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Within the lead-mining area there were smelting mills at a number of locations, including Blagill, Nenthead, Allenhead, Jeffries, Tynehead, and Bollihope.

The sturdy building on the opposite bank of the river was put up in the 1850s as a flour mill; later it was used for textiles. After a period of dereliction, it was converted into apartments.

Here we have a closer view of the pulpitum screen. Little of the original 15th-century stonework survived Anthony Salvin's 'restoration' in 1833.

Maiden Newton's mill is probably situated on the site of many earlier mill buildings. There are records of settlements here dating back to the Roman occupation.

A pair of Horsfield's narrow boats make their way through Lymm with a cargo of coal. The motorized narrow boat is towing an old, formerly horse-drawn butty.

Home of the Irish Parliament since 1922, the building was designed by Richard Cassels in 1745 for the Duke of Leinster.

An evocative picture of the originally 11th-century church of St Mary and its blossoming churchyard in its lovely isolated setting overlooking the duck pond with good views towards Offham Hill.

Despite the trees, this picture gives us an idea of what remains of Buildwas. Despite its great age - the buildings are thought to date from c1150 - it is remarkably well preserved.

Cranborne lies at the heart of an ancient woodland chase; it is still relatively unspoiled. Once the headquarters of poaching gangs, Cranborne is now a peaceful venue for rambles and sightseeing.

This street is now bedecked with flower baskets, but the splendidly cut granite blocks and steps of the houses still survive, as do the cobbles, or 'setts', of the street's surface.

This view shows a picturesque mix of house styles, the timber-framed examples probably dating from the early 17th century, fronting onto a pool, essentially an inlet of the River Ouse.

A between-the-wars picture of pastoral tranquillity. The only slightly odd element of the photograph is the shepherd himself - the suit and hat do not quite fit the stereotyped image!

Built in the latter part of the 18th century, Woolverstone Hall was for many years the seat of the Berners family before it was taken over for use as a school.

This view over Victoria Pier gives a good idea of the variety of ships and smaller boats that could be seen sailing off Cowes on an average day between the wars.

This shows the bank designed by Archibald Simpson (1839), topped with a statue of Demeter, and a large block of houses by John Smith (c1810), showing Smith's characteristic recessed, curved corner.

Simple but striking; the War Memorial in remembrance of World War I is a double circular colonnade enclosing the Cenotaph.

The late 19th-century industrial face of the village percolates through the photograph, providing a dramatic contrast to Church Lane, which runs almost picturesquely away to the right of the cross.

A steamer, with a party of sightseers on board, has just left the quay heading down river. The women cluster at the stern under parasols. A little further along on the left is Cleopatra’s Needle.

Cenarth, on the Teifi, is set in a spectacular gorge with a number of waterfalls, and is famous as one of the last places in Britain where licensed coracles were used, both for salmon fishing and (as we

In 1115, Hugue de Payens and Godfrey de Saint Adhemar founded a small group of Christian knights dedicated to the protection of pilgrims making the journey between Jericho and Jerusalem.

Temple Bar was designed by Sir Christopher Wren in 1672, to replace the earlier City of London gate destroyed by the Great Fire, and was the last of the old city gates to survive.

To conclude this chapter, I have chosen a photograph unrelated to our route as something of a curiosity.

This former fishing village, situated on the south coast of the Lleyn Peninsula, now hosts boats of a much more upmarket kind.

Situated on its northern edge, Enfield is one of the most attractive market towns within the Greater London area; it was well-established by Domesday.