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Opposite the corner building of the 1880s terrace, now painted, is Sutton Court Road. Two buildings of the 1870s terrace on the right were demolished for 1970s road widening.

This scene is of Banstead Downs, which are actually outside Sutton's boundaries, south of Belmont station. The clubhouse of the Banstead Downs Golf Club is seen in the distance.

In the background is the chimney for the boiler house which was used to heat the pool water and the slipper baths.

Carshalton's ponds, which are spring-fed and lead to the River Wandle, are a most attractive feature in the centre of the village.

One of Berkshire's finest villages is Sutton Courtenay, with the cooling towers of Didcot Power Station a constant companion to the south.

At the top of Angel Hill is the Angel Inn, an early 19th- century building. It was once a stop where coaches and travellers changed horses before the descent into Sutton.

The Epsom Downs railway line was opened in 1865, and branched south from Sutton station to its first stop, which was Belmont.

Worcester Park is situated north- west of Sutton along Malden Road. Until the railway arrived in 1859 the area was predominantly agricultural, with only a few farmhouses and cottages.

From Southwell the tour heads north-east back to the River Trent north of Newark and on to Sutton-on-Trent.

In the 17th century the fens around Sutton were drained by farmers with the help of wind pumps. The struggle to drain the fen and maintain the banks of the rivers and lodes was endless.

The road divides a couple of hundred yards further along, with the A1104 going to Mablethorpe and the A1111 to Sutton on Sea.

West of Sutton Courtenay the route reaches Drayton. The older houses are mostly along the High Street, Church Lane and Abingdon Road.

We see a view of the main street here; this was probably as busy as it got in those days! The name Borden means 'woodland pasture by the hill'.

The road divides a couple of hundred yards further along, with the A1104 going to Mablethorpe and the A1111 to Sutton on Sea.

At the bus stop in Ewell Road, a double-decker on the 408 or 470 route via Sutton to Croydon and Warlingham prepares to take on passengers.

We are in the extreme southern tip of the county: whilst Stanford Hall is in Leicestershire, the parish church and the village are in Northamptonshire.

A lady walks briskly across Station Way towards Cheam Court and the local branch of Teekoff, which had a sister establishment in the Cheam Road at Sutton.

Culham Cut was dug in 1809 to cut off a winding section of the Thames as it passed Sutton Courtenay.

We are in the extreme southern tip of the county: whilst Stanford Hall is in Leicestershire, the parish church and the village are in Northamptonshire.

The next sequence of views shows the Victorian and later development of Sutton to the south of the railway line.

It was designed by Gordon and Gunton and built in 1907. It is considered by many to be one of Sutton's most interesting surviving buildings.

Once a cornfield, this open space on the east side of the Sutton bypass was bequeathed in perpetuity to the people of the borough by Mr and Mrs John Sears, who had lived in nearby Quarry Park Rise.

G Sutton, Hosier & Glover is first on the left, then the County Hair Dressing Saloons.

G Sutton, Hosier & Glover is first on the left, then the County Hair Dressing Saloons.