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In the parish churchyard at Cowley lies the body of William Dodd, novelist, religious author and social celebrity.

The Queen Anne Inn, to the right of Benefit Footwear (left), is much older, probably dating back to the reign of Queen Anne, as it appears on Heywood Hall Map of 1718.

The Crown Inn (right) still looks the same, but the stone wall has been reduced in height.

This view looks down towards the Cross from the A46 Bath Road.

A short stroll from the toll bridge brings you to the little church of St Mary's.

The name of the small boat, 'Emily', and that of her owner, one T Ley of Porlock Weir, can be readily identified from the stern sheets.

Here we see that the tide has surged up the River Fowey and has filled the broad, tree-lined River Lerryn.

The market is now filled with parked cars, vans, lorries and buses, with at least seven traffic signs in sight.

The tapering village green leads up to St Peter's Church.

On the right is that well-known hotel, the Royal County, created in the 19th century out of former town houses belonging to the Ratcliffe and Bowes families.

Billy Banks Wood, prominent in views from Castle Walk, is ancient 'hanging' woodland clinging to limestone rock on the south bank of the River Swale just west of Richmond Castle.

The chandelier came from Andover's St Mary's when that church was rebuilt from 1842.

This romanticised version of life at the Castle in medieval times can be seen in the Town Hall.

This famous slate quarry is the deepest in England, the result of centuries of work.

The site of the Marquis of Montrose's execution was not here, but at the Mercat Cross in the High Street.

The narrow high street leading to a small square boasted a varied selection of businesses at the turn of the last century.

The narrow high street leading to a small square boasted a varied selection of businesses at the turn of the last century.

Here we see the well-loved old glass-roofed Floral Pavilion with the Spa Theatre behind.

The photographer has now moved west down the High Street, a superb long and wide street lined by timber-framed and brick houses - one of the best historic townscapes in Buckinghamshire.

Immediately south-east of Lingfield lies the race course, founded in 1890, and beyond that is the next station on the railway line, Dormans.