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Situated on the north bank of the Medway, the original motte and bailey castle was replaced with stone by the early 13th century, when the shell keep was built.

This is a quiet town on the south bank of the River Stour, at the point where it begins to widen into the estuary.

The Duke's Head Inn (right), which would appear to date back to the 16th or 17th century from its quaint interior, is still here at the side of what is now a modern dual carriageway.

Further up Church Road, we are looking at the backs of 18th-century houses on Church End, the lane which leads to the medieval parish church of St Laud, out of shot to the left.

This shopping centre holds three large stores, over 40 shops and parking for 800 cars.

Because of their popularity and the public's enthusiasm, Dendy built a racetrack at the back of his Esplanade Hotel; we can see the entrance to Dendy's cycle track on the right.

The old station it replaced lay just within the city walls; its site and layout were such that trains had either to back in or out of it.

Once again, having crossed the bridge, we are back in that area of Cheshire that was once part of Lancashire until the county boundary changes of 1974.

It was good to get back to the small pleasures in life after the wartime years, and this small hotel seems a popular watering hole near the North Wales coast.

This view back towards the river from the junction of High Street and South Street has changed little, though the trees outside St Thomas' church have gone.

Various striking Georgian buildings overlook the Market Place, and there are many hotels and inns hereabouts, including the Bear Hotel, on the right of the picture, which dates back to the 13th century

F W Woolworth's, with its large window display and traditional sign, occupies a building which dates back to the 15th century, while the foundation stones of Burton's menswear shop, with its flamboyant

Back at Chesham Bois Common, the common acts partly as a buffer between the village and Amersham, although it merges to the east and west.

The bridge is the oldest on the Medway, dating back to the 14th century, but the central span was enlarged in the 19th century to accommodate the increasing traffic on the river.

This photograph shows the back of the late-Victorian rectory which became the home of the writer George Bernard Shaw from 1906 until his death in 1950, at the age of ninety-four.

The clock was made in Cromwell's time, and the lychgate dates back over 300 years.

Although immortalised by Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland, the origins of the cat are said to go way back in time, and no-one knows where the story of the grinning cat, now always associated

Presumably they also walked back.

From Wells to Blakeney, a great sand barrier holds back all but the most vicious tides.

The old King's Arms opened in 1749, and opposite it is the Black Bull, dating back to 1758.

The area was a victim of the remarkable tidal flow of the Severn, which caused a horrific amount of raw sewage to float back to shore.

The main body of the church dates back to the 13th and 14th centuries, and was here in 1180.

From the Hanneys the route heads along the A338 road towards Oxford, turning right onto the A415 at Frilford; heading back towards Abingdon, our last stop is in Marcham village.

The Common dates back to medieval times.