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The impressive lozenge-shaped stone came from a surface outcrop of sarsen stones (the word sarsen derives from Saracen, and means stranger) which can be found on the Marlborough Downs about two miles away

In the early years of the 19th century the impoverished Duke of Kent came to live at Woolbrook Glen.

In the 1880s the railway came, and the town grew yet more hectic as the London to Scotland expresses roared by.

Advice on the interior design of the Infirmary came from Florence Nightingale, and it was acclaimed as being the best among European hospitals.

British Timken came to Daventry and Northampton in 1954, and was one of the major employers for many years. Both the factories have recently closed, sad to say.

The influx of population into the area that came with the growth of the mining industry from the late 18th century and the demands for ostentatious houses by the new landowners caused

The re-used stones feature the de Vere star, and came from Earl's Colne Priory.

There was once a pub in this area which was called the Ball which may be where the name Ball o' Ditton comes from.

Opposite is Victoria Place, dated 1837, the year Queen Victoria came to the throne. The single-storey cottage has been converted to changing rooms for the sports field.

Among its distinguished visitors were Tennyson, Thackeray, Sir John Betjeman and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who came here on homeymoon.

The parish church of St John was described as 'one of the architectural ornaments of the town', and the interior came in for much praise.

The wide end of the Ironmarket was also known as Butchers' Row; even its supply of water came to the surface courtesy of the Butchery Pump.

Modernisation came during the 19th century when the mill was equipped with a steam engine.

In 1930 the Ecclesall Union Hospital came under local government control and was renamed Nether Edge. The institution had an interesting history.

The residents must have been thankful that neither plan came to fruition.

Southbound transport survived for a few more years and came to an end in 1972, when a Blue Line narrow boat docked at Dickenson's wharf at Croxley Green.

Wetherby was famed for its ancient Thursday market and fair, sanctioned by the Knights Templar. The town hall was built in 1845.

On the right is the Notre Dame School, founded by two sisters in the mid 19th century. The school closed in 1975, and the building was later demolished.

Canon Sir James Philipps, rector from 1859 to 1897, paid Blomfield to renew the church of St Denys in 1887- 89.

In 1929, the Dublin-born crime writer Freeman Wills Crofts came to live in Blackheath.

The village features in the story surrounding Wulfhere of Mercia and his two sons Ulfred and Rufin.The two claimed to be going hunting, but came instead to Eccleshall; here they were baptized by

It is thought that the chancel screen came from Sawley Abbey.

Old Sarum is a hillfort built by the people of the Iron Age, who came to Britain from around 500BC. Its spectacular ramparts and ditches enclosed their community.

The addition of 'under-Scar' came in the 16th century to distinguish the village from other Prestons. In the village are the parish church (1862) and the Wesleyan chapel (1805).