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In the 19th century the Bank House brewed its own beer: the wall and steps of the malt kiln and the cellar can be seen on the right.

The direction sign points to the county town, 10 miles away, and there is the classic confection of village life - church, public house with a wall against which to lean your bicycle, and the bus stop

Bordering the wonderful weald of Kent, Chipstead is near the great house of Chevening - a favourite spot for Prince Charles.

However, it is hard to be impressed by the sterility of this brutal-looking enclosure which houses a highly intelligent animal whose native habitat is densely vegetated.

Past the Georgian remains of Sea Houses, at the junction of Royal Parade with Seaside, is the flamboyant Albion Hotel, now renamed the Carlton Hotel, its red brick all colour- washed.

Its two public houses, the Anchor and the King William, are at the end of a long street whose buildings present an intriguing mix of architectural styles.

In the early 19th century, the bell-tower was used to house French prisoners of war: one, shot while trying to escape, is buried in the adjoining churchyard.

This scene is characteristic of the North Norfolk coast: the walls and houses are built of whole flints found in the fields or on the nearby beach.

Tower Street, its houses mostly mid-Victorian terraces and semi-detached villas, some dated 1879 and 1880, has its vista closed by one of England's most stunningly effective buildings: the Boston Stump

This view of the north or garden front shows the design of this beautiful and well-proportioned house with its projecting side wings and pedimented centre, the whole forming a letter H plan.

A meeting house was eventually established, and the first chapel was opened by Wesley himself in 1765.

Bond's was a department store – 'The House For Value and Distinctive Ideas'. It was justly proud of its restaurant (advertised on the banner), as it was a stylish and popular meeting-place.

To the north-east, houses have been built up to Charlton Nature Reserve.

The public house is the Plough Inn, offering clientele Bushell, Watkins and Smith's local?Westerham ales. On the left, behind the white picket fence, is a small shop advertising Sunlight soap.

Memorable cricket matches were played on the cricket ground in front of the house. It served as a military hospital during the First World War, and is now a well-known school.

This is the view down Hockerill Street towards the River Stort, where the spire of St Michael's Church rises above the trees and houses.

The house on the right, now the café, was built in 1842 for the Chief Coastguard Officer and his family.

All the large Victorian houses have gone, except for the one on the left. Parkstone's St Peter's Church can be seen behind.

The White Hart was once a posting house from which stagecoaches made daily runs to Hull, Doncaster and Sheffield.

For those of you who know Mooragh Promenade, the gaps between the terraces are not due to demolition; the houses were never built.

The Crown and Anchor (left) was once a private house; parts of the building are believed to date from the 14th and 15th centuries.

Further down Tuck's Lane, on the right, is the Blue Boar public house, selling Morrell's ales. R D Blackmore, author of Lorna Doone, was born in the village.

Along the High Street you will find many old inns and some fine 16th- and 17th-century houses.

The thatched cottages are no more; the nearest has been replaced by a no doubt very functional large brick house.