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Back into Whitehall, our tour continues north to Trafalgar Square, which was laid out in the 1820s; numerous houses in front of St Martin-in-the-Fields church were demolished.

The pub dates back to about 1640. The little single-storey building on the right has gone. Further down the road is the 19th-century church of St Mary.

It was brought back from Italy by Sir Hubert Miller, the Lord of the Manor; similar statues adorn many of the buildings in Upper Froyle, giving it the name 'The Village of the Saints'.

Tickenhill Manor at Bewdley was given to the Mortimer family by William the Conqueror, coming back to the Crown at the time of Edward IV.

The Parish Church of St Peter and St Paul, Dagenham, dates back to the 13th century. In 1800 the tower collapsed and was rebuilt.

St Nicholas has a recorded history going back to the 13th century. It has been used over the centuries as a landmark buy ships in the Bristol Channel.

This is locally known as Back Lane, and leads to Waterside Path. The old Mill House (centre) was demolished in 1966.

Behind it, constructed in 1905, is the transporter bridge: vehicles and passengers crossed on a suspended platform which was dragged back and forth above the river.

The timber-framed Tudor House, one of the city's finest buildings, dates back to about 1500, and has hardly changed at all since this photograph was taken.

We are looking back towards the Parade and Marine Terrace from the Harbour Pier, with fishing boats and pleasure craft afloat on the rippling water.

The Duke of Montagu, who lived there, held the post of Ambassador to the Court of Louis XIV, and brought back with him an impressive collection of French furniture and china.

Once it was at the heart of a great dairying region, but now all around are vast wheat fields where combine harvesters ply back and forth.

Though it seems we are looking back into an era long past, already the trams are electric-powered. However, the cabs and carts are still relying on horse-power.

Westgate, dating back to the 14th century, provides access to the south-west corner of the old walled town.

Situated one and a half miles north of Blythe Bridge railway station in Staffordshire, Caverswall's history certainly goes back to at least 1275 when Walter de Caverswell was granted a licence to crenellate

Today the owners are fighting to upgrade the current track to get its Grand Prix status back again.

The railway station at the back of this picture is the reason for Dorridge's existence. Until the London to Birmingham railway was built in 1852, there was no Dorridge.

Sunbury-on-Thames was only incorporated into Surrey in the administrative changes which took place in 1965, but the village dates back to Anglo-Saxon times.

In spite of its name, the New Pond was dug back in the 14th century, and was once a popular bathing place.

This magnificent church, now mainly Perpendicular, dates back to Norman times – the evidence for this can be seen in wall friezes and arcading in the chancel.

St Wilfrid's Church dates back to 1865, and contains a stained glass window dedicated to two brothers. Two other brothers who died within two months of one another are also commemorated.

The view from the tennis court shows the little-seen back elevation of Holme Hall.

Built of sandstone and dating back to Saxon times, although with a Norman nave and chancel, it still has a number of small pews for children installed in 1790 at the beginning of the Sunday School

With allowances for wars and disasters, the pier is home to the oldest end-of-the-pier summer show in England—its roots go back to 1921.