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A Peace Parade was held at Stortford in July 1919 when the plans for the memorial in Castle Gardens were announced. By-laws forbade the beating of carpets and driving of cattle through the gardens.

The rear end of a large vehicle, probably an early motor bus, can be seen heading towards the lake (left).

At the right, behind the rather fine 18th-century churchyard gate piers, is the second Corn Exchange of 1872; the pub to its right, the Saracen's Head, now the Orchid, was rebuilt in 1913.

Despite its apparent weaknesses - it was built on low-lying ground surrounded by hills - it commanded the head of the estuary.

The position of head of the river and the second, third and fourth places are the most coveted.

Continuing along the west side of the River Nene as it heads north-east, we reach Islip. The river forms the parish boundary with Thrapston, now a small industrial town on the east bank.

Botley, once a small inland port, stands at the head of navigation on the River Hamble, and barges travelled upstream for corn, coal and timber until the early 20th century.

By 1713 the Chester Room of the Kings Head was being used by the Court of Attachments of Waltham Forest, which met to decide on minor disputes.

The bronze head on the statue was designed and cast by the sculptor Fred Mancini.

From Stour Street we head north along the river. This photograph was taken from the railway line looking east across the Stour.

According to legend St Kennith was sent down the river Loughor in a coracle, landed on Worm's Head and founded a monastery at Llangennith.

Close by to the left of the chapel stands the Kings Head Inn - an interesting neighbour!

It lies along the slopes of a narrow valley at the head of a stream that flows towards the Tilling Bourne.

This head was made by the sculptor Gertrude Hermes.

A lorry (centre) is delivering Corona soft drinks to The Queen`s Head beyond the Market and Town Hall, while on this side of it is the hanging sign of The Sun Inn.

Christchurch Twyneham, to give the town its old name) is one of the oldest settlements on the south coast, probably being in existence even before the Romans settled in the shelter of Hengistbury Head

19th-century cockfights in the churchyard of St Mary Major were a source of complaint for the head- mistress of Ilchester's 'little' school, established in the building that obscures the

When the half-timbered Queen's Head Inn was being built in Newark in the 16th century, the largest town in the East Midlands was probably Leicester, closely followed by Nottingham.

At low tide Porth Beach becomes a sandy inlet on the east side of Newquay, but here the tide is in, with Porth Island and Trevelgue Head seen across the water.

This photograph shows the Cannon Street end of King William Street, which heads south-east from the Mansion House towards London Bridge.

Churchill, the War Cabinet and the Allied Chiefs used the local railway station as their head- quarters during the planning of D-Day in 1944, conducting operations in a special train based here

The central feature here - the stone rotunda standing at Springfield Road corner - had previously marked the conduit-head in Tindal Square.

This was indeed once the place where paupers and those down on their luck could seek food and a roof over their head.

Hill Bottom (centre), south-west of Renscombe Farm is seen here in a view towards Chapman's Pool and Houn's-tout Cliff The slopes of the Plain and St Alban's Head (left) rise to the south.