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This view from the roundabout looks north along Turner's Hill, where the contrast between the modern shopping parade and the smaller old shops can be appreciated.

The church of St Thomas stands in the village, and nearby can be found Byland Abbey and Newburgh Priory. Today the hill is covered by a flourishing forest.

The pretty little village of Barbon, near Kirkby Lonsdale, lies in the hills above the Lune Valley beneath Thorn Moor, on the minor road through Barbondale to Dent.

As we look at this mundane street as it drops down towards Pinner Underground Station, under the railway bridge and on towards Harrow-on-the-Hill, there is little to herald the wonderful surprise of turning

To the right of the picture are the Hall, now the Crown Inn, and the church. Behind the war memorial is Church House, the former Guildhall.

Harry Bebington was the first chairman of Billericay Urban District Council (established 1934). He was also a land-agent, who sold plots at Laindon and Langdon Hills for £5 a time.

The tram lift saves a long, tiring climb to the top of the hill.

This view looks across the ornate, wrought iron gates of the Ladybower Dam towards the newly planted regimented forestry on the slopes of Win Hill.

The delightful mid Victorian house on the right is built in Strawberry Hill Gothic style. The Cottage, as it is known, was built on the site of three cottages by the owner of the adjacent house.

The Bere Stream, seen looking eastwards from Southbrook Bridge, towards Bedford and Jesty's watercress beds with a glimpse of Woodbury Hill (top left).

It is thought that the 'Lud' element in each placename refers to a man of that name. This was the ford by Lud's burial mound (or 'low') which sat on the top of the hill under the present church.

The ironwork suspended cross, by Sir George Gilbert Scott, was removed in the early years of the 20th century, possibly because it was considered to be too 'high church'; it is now in the parish church

Harry Bebington was the first chairman of Billericay Urban District Council (established 1934). He was also a land-agent, who sold plots at Laindon and Langdon Hills for £5 a time.

The bus advertises Fremlins' ales outside the Red Lion, a Style & Winch house of flamboyant grandeur, but now no more, sad to say.

High up on the hills, this was lead mining country. Now tourists come to see the four-mile-long array of caves discovered by miners in 1858.

The main A177 road south from Shincliffe leads to Coxhoe; it may follow the course of an old Roman road.

The Dene, now a conservation area, is a fascinating place where sarsens appear to grow out of the ground.

Moving north, deeper into the Vale of Taunton Deane, we reach the cob or earth wall country, where whitewashed rendered cottages with thatched roofs become common.

Here we see a charming view of two donkey carts standing at the foot of Upper Madoc Street (now Arvon Avenue) with buildings stretching out far beyond to the rugged hills.

Perched on the summit of Ludgate Hill at almost the highest point in the City,Wren's masterpiece is the pride of London.

This view, taken from the start of Tanner's Hill, looks north-east across the green and past the parish pump in its tiled pumphouse to the Royal Oak pub and a fine range of historic houses and cottages

The ridge of Hatterall Hill and the Black Mountains in the distance is the route for a walk with panoramic views to Hay Bluff.

The dawning of the railway age helped in no small way to put Burgess Hill on the map, and the Railway Hotel can be seen on the right in this picture.

Perched on the summit of Ludgate Hill at almost the highest point in the City,Wren’s masterpiece is the pride of London.