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Generally regarded as the prettiest village in Surrey, this delightful picture of two small girls beneath the venerable oak trees, against a backdrop of some of the picturesque cottages at the heart of

Gunpowder Gunpowder, which was invented during the first half of the 14th century, is a mixture of potassium nitrate (saltpetre), charcoal, and sulphur in a ratio of 75:15:10.

Another evocative view of the Medway, this time looking downstream round the meander bend. The quiet scene belies the nearness of the industrial town.

The pump stands outside a workshop - or is this one of the village forges in regular use before the age of the motor car?

An interesting jumble of crates and old carpet vie for space with the advertising in front of this shop selling general stores and provisions.

The Hospital of the Order of St John the Baptist is situated at the junction of the Lower High Street and St John`s Street and by St John`s Bridge.

By the time of this photograph Cromer had experienced a continuing building boom, which included new premises for fashionable stores such as Jarrold & Sons (left), who are still flourishing both in Cromer

Fishguard is famous for the defeat and capture of a French 'invasion force' in 1797, by the women of the town!

Charles Dickens is reputed to have penned 'The Pickwick Papers' on one of his many visits to Dorking. The inn has changed little in its appearance over the last two centuries.

The Sessions House on William Brown Street is pictured here just three years after it opened. Designed by F & G Holme, its original purpose has now been forgotten.

This is the frontage of Wykes Court when it was the home of Major George Murray Dammer.

One of All Saints' best-known features is the memorial window depicting characters from Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories.

North of Leiston are the flint and brick ruins of the 14th-century Leiston Abbey.

On the 14th-century pillared cross is one of the earliest surviving representations of the Three Legs of Man. The other is on the Manx Sword of State which Olaf Godreson is said to have owned c1230.

Penzance is celebrated as a watering-place on account of its mild climate, which makes it the resort of invalids suffering from pulmonary complaints.

The 15th century St Mary's church is the burial place of Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, and noted for its decorated 'Angel Roof' nave.

Perhaps one of the less celebrated architects of the new Penarth was Frederick Speed, prolific at the turn of the century. A fine example of his building work, the Lansdowne Hotel, is pictured here.

Pevsner in The Buildings of England says of Caldy: 'Cheshire is something of a Surrey of the North, but Surrey has nothing to compare with this'.

This is taken from the north end of the Green, looking south towards Hall Street, showing the wide expanse of the Green, where fairs are still held.

Now merged with Dorking, North Holmwood is one of three small villages along the west side of the large and mostly wooded Holmwood Common - the other two villages are Mid Holmwood and South

Our second tour starts three miles west of Amersham in the delightful village of Little Missenden which grew up along the south bank of the River Misbourne and separated from Amersham by the parkland

At the time of the photograph the building was known as Abbey Farm; it had been the home of the Higgins family since 1786.

The main body of the church dates back to the 13th and 14th centuries, and was here in 1180.

These views, with only a few years between them, illustrate the widening of the road with the construction of the new bridge.