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This pastoral scene is on the Green in High Ackworth. To the left is the church of St Cuthbert, built in 1582 on the site of a Saxon chapel from AD 875.

The 450-acre Finningley Park Estate was sold in 1935, and within a year a new RAF airstrip was built on its flat land.

If you do it properly, both forward motion and steering is provided by the pole.

This view looks north along Woodcote Road towards the railway bridge. The station is on the left, but is concealed by the distant shops.

If you do it properly, both forward motion and steering is provided by the pole.

Moving west from Godalming, the route passes through Elstead, a village with a medieval bridge over the River Wey and this triangular village green.

This is the north end of North Street with the Masonic Lodge off to the left. The war memorial was dedicated in October 1921.

Although they are outside the City of Nottingham's boundaries, Carlton and Gedling are really its eastern suburbs.

A Roman basilica once occupied the site of the Green. The quay is in the foreground, with fishermen sitting around and tending their boats.

There are two greens in the village and this view shows The Plough Inn nearby. The Old Plough was opposite but closed in 1948, the licence being transferred to the 'new' Plough.

The backdrop of houses in Marine Crescent and Marine Terrace show little of the passing years as the 'greening' of the protective sands between them and Crosby Marina adds to the pleasant outlook

The Greene King dray (left) is outside Everard's Hotel, which closed in 1987. On the right is the Corn Exchange of 1861, now with shops on the ground floor.

The Green continues south from the market place. The half-timbered house on the right dates from Tudor times.

The last view in this chapter and in the book looks from the large village green across the pond to housing typical of the development of Pirbright.

The old village of Ealing was south of the Broadway, with the parish church beyond Ealing Green.

Franklin's Stores looks busy - it is shaded from the bright sunshine. There is a little shade under the tree for those with time to contemplate life's (then) gentle flow.

Overlooked by the slopes of Box Hill and the sweep of the North Downs, this delightful village acquired its name from the badgers whose setts were by the River Mole.

Franklin's Stores looks busy - it is shaded from the bright sunshine. There is a little shade under the tree for those with time to contemplate life's (then) gentle flow.

We are looking north-east from the green in front of The Abbey's large grounds; this view is remarkably unchanged since 1890.

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

The coast here, turning to the south, forms a wide, open bay. The esplanade extends for about a mile, and is lined with elegant houses and defended by a substantial sea-wall.

Rottingdean, the valley of Rota's people, is cut off from its vast neighbour, Brighton, by steep chalk downs and sea cliffs.

On the north-east side of the county, Hose is situated close to the Nottinghamshire border in the Vale of Belvoir.

This is the village centre, and it holds very special memories for the author.