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An interesting side view of Cyfarthfa Castle. This grand regency mansion was designed by Robert Lugar, an architect who specialised in castellated buildings.

The Nag's Head public house was one of many around Stafford controlled by Joule's Brewery of Stone, established in the 18th century and closed in 1972.

Its name is appropriate, as its architecture is perhaps reminiscent of some of the later 18th-century parts of Bath itself.

As a break from a succession of market towns, the route heads north-west to Buckland St Mary, situated just north of the A303 and at the east end of the well-wooded Blackdown Hills.

This peaceful view of Minster shows its pleasant old houses. Minster has the dubious claim to fame of being the site of the world's first fatal motor-car accident.

The original population of Newhaven was probably of Dutch and Scandinavian origin. For generations the people rarely moved out of their own community, keeping their traditions and customs alive.

In 1797 a committee of seven was appointed by the trustees to negotiate with the proprietors of the newly formed Grand Junction Canal Company who required land for the extension of their canal.

The School of Engineering is another of the science buildings east of College Park.

The merging of the village into the borough of Reading was strongly resisted by the residents of Caversham.

This photograph captures the atmosphere and feel of the village around the turn of the century. Sir John Soane, who rebuilt the Bank of England, was born here.

An ancient yew tree shows the antiquity of many a country churchyard. Yew was used in the manufacture of the traditional English longbow, which turned the tide of battle at Crecy and Agincourt.

Considered to be one of the finest in Gloucestershire, the parish church has retained much of its 12th-century work, although the hand of successive centuries can be seen in its many treasures.

Very little remains of Clare House Pier. The promenade is busy with people, a number of whom are partaking of refreshments at tables outside the tearooms.

Kirby's Hotel was at the other end of the Royal Hotel, beyond that we can just see South Terrace.

Many souvenirs and postcards of the late 19th and early 20th centuries bear the legend 'the abbey'.

It was at Brampton that John Pepys, father of Samuel Pepys the diarist, inherited a large property worth about £80 per year.

Newport has a rich history, with Roman occupation at Caerleon, a medieval castle, and the Chartist Rising of 1839, which was put down by troops.

The paper mill was built on the site of a corn mill called Okestubbe Mill, which was owned by St Neots Priory and continued to operate until the early 19th century.

The church is a short distance from the Nower, another one of Dorking's parkland areas.

As part of the Temple Moore restoration of the church, the De Brus Cenotaph was reassembled to look as far as possible as it would have been in the days of the priory.

The monument of 1903 commemorates 17 Suffolk Protestants who were burnt at Bury during the reign of Queen Mary. The ruins of the Charnel Chapel are between the two avenues.

Pronounced 'clibbery', Cleobury Mortimer is famous for the crooked spire of its church.

The Moat Garden is the private garden of the Governor of the Castle. It is very well maintained and has been created in what remains of the original dry moat that surrounded the Round Tower.

Ann of Cleves House is possibly the most impressive of Ditchling's 16th- and 17th-century buildings.