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It is worth reflecting that the two forms of transport - water and rail - were not, at first, incompatible.

over the shops - Ivor Griffiths and Williams the tobacconist's, Charles Kay and Birt's Stores - remind us that the Forest of Dean lies between Wales and England, embracing elements of both

Back in the village, opposite the Effingham Golf Club (whose club house is another stucco 19th- century house, Effingham House), is St Teresa's Preparatory School; it occupies Grove House, an elegant

Up the hill towards one of Chalfont St Peter's commons, Gold Hill, Tudor-style shops and flats were built on the north side of the road in 1922, called Market Place and decked out with fake

As we can see from this picture, the concept of clothes for purely leisure activities was unknown to the vast majority of people.

Here we see yet another of the beautiful Lincolnshire windmills; this one was built in 1813. Again it is in the Lincolnshire style, with an ogee cap and five sails.

This view gives a clear example of the impact commercial motor traffic had on the Great North Road, prior to the building of the M1 motorway.

Heading back north, we cross the River Yeo and reach Somerton, another medieval market town, this time on a ridge in the Polden Hills and on the south bank of the River Cary, which weaves through the

The High Street runs parallel to the north wall of the Abbey precinct and has a good range of Georgian and early 19th-century two- and three-storey houses.

On the left is a small shop, now an accountants' office. The pillar box is now further down the High Street. In the foreground are Nos 1 and 2 Debden Road.

Further west, on the Stony Stratford to Northampton road, is another Yardley.

Here we see yet another of the beautiful Lincolnshire windmills; this one was built in 1813. Again it is in the Lincolnshire style, with an ogee cap and five sails.

Brotton is another settlement with an ancient history; it was also seriously influenced by the ironstone industry at a later date.

Less well known is the painting on the ceiling above the altar showing Kettledrum, a famous racehorse and winner of the 1861 Derby. Owned by the Townley family, Kettledrum was reared at Stud Farm.

Downham is another example of a village which was tightly controlled by the lords of the manor, who refused to let industry into the village.

The 18th-century Worth Abbey is on the site of a town house called Paddockhurst. It is now run by the Benedictine Order as a monastery and public school.

Not only were rowing boats, racing skiffs and dinghies a common sight, but there was even a time when the lake had its own paddle steamer.

The South Cliff Tramway offered an alternative means of escape from the beach to the Esplanade; the other way up was by the 224 steps cutting through the Spa Gardens.

Not only Chesterfield in Derbyshire has a crooked spire. Theirs may be more famous, but St Peter's has quite a pronounced twist.

Continuing north, away from the sea, we reach Southend Airport. This was used during both World Wars. By the early 1960s journeys to the Continent were becoming increasingly popular.

The Norfolk wherry was designed to sail exceptionally close to the wind, as tacking can be a hazardous if not impossible job in these narrow waterways.

Here we see another busy beach view in 'The Empress of Watering Places' with many umbrellas protecting ladies from the summer sun.

Scarborough Castle, on the skyline, once stood 100 ft tall, with walls 12 ft thick; the keep was positioned in such a way so as to command the approach to the causeway leading to the castle.

At the bottom of Maidstone High Street both the Queen's Head public house, on the left, and the Rose and Crown Hotel across the road have gone; the trolleybuses also went in 1966.