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At first it was suggested that the railway station should be built adjacent to St Martin's Church in 'The Lordship' (see picture 53332A on pages 48-49), now known as Meadow Bank Recreation Ground

THE STRAND has always been at the heart of the town, where people met to trade as well as socialise. The market was central to the town's economy for centuries.

The driver of the Ford 300E van in the foreground has popped into Haywood's (right) for his morning newspaper. Next door is Sketchley's, the dry-cleaners, and Arthur Rickett.

The Brave Old Oak pub with its fake timber-framing is a Phipps House here, and had just been taken over by brewers Watney Mann.

Caversham boasts a famous bridge spanning the Thames, first recorded as long ago as 1231.

From North Curry, we skirt the south edge of West Sedge Moor to the town of Langport on the east bank of the River Parrett.

This is one of the main routes out of the city. Behind the horse and carriage is the old Yorkshire Penny Bank (1895). On the left is the Theatre Royal (1864), originally the Royal Alexandra Theatre.

Bedford grew up at a ford over the River Ouse before the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons in the mid to late 5th century AD. It is certainly the river that gives the town its character now.

The modern shops of Littleham are some distance away from the heart of the older village.

The Midland Bank is no more, but the flat-roofed building that sticks out like a sore thumb is still there.

The Midland Bank is no more, but the flat-roofed building that sticks out like a sore thumb is still there.

This much fought-over castle dominates the skyline of the Isle of Purbeck. The Saxon King Edward was murdered here in 978.

Harrow Park winds away to the east of the High Street, past one or two rather grand houses, to arrive at Deynecourt at the foot of the hill.

Earlier pictures of Evesham Street show Cranmore Simmons on the corner, a family-run furniture business established by Alfred Simmons in the 1920s.

Ellen & Son, estate agents, is where Gilbert & Heath opened Heath's Bank by 1807. Opposite was Heath's Brewery, started by Charles Heath in 1778, shortly before coaching reached its peak.

Thompson Street was the most important link from Barry Docks to Holton Road.

Heading south towards Bourne, the route diverts north-east of the town to Edenham, a delightful village on the east bank of the winding East Glen River, whose church has many remarkable monuments to the

This view of Windsor is one of the most famous in England, with the great royal castle on its 100ft ridge above the river.

An excellent example of co-operation between bargees on the busy canal network. The two central barges have been lashed together in order to bypass those moored alongside the canal bank.

A port at the mouth of the Arun, and once a Tudor royal shipyard, the old town runs east from the river bank.

A view from the west bank of the River Medway, looking to the medieval bridge and Aylesford. It is superbly proportioned, with one wide central span and three smaller arches on the approach.

Market stalls were supposed to be erected and removed either side of market days, but inevitably it became easier to leave them stacked for use (left).

This lovely view of the Promenade looks north towards Hest Bank, with the Central Pier in the background.

This chapter finishes across the next valley and up on the chalk ridge at Warlingham, 600 feet above sea level.