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Today this area of Cheltenham is pedestrianised, but back in the 1950s traffic negotiated the ornamental roundabout.

Nearly opposite to this inn stands the Globe, another public house, which dates back to at least 1674, and the Red Lion, then an Ushers house, which closed in 1970.

It contained many fashionable and important buildings, and was the home of many of the rising insurance companies who did business on the back of the Liverpool shipping companies.

the 1700s.The biggest problem for visitors to Whalley today is finding a space to park.Whalley Abbey and its grounds have passed through many hands since being seized by Henry VIII, but it is now back

From Crowborough the route heads back nearer to Hailsham's environs and to the village of East Hoathly, a village now much more peaceful than a few years ago.

We can see the round tower added by King John, and the back of the famous John of Gaunt Gateway; the Ashton Memorial, looking like St Paul's in London, stands out from the murk of Lancaster behind

Records of an iron and wire works here go back to the 16th century, and production continued until around the end the 19th century.

Just above the horse's back is the narrow entrance to Cheyne Lane (S177062, page 24).

The first known reference to the chapel was found in a document of 1552, though the original structure probably dated back to the 14th century.

Its first house, Green Bank, is bigger than the rest and has a bay window, being built for a mill manager or the owner of the row.

This illustrious and sublime town is on the east bank of the River Ouse, two miles from the Wash.

Photographs taken before 1965 reveal it to have been a truly magnificent structure; documentary records indicate that it was built about 1600, though its predecessors can be tracked back as far as 1460

The Butter Market of 1853 (centre) is now Achurch Hardware Store, and the snack bar next door is now a pizza and kebab house.

Second left is the Pilot Boat Inn, where the publican's dog, Lassie, licked back to life one of the sailors from the battleship HMS 'Formidable' on 1 January 1915.

Back at the Victorian eastern end of the village, the photographer looks north-east across the Recreation Ground, where mothers and children are enjoying the summer afternoon.

The Midland Bank is no more, but the flat-roofed building that sticks out like a sore thumb is still there.

Although spinning and weaving were Paisley's main industries, there were also several shipyards along the banks of the River Cart.

Ellen & Son, estate agents, is where Gilbert & Heath opened Heath's Bank by 1807.

This imposing 17th-century mansion was originally designed by Sir Christopher Wren for Henry Guy, and was formerly a home of the Gore family, before being purchased by the Rothschild banking family

Firmly back in Bedfordshire and heading south, our route passes through Blunham, a most attractive village, where the poet John Donne was rector from 1622 until his death in 1632, although he was also

40 years later and further back on the Wey Lane junction, we see the far cottage, No 23, on the right, has been largely rebuilt.

Today it houses the Yorkshire Bank and Provident Personal Credit.

The Midland Bank is no more, but the flat-roofed building that sticks out like a sore thumb is still there.

Harrow Park winds away to the east of the High Street, past one or two rather grand houses, to arrive at Deynecourt at the foot of the hill.