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The parish church of St Mary's was formerly the Priory. There has been a Roman basilica, a Saxon shrine and a Norman church on this site, long before the present church was built.

This long row of jettied timber-framed buildings (now known as Castlebridge Cottages) is unusual in a rural setting. The central bay was destroyed at some time and has been rebuilt.

A gallery was added to the church in 1886 because of the need for more pews.

What remains of Crowland Abbey is only a small part of what was there before the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The remains became the small town's parish church.

An interesting collection of old cars can be seen along the left-hand side of the road next to the tea rooms on the main street of this pleasant village.

We are just north-west of Horsham. The church of St Margaret's has a neatly clipped yew tunnel at the churchyard entrance. Inside is an elaborate monument to the memory of John Caryll, an ironmaster.

The bay marks the natural harbour of this spot.

The statue is of the fourth Marquis of Downshire, the 11th descendant of the Hills of Hillsborough.

A turn of the century view of the promenade, showing Holy Trinity Church, Bleak House and the harbour.

This is now the scene of a busy road intersection. Note the hanging board on the left advertising Vale of Neath Ales and the petrol pumps opposite.

In Victorian times, the preservation of modesty was paramount, so tents and bathing machines were very much the order of the day to allow bathers to change.

This picture of the Diamond now shows the elaborate neo-Gothic drinking fountain, the Rossmore Memorial, built in 1875 in honour of Baron Rossmore, a local dignitary.

The house in the centre of the picture is Nevill Hall, which now forms part of Nevill Hall Hospital; it is also used as a conference centre.

One form of transport available for hire was the hackney carriage - the taxi. The taxi rank was in Cavendish Square opposite the front of the Town Hall.

The 1930s saw a number of towns and cities abandon tram routes in favour of trolleybuses; they were partially influenced by the findings of a Royal Commission on Transport.

It replaced an earlier brick house of about 1740. The trees are said to have been laid out to show the disposition of troops at the Duke of Marlborough's victory at Malplaquet in 1709.

Egerton stands at the edge of the Weald on a high greensand ridge. The church is 15th-century and built of Kentish ragstone, and its gargoyled tower is a landmark for miles around.

Headcorn stands on the River Beult and is a large village with a single broad, straggling street. On the right outside the George and Dragon is a motorcycle with an unusual basketwork sidecar.

The tower was capped by a timber spire until 1802, when it was removed at the behest of Lady Kensington who feared that it would fall on her nearby house.

Launceston Castle is of the classic motte and bailey design: a high central tower stands on a mound surrounded by the bailey defences.

Launceston Castle is of the classic motte and bailey design: a high central tower stands on a mound surrounded by the bailey defences.

Two ancient churches occupy sites in the Old Town: St Mary's in nearby Lowgate, and the Church of the Holy Trinity, shown here with its attendant market stalls.

Situated on the Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Cart, Clydebank was little more than farmland until 1871–72, when J & G Thomson began the construction of a shipyard.

The church of St John the Evangelist was consecrated in 1634 and retains its oaken interior and a great screen which is considered to be one of the finest of its type in England.