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

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

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

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.

The Southport & Lytham Tramroad Co came up with a proposal to construct a transporter bridge due south of Hesketh Bank at a cost of £183,500.

In 1741 the mill was blown down in a storm killing a man and a boy - perhaps because the sails were 'back winded'. The mill has been in the care of the Cambridgeshire Preservation Trust since 1932.

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.

At this end was Mark Ellis the tailor, later Fleming's Antiques; at the other end Barclays Bank. The sign is on the Red Lion (centre left), which closed in 2000. Opposite is H E Rose, the butcher.

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.

Set back from the A66, the King's Arms with its stables and courtyard to the rear was once a coaching- house serving travellers on the Penrith to Darlington turnpike, a route linking the

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.

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

The 1870 view of the bridge is particularly interesting, for it shows the Berkshire bank before the spread of late Victorian developments that brought large houses and villas to the Berkshire hillside

We can see the back of the boat station, with 'cushion huts' peeping out behind the strolling crowds, whilst to the right 'Schneider's gate' is flanked by the bold 'Belsfield Hotel' sign.

Heading south towards Bourne, the route diverts north-east of the town to Edenham, a delightful village on the east bank of the winding East Glen River, whose church has many remarkable monuments to the

The following year, Hertford was back in Scotland, burning five market towns, sacking 243 villages, and laying waste to crops. Edward VI of England was destined not marry the Queen of Scots.

The revival in pleasure boats on the canals has brought back a lot of life to the area.

One such course hired a full military band - try timing shots to the strains of 'Annie Laurie' - but Braid got his own back on the last green when he put his ball straight through the big bass drum.

Now, thanks to cut-backs, post offices disappear like ghosts into the night.

The pub dates back at least to the 18th century, and parts of the building are even older. It stood beside the Poole Turnpike road from 1756.

To the left of the Market Hall is the back of the former Court House.

We return up London Road to the Wheat Sheaf and turn right into New Street, formerly called Lichfield Street, which takes us back to the Market Place.