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We can see the back of the old Co-op - it is the building with the white gable end to the left. Workmen are putting the finishing touches to the new Cartridge's roof.

The church dates back to the Norman Conquest, but very little of the original church remains; the initial period of restoration in the 1820s dramatically altered its structure.

The water seeps through from higher ground and is held back by a concrete dam, and below it is a water garden, once a feature of Merdon Court. It has been reconstructed recently.

From the Bridge 1899 A town when the Domesday Book was compiled, and a settled place as far back as the 7th century, Fordwich was a flourishing port on the River Stour for Canterbury when the river was

This popular inn on the harbour at St Ives is said to date back to 1312. In the 20th century it became a favourite haunt of the St Ives artists' colony. There is now a small porch by the doorway.

The crypt may also have been used to store religious relics which St Wilfrid brought back from Rome.

The cart on the left looks like a brewer's dray - in the back are barrels - and is probably delivering to the Black Bull on the right.

The cart on the left looks like a brewer's dray - in the back are barrels - and is probably delivering to the Black Bull on the right.

On many unforgettable nights at high tide, angry seas have broken through the banks and flooded many thousands of acres of farmland.

Only the feet of the carter are visible, as his horse stands patiently waiting while he unloads part of his wares from the back of his wagon for delivery to the creeper-festooned cottages in this village

The manor house dates back to the 13th century, and formed part of a large estate. Its most famous resident was the poet Alfred Austin, who was Poet Laureate from 1896 to 1913.

To the right, along the curving line of the castle bailey, are S Ball & Sons and the Midland Bank, which has been rebuilt. The Pharmacy in the distance has lost its parapet and urns.

But river traffic at this point has now been greatly increased with the opening of the vast Penton Hook Marina in a flooded gravel pit on the south bank, which is accessed from just below this lock.

The nave and chancel date back to the 12th century; the tower is 13th century.

The stretch of river beyond the mud bank leads to Stanner Point, also in Sutton.

Our horse tram is wending its way from Upper Heysham back to Morecambe. Today there is a very popular walk along the promenade between Morecambe and Heysham.

The turning for Glebe Road is by the double-fronted house in the centre, and the National Provincial Bank was later built on the opposite corner.

Models from 1934 onwards had the tank under the back of the car.

Frogmore Street begins near the bank on the right, site of the medieval north gate. The pedestrians walking towards the camera are heading for the High Street and, no doubt, the market.

This view is taken from the Bedfordshire bank, with the ford (still in existence) in the foreground.

Tranquil waters lap around the two outer piers and the narrow entrance to the dock, which was cut back into West Polmear Cove around a century before this photograph was taken.

Dedicated to the memory of Sir Winston Churchill, this long, narrow garden is a delight to visit in spring when the high banks are a mass of flowers.

The main A361 Taunton road loops through the village, with the church in the back lane. This view looks south-west along the A361.

A seat has appeared in the intervening six years since 23910 was taken - it and the steps beside it have gone today, the latter replaced by a shallow bank of earth as before, and now gone.