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The buildings on the left survive, as does the church, although now converted to flats as Winslade House.

Beyond is Trinity House, the minister's house, probably also by Woodman.

During the floods of 1947, the River Ouse rose over the gardens of the twelve houses in River Terrace and drenched the ground floors.

The complex was purchased by Babergh District Council in 1991 and became William Wood House, sheltered housing, which was opened by Princess Diana in 1993.

Next to the club, on the corner of the Parade and Watch House Lane, is the Watch House of HM Customs. This has played a very important part in the history of Cowes, and continues to do so.

In 1815, a club was founded in London at the Thatched House Tavern by 42 gentlemen engaged in salt-water yachting.

The town developed fast in Victorian times, and in 1896 had a commodious town hall, assembly rooms, a custom house, a literary institute, a club, a market-house and a free grammar school.

Hang a B & B sign in front of the left-hand house, add a telephone pole, turn the downstairs window in the main house into a door covered by a pretty porch and, a century later, there is the view

The Otter pub, a 1930s Surrey vernacular- style road-house, has now been transformed into a farmyard complex: the upper floor of the main block has been white clap-boarded and given a tiled lean-to

Beside the waters of the Great Stour, this great house in its pleasant parkland marks the original birthplace in 1380 of Cardinal Kempe, the ecclesiastical statesman.

It was originally a 14th-century timber- framed house, the home of the Pakingtons, an old Roman Catholic family; there were once five avenues approaching it, but they were cut down before 1800.

The roadside house (Newby Bridge House), the big tree and the cottages are virtually unchanged since 1940, but the motor bike and sidecar (centre) are very much of the 1930s.

The house was famed for the way in which the designers successfully blended medieval and modern styles, and the prolific use of white and gold for the interiors.

Lowndes' house is the central five bays only; the outer bays were added around 1800 as were the service ranges. The house and outbuildings are now offices.

Beyond the King's Arms is the austere three-storey Elmodesham House with its straight parapet.

Built around 1130, the Manor is supposed to be the oldest continuously inhabited house in Britain.

Here the road turns right into Church Street with The Nunnery, a fine 14th-century three-storey town house with slate-hung jettied upper storeys.

Pippbrook House is not to be missed. Oak doors form the entrance to the beautiful building with its ornate painted ceilings, marble fireplaces, carved doors and stained-glass windows.

New housing and shopping facilities near the station were soon erected.

Afterwards they could stay at the Yoredale Guest House (right) and buy provisions in Watson's Grocery next door - now specialising in Wensleydale cheese.

Blackdown is a great sandstone hill 918 feet high, and Blackdown House is a Tudor-style manor house of 1640.

The lane leading north from the A283 passes Fittleworth House, whose east front can be seen beyond a stone wall and piers at the end of a rectangular close, now superb gardens.

In the early 1900s the road was widened and the market house and several buildings in the same row were built to the designs of W J Tamlyn.

The 12th Earl of Derby had often stayed at his uncle’s house in Banstead, the Oaks; as he was a keen sportsman, there was talk of his funding a new stakes for horse racing.