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Here he created one of London's great houses. After the Duke's death the estate was sold and the house demolished; various features were salvaged and dispersed, mainly over southern England.

Sir Edward never lived in his new house in Berkhamsted, preferring to live in Aldenham, so the house was let to his brother Sir Adolphus Carey and later to his son.

The inn was originally a private house - it was first a licensed premises in 1898. The village is of modern growth.

In 1906, the Caldy Manor Estate was split up into housing development plots for the wealthy.

The large domes are those of the Opera House, which opened in 1902 and served as a theatre, later as a cinema and a bingo hall; today it is a J D Wetherspoon pub.

The buildings on Vines Corner to the left of the bridge have gone, while Swan House to the left of Holland's dignified Swan Hotel replaced the house and shops seen in photograph number B511054; they were

A modern house, the White House, replaced the building next door. Behind the ladies are 1-3 Beddles Cottages, which still stand.

The Waterloo Iron Works opened in 1813 and closed in 1984, making way for housing. The schoolhouse survives complete with its arch into the works.

Glynde is most famous for its internationaly renowned opera house built in the grounds of Glyndbourne. In this view of the village the old building on the left is timber-framed with a false façade.

St Michael's House, the Victorian home of Mrs Brandham at No 7 Pound Street, became St Michael's Hotel.

It was once owned by the Harris family, and, at various times housed employees such as the resident nurse and Cecil Wilkins, the chauffeur.

As part of providing civic local facilities, the council erected a large open- air swimming pool in the town centre in the 1930s on the site of Richmond House, between King Street and the river

Immediately east of Wicksteed Park, on the higher ground above the River Ise, Barton Seagrave has a small core of stone-built houses and cottages and a good Norman church around a triangular green.

Stanmore, a once picturesque village, has now lost much of its character, apart from one or two buildings; these include a superb but well-disguised hall house of around 1500 in Church Road.

The building on the right was formerly a private house, Oakfield Lodge, built by Edward Steer. About 1918 an extension (centre) was made to join the former St Margaret's College (left background).

The distinctive cupola and copper dragon weathervane of 1859 rises above the Tolsey House on the corner of Market Street.

There are roads along each bank and houses face the river, giving it a slightly Dutch feel. Indeed, there are some fine Georgian houses, particularly on the east side near the good parish church.

The house on the left has been replaced, while the one straight ahead is now tiled and hidden by trees.

A popular location, it is somewhat surrounded by uninspiring housing estates and housing, such as the 1950s Bell Banks bungalows opposite, but it and Bell Banks Road are living links with

South-east of Shalford, Wonersh has an old core with some fine timber-framed houses, including the 16th-century Grantley Arms pub; there are more old houses along the winding The Street, which starts

Beyond is a thatched barn, now converted into a house, Orchard Barn. The other two houses are now much changed, with extensions and modern windows.

According to the Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office, about 50 private houses were built in Bryans Close Road in the angle of North Street and Oxford Road in 1930.

On the right the hard red brick pub, the Crown, is dated 1890 while beyond is the Feathers, a good 17th-century house, refronted in the 19th century.

The house with the 'Sold' sign was the Swan Inn; like the other houses it was built on a bank above the dock.