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Barclays Bank, which has by now replaced part of the terrace on the left, dates from 1924: it is a typical example of the pretentious architecture beloved of banks.

The Post Office building dates from the 16th century.

Standing in the shadow of a great chestnut tree and originally a posting and coaching house, The Royal Anchor Hotel (centre) dates from the time of Samuel Pepys, who found 'good, honest people' here.

Standing in the shadow of a great chestnut tree and originally a posting and coaching house, The Royal Anchor Hotel (centre) dates from the time of Samuel Pepys, who found 'good, honest people' here.

St Leonard's Church was built in 1878 on the site of earlier ones dating back to 1220. To the south of the village is the old lime quarry, now a wildlife sanctuary.

The earliest recorded date is 1080, when it was noted as an old Saxon church. There was probably an earlier church on this site, built by the Angles.

Some of the material used in its construction dates from Roman times.

This photograph was taken looking towards Mar's Wark: dating from 1570, this uncompleted renaissance building was intended for use by the Earl of Mar who was Regent.

The elegant five-bay north and south arcades are witness to this date. One of two 14th-century tomb recesses with ball-flower decoration can be seen between columns to the left.

Studs on the road surface mark the only traffic crossing in Kettering at this date. On the right, Gordon Thoday, with branches throughout East Anglia, sold dress fabrics.

The original core of the White Lion—to the left of the picture—is thought to date from the 15th century.

Among documents preserved locally is a letter written by John Blair dated 7 November 1689.

Clarence Street dates probably from the time of the Georgian expansion of the town.

On the north side of the village green, the church dates from 1744, including the tower and spire, with additions for Lord Abergavenny made in the 1880s.

The Esso petrol pumps have gone, and the huts and the cottage on the right have now been replaced by a Total garage (the chimneys beyond belong to Ormuz Cottages, dated 1894).

The town's coat of arms with the motto 'Audaciter et Sincere' ('boldly and frankly') perhaps sum up the municipal desire to be modern and up-to-date.

The street becomes East Road and was gated with a level crossing (in front of the thatched cottage) for the West Bay extension of the Bridport Railway, in use from 1884 to 1962.

The single-storey extension to the pub also dates from 1921, when Hiskey Golding was the landlord. Where the Austin Sevens are parked is now a beer garden.

It may be earlier in date and unrelated to the Doniert stone. Both stones stand beside a lane to the north of St Cleer.

The place name dates back to the 11th century, but the original village fell into disuse and no trace of it remains today.

The gateway dates from the college's foundation.

The gatehouse seen here dates from the 13th century.

The ancient church of St Helen, known as 'the cathedral of the Fylde', dates from the 12th century and was once the parish church for Garstang, two miles away.

We pass under the River Thames via the Blackwall Tunnel - the northbound side dates from the 1890s, an early project of the LCC, which was established in 1888.