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For centuries, Stoneleigh was home to the dozens of estate workers employed by the Leighs.

These riverside houses have been replaced by the Albert Embankment, which was built between 1866 and 1870. To the left are the Lambeth potteries, which had operated since Elizabeth I's reign.

This village's name means 'the settlement by the church', possibly in this case a church that was first founded i pre-Saxon times. Here we see the present church partially hidden amongst the trees.

A primary school followed in 1846, hidden by the trees to the left.

The lockkeeper's cottage had just been rebuilt in 1916 by the Thames Conservancy.

In the distance the encroaching modern era is further evident by the tennis courts and bowling green - both installed around the time of the First World War.

Located on Newport Road's old Infirmary site its £50,000 set-up cost was partially met by the Marquess of Bute.

Reaching Street, we are in 'company town', a town dominated by the shoe makers C and J Clark. It is therefore appropriate that we start at Clark's original factory, which fronts High Street.

Built as Stoneyhurst Hall by Sir Richard Shireburn, the building was abandoned by the family and given to the Catholic Church; it became a school run by Jesuit Priests.

Steam boats at the boarding point by the Pier give some idea of the popularity of these vessels during the summer months.

Opened by the Prince of Wales on 3 May 1887, the exhibition ran for six months and attracted 4.75million visitors.

A large church with fine Gothic windows, it was paid for by the Haworth family, who had made their money from cotton spinning and fustian making.

There was a forge in the area by 1273, and glassmaking was well established by the early 14th century. John Glasman supplied stained glass for the East Window of York Minster.

York House Statues The white marble statues of water nymphs, which form such a striking feature in the grounds of York House, were purchased in Rome in the late 19th century by the city financier

Two prams represent the only traffic in St Austell's attractive shopping street in this scene, which is dominated by the richly carved tower of Holy Trinity church.

The hotel, with its six gables and ponder- ous style, replaced a stuccoed 18th-century building, but it has now gone, to be replaced by the bland misjudgement of 1970s Greytown House.

Hunstanton grew out of the hamlet of Hunstanton St Edmund, sited low on the cliffs and owned by the Le Strange family of the Hall.

In the distance is the pier, a view now wholly obscured by the enormous funfair, while the front gardens to the sea front villas have long gone.

By the 1880s, Eastbourne became 'The Empress of Watering Places', set against the backdrop of Beachy Head.

This fascinating photograph shows an assortment of individuals all of whom appear to be mesmerised by the cam- era.

The final picture shows a brand new council estate; by the look of the gardens, no one has yet moved in. The only vehicle in the scene is a utility van, either gas or electricity.

Sidmouth began as a small fishing town with a bustling local market, but even these activities had begun to decline by the time the first visitors arrived in the late 18th century.

Esthwaite Water, south of Hawkshead, is one of the quietest of the lakes, and its Norse name means 'the lake by the eastern clearing'.

The original circular window above was replaced by the two round-arched windows in the late 15th century.