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Situated next to Penshurst Station, this village grew to accommodate visitors on their way to take goods to the town.

The stores and post office, right, were once an essential part of this village.

The Vicar of St Peter and St Paul's Church, James Ramsay, played a major part in ensuring the abolition of slavery. He died in 1789.

Sutton Park is surrounded on all sides by suburbia. Sutton Coldfield itself is to the east, while Streetly borders the park to the north-west.

The lighthouse, seen here from St James's Green, was built in 1890: 'the light is of 800 candle power and occulates twice every 20 seconds'. On the left are Adelaide Cottage and Caithness House.

On the right, both of the nearer buildings, one of which was Edward Masters, ironmongers, have been rebuilt.

The Cloptons had co-ordinated the rebuilding of the church in the late 15th century. The mile-long avenue of lime trees leading to the house was planted in 1678.

This is one of the best-known churches in Suffolk. Apart from the chancel, the entire church was rebuilt in c1485-1525.

Until the by-pass was opened, this was the route of the A11. This group of buildings (dated 1668) flanks the bridge over the River Lark, which provided power for the water mill.

Three of the four terrace houses on the right were once shops. On the opposite corner, Skoulding's grocer's and draper's had traded since the 1850s.

This view is taken from the top of the church tower overlooking the triangular market place, with the Jubilee Pump and Swan Inn.

Cattle seek the summer shade and the cool waters of the Bourne at this ancient farm.

Builth grew up under the shadow of the castle, which was rebuilt by Edward I in 1277.

In the foreground we can see the roof of Laston House, a purpose-built bath-house which operated between 1810 and the early 1830s.

This shop was run by two generations of Ben Friars from around 1910 to 1982. It had its own abattoir, smoke house and mobile shop.

This picture clearly shows Lloyds Bank as the neighbour of the TSB.

Unfortunately, until recently, many of the old people in Daventry had a fear of 'ending up in the workhouse' as they became infirm.

This Edwardian view shows the footpath to Pegwell village; on the extreme left are the coastguard cottages, built to prevent the extensive smuggling activities that were then carried out at this isolated

It was famous for the production of button moulding, although, as in so many towns in the area, cotton was also produced here.

Bournemouth did not exist at all until Mr Lewis Tregonwell built a holiday home in the middle of hitherto wild heathland in 1810. During the 19th century it remained a select resort for the well-off.

The small village around the church all but disappeared at the end of the 18th century, helping to maintain the privacy of Parham House.

School House stands at the corner of Market Place and Market Street. The Hospital of Christ, built in 1398, stood on this site, which was once known as Baresplace. School House was erected in 1853.

This fine gateway is 13th-century in style, but was rebuilt by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, who became Lord of the Manor in 1621.

We are looking south towards the church of St Giles, which dates from the early 13th century; the war memorial stands behind aptly named Dunkirk Avenue on the left.