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CASTLE HILL has a commanding view of both the landward and the seaward approaches, and it was almost certainly the location of an Iron Age Celtic promontory fort.

Eastwood is, of course, famous as the birthplace and home of D H Lawrence.

This romantic-looking castle, set in a bend of the River Medway, was founded in early Norman times, and rebuilt in the late 13th century by Sir Stephen de Penchester, the Warden of the Cinque Ports.

The ancient harbour of Tenterden, this was once a shipbuilding centre and was visited by Henry VIII in 1538.

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

Though originally a market town, Dursley has long benefited from the presence of local industries making such things as agricultural machinery, diesel engines and furniture.

It was known for its pleasure beach, and before the days of the scenic railway visitors could get a bird's eye view of the town from the Revolving Tower (left).

Looking South This view of the Town Hall shows the main entrance at the centre.

This row of shops with their protective glass awnings was built in the grounds of Cleveley Lodge (the building at the far left end of the row) in the 1930s.

Many of the houses along the High Road at Turnford were built to accommodate the workers on the nearby market gardens. On the centre left, in the far distance, is a garage.

Hermitage Road was opened in 1875 to give the people of Hitchin better access to the railway station. The land was given by Frederick Seebohm, who owned the Hermitage Estate.

During the revolt of 1294 the Welsh won a victory at Denbigh: it is unclear as to whether this refers to a pitched battle, taking the castle, or the town, or any combination of these three.

The next four photographs show the well-to-do suburb of Benhilton - served by the church of All Saints, built in 1865.

Behind it is the side elevation of the Congregational Church of 1888. This was demolished in 1976 to make way for the eastern inner relief road.

Through the 1662 legacy of John Bentley, a free school was founded on The Green.

He bought the manor of Fenstanton in 1768 for £13,000. Brown would have been proud of the pollarded walkway through the churchyard, which even today is perfectly maintained.

It is sometimes almost unbelievable when we realise how much of our heritage has been destroyed during the past century.

The route diverts briefly to the east side of the Quantocks to visit Dodington, a small and peaceful hamlet just north of the busy A39.

A surprisingly tranquil view of the cobbled Market Place on a sunny day in 1893, looking north past the Musgrave Monument into Devonshire Street.

The number 29 bus from Lewes is probably on the final part of its journey into Haywards Heath. Note the men on their bicycles and their clothes - only one of them is not wearing a tie.

This massive medieval structure, formed of flint and ruddy Dutch bricks, squats close by the river, near Bishop Bridge.

Woking should not be confused with Old Woking a mile south on the banks of the River Wey, a battered remnant of a medieval market town.

There is a good range of timber-framed houses on both sides, and in the distance are the walled grounds, more of a small park, of Mill House on the Appleford Road.

A local preacher, John of Feckenham, became a monk at nearby Evesham. After the Dissolution, he spent some years in the Tower of London before becoming Abbot of Westminster under Queen Mary.