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The Abbey was originally a preceptory of the Knights Templar, and is mentioned in the Domesday Book.

In his book 'Letchworth, the First Garden City', Mervyn Miller says, 'Spirella not only dominated visually, but equally provided a natural focus for the town's social life during the inter-war period'.

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.

Many factories ran holiday clubs whereby workers could save over the year, and seaside lodgings were also cheaper if you provided your own food, which the landlady would cook.

The tall narrow building immediately to the left was at one time home to James Seaward, who was reputedly the inspiration for the character of Tom in Charles Kingsley's book 'The Water Babies'.

Looking southwards from the Haymarket into Gallowtree Gate: it is the building immediately to the left of the Clock Tower which is of interest.

It is possible that the Battle of Brunanburgh in AD937 took place near here; 50,000 warriors perished in the battle. En-Le- Morthen translates as 'place of death'.

Given a tough time by Edward III, but surprisingly not by James I and VI (1603- 25) in his 'Book of Sports', cricket was in good health by 1700.

Sir Joseph came from the nearby village of Revesby, and the plants he brought back from his journey with Captain Cook formed Kew Gardens.

Immediately next to top church on the left is the Co-op Emporium, and facing each other across the street are departments of F W Cook Ltd, who were drapers, china and glass dealers, and house furnishers

Upstream is Flint Mill (operational from 1772 to 1954, now converted to a house); this is the larger Thorp Arch Manor Mill, recorded in the Doomsday Book.

Although a church dedicated to St Elphin is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, there had probably been a place of worship here from the 7th century.

Heating and cooking was performed on a coal-fired range, whose chimney we can see behind the tiller. On the right, in front of the bridge, there is a lifting winch.

The first tourists to the Lake District arrived by coach-and-four, but by the time the photographs in this book were taken, the railway had arrived.

It was the setting for local author Derek Brock's book 'Cuckoo Marans in the Taproom', published in 1985.

Local legend says that a witch is imprisoned within the mound and that you can hear her cooking pancakes if you put your ear to the ground on Shrove Tuesday ('Pancake Day'), the day before Ash Wednesday

basement was used for pie cooling and packing; the ground floor for pie making; the first floor for offices; the second for sausages; the third for canning; and the fourth for the kitchen and cooking

Nearby Higham Park was once the home of Count Zborowski, whose racing exploits were the inspiration for the book 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' by Ian Fleming.

The Lake Hotel had opened in 1872 with a floating landing stage, a subaqueous telegraph linking it to the booking office for ferry steamers, a skating rink, a bowling green and well laid-out

Heating and cooking was performed on a coal-fired range, whose chimney we can see behind the tiller. On the right, in front of the bridge, there is a lifting winch.

In 1645 old Thomas Wright was ejected from the living, presumably because of his known Royalist sympathies and his refusal to give up using the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.

Its white- painted stone under a thatched roof is pierced by Norfolk sashed windows with extremely meagre- looking timber lintels.

Apart from the battle, Powick's other main claim to fame is Powick Mills next to the bridge where the battle took place.

Ghost hunter Andrew Green recently looked into these tales for a new book, and found only one haunting still allegedly occurring.