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Down at Church End there is another more well-known and photographed pond; it and the 13th-century parish church are to the left of the War Memorial.

In the 1870s a Dr Prince persuaded Lord Abergavenny, the landowner, to develop this area, bordering the Ashdown Forest and set at a healthy 800 ft above sea level, as a health resort.

It was in the 17th century that Greenock developed as a port, providing a packet service to and from Ireland.

The college was founded in 1509 and takes its name from the form of an ancient brass door-knocker.

The castle eventually passed into the hands of the Neville family, and in 1471 Richard, Duke of Gloucester, came here to be tutored by the Earl of Warwick.

This classic view of Buxton from The Slopes was taken during its heyday as an inland spa created largely by the efforts of the 5th Duke of Devonshire.

The enormous popularity of messing about on the River Thames during the Victorian era is demonstrated in this scene of the crowded lock at Molesey, just upstream from Hampton Court; it had been linked

The large war memorial dominates the square in front of the County Hotel.

Along Padleys Lane, which curves north out of the village amid 1950s and later estate houses, we pass Burton Joyce Primary School.

All survives in Bridge Street, which leads out of the south- east side of the Market Place in the distance.

This photograph, taken shortly after the war, shows the Moot Hall in a rather sorry state of repair.

The car on the left obscures what was the front window of the Daventry Weekly Express office (or The Gusher, as it is affectionately known by the locals).

The Floral Hall and Theatre complex continue to provide a conference and concert centre of national importance.

This broad open space at the heart of the city is a kaleidoscope of noise and colour on market day.

Alexander Raphael, a devout Roman Catholic, was an important landowner who lived at Surbiton Place.

The late Victorian era saw the development of shopping parades.

The late Victorian era saw the development of shopping parades.

After buying the farmhouse of Townlands Farm in 1875, Charles Kempe promptly began to enlarge the property in a style in keeping with the existing small house.

The prosperous Georgian feel of the town originates with the presence of the castle and with its role as a market town and agricultural centre.

The railway originally ended at Terminus Place (which is hardly surprising), and housing was laid out along the old lane onto the common: this became Western Road, with Summer Heath Road

This village was once known as Clandon Abbots, for its manor, as in many other Surrey villages, was owned by the local abbey. Here, Chertsey Abbey owned the manor from about 666 AD.

This unusual viewpoint is from the tower of St Helen's parish church; we are looking south over the roofs of Brick Alley Almshouses and their panelled chimney stacks. These were rebuilt in 1718-20.

Here we have a grand view of the railway arches heading out of Whalley.The railway arrived in the village in 1850, and the 600yd- long viaduct carries the Blackburn to Clitheroe line at a height of

We are looking down from the keep of Clitheroe Castle to the town below.