlarge the house

In 1846 Sir John Guest, of Guest Keen & Nettlefold, the iron and steel magnate, bought Canford and employed Charles Barry, whose Palace of Westminster was still being built, to enlarge the house

The large shelter and the Jubilee fountain replaced the grand wrought iron gates of Torbay House as the focal point of Torbay Road.

Next he was buried temporarily in the grounds of Castlehead, his former home, whilst a larger iron coffin was made - the original one was too small.

Outside it stands a row of watering cans on a sheet of corrugated iron balanced between two barrels. Farther along are more barrels and boxes.

The splendid ornate wrought iron lamp bracket is still at the entrance, a reminder of the Lopes family.

Ironically, the old Maypole was obscured from view from the road, and the picturesque pond in front of it was drained.

Wyddial's greatest claim to fame is that is cut in half by the Meridian Line - a tiny cast iron commemoration post has been set up opposite the entrance to Wyddial Hall.

A short distance downstream is an iron footbridge, built as a memorial to members of the Ramblers Association who lost their lives in the two World Wars.

In the iron industry era there were smelting furnaces and forges here; Sussex marble was also dug in the area.

faced by numerous hotels, its expanse of sands between the headlands of the Great and Little Ormes, its pier, its wide streets and its shops beneath glass canopies supported by delicately decorated cast-iron

HMS 'Hercules' was an apt name for an iron-clad battleship.

Castle House stands behind the iron railings on the right, beside the George Inn.

This original timber viaduct was replaced in cast iron at the turn of the century.

In 1905 The Vauxhall Iron Works moved to Luton from its London base. Thereafter it enjoyed some considerable sporting success and built cars for the wealthy and influential.

Also gone is the gas lamp over the wrought iron gates.

It is said that an iron pot full of silver coins found at the foot of a wall in 1842 was part of a cache hidden by Samuel Pepys during the Great Plague.

Next is No 6 (centre right), with balustrades, cast-iron fittings, storm protectors and honeycomb-style wall cladding of hexagonal slates.

The post (centre left) marks the site of a set of iron gates which prevented vehicles from entering the yard during church services.

This high village of the Weald looks out on a panoramic view of orchards and hopfields, although the foundation of its prosperity in the Middle Ages was based on weaving and iron-working.

Constructed of wrought iron and completed in 1879, the Severn Bridge was the longest tied-arch, bowstring truss bridge on the British railway network.