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Perhaps it will carry a passenger who had just arrived off one of the steam trains to pass through this attractive village on its way to Ashford.

This famous landmark situated at 22a Clifton Drive has always had this name because of its pure white exterior.

Most of the delightful old houses along this street were constructed during the 15th century, at a time when the village prospered as part of the profitable cloth trade centred on Cranbrook.

This is probably the most dull row of buildings in Edgware town.

This row contained a general and sweet shop (note the Oxo advertisement in the window), with another general store and a teashop at the far end.

Bracebridge Pool was formed around 1420 and leased to Sir Ralph Bracebridge at a yearly rent of £10 or 120 bream.

Mr and Mrs Raines ran an efficient postal service from this humble shed at the bottom of their garden for many years - there was surely hardly room to swing a mail sack.

Visit the church at Yateley, and have a look at the glass in the 13th- century east window: it depicts Peter and John, and is the work of William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelite artist Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Standing at the head of the Eastern Valley, in an industrially ravaged landscape, Blaenavon was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000.

Originally unveiled at Forgeside in 1960, this obelisk in memory of Sidney Gilchrist Thomas is now at the Blaenavon ironworks.

On the right, above the street, is the sign of the Royal Oak. At about this time, the occupier was W J Pilbeam.

When Dick Turpin was arrested and tried it was for horse stealing, although his crimes included robbery and murder.

An office block has replaced those quaint shops, but the Duke of York survives, now minus its covered porch, at the junction with the Frimley Road.

The hotel was built by the London and North Western Railway Company for travellers from London to Scotland.

There was also a tannery, sited well away from the cottages because of its smell.

The grand old West End Hotel looks out over the promenade and Cardigan Bay at Marian-y-mor. The seafront terrace, West End Parade, was built in the late 19th century.

At this time the Castle was being used as a Catholic preparatory school for boys.

This view shows the Archbishop of Canterbury's official residence; at the time of the photograph, Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher, who crowned Queen Elizabeth II, was Primate.

The Circus at the top of Bridge Street is now a pedestrianised area. The buildings behind the bus have been totally redeveloped, and incorporate a lovely open shopping area known as Golden Square.

Now called Stanley House, this beautiful timber-framed house is relatively recent compared to many in the area - above the window in the gable end there is a plaque that reads '1859'.

The architect of the Town Hall, Cuthbert Brodrick, also left many other Leeds legacies, including the Corn Exchange (1860), the Mechanics' Institute (1860), the Oriental Baths (1866)and shops on Cookridge

Sir Walter Gilbey, whose name is associated with the Elsenham Jam Company, at one time lived at Elsenham Hall, a house set in wooded parkland.

Christ Church is seen here from Station Road, at the time when the vicar was the Reverend E M B Southwell. The church was built in 1869 at a cost of £2,900 and replaced an earlier church.

Heavy surf on the beach at Porthtowan is not the place for smaller children, so this artificial pool was made among the rocks as a place for safe bathing. The water is refreshed at every high tide.