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The cloister lies to the north of the church, with the master's hall to its west. A small cloister, less than 60 ft square, it dates from about 1450; it is a tranquil, contemplative space.

A sailing barge, once a common sight on the Broads and Norfolk rivers, is moored opposite the pleasure boats below the yacht station. One of these is a yacht, the other a river trip launch.

The western one is architecturally less interesting, but there are statues of Wellington and Nelson on the green: Wellington's moved here from the market-place in 1937, Nelson's in 1856.

The market here was established under a royal charter of 1372; by the 19th century it was specialising in lambs and cattle. The Magpie Hotel, with its fine inn sign, was built in about 1710.

The cottages of Langton, near Malton, still cluster around the village green, as they did when this photograph was taken.

The merry-go-round of high street names continues into the sixties: Hepworths is now David Parrish, men's outfitters, while next door Oliver's is now a book shop, although it retains its golden boot outside

This picture offers a glimpse of the soon to be demolished Midland Hotel on the left.

Notice the very decorative lamp post on the right-hand side of the road in the photograph below.

All of them lie close to Watling Street, the old Roman road which crosses the River Nene in this area.

Smith produced the first geological map showing England's rock structure, and he is considered to be the father of modern geology.

The gardens were described in 1891 as 'laid out in a circle… with various radiating beds intersected by principal promenades and many green paths, and are kept constantly filled by masses of the gayest

The Leys was founded by Methodists as a boys' school run on Christian principles.

This view of this delightful building was taken from South Church Street at its junction with Church Hill, the lane to the left. Note that both road and footpath surfaces leave much to be desired.

Elements of this small historic coaching town still remain, including the well-restored George Hotel and its inn sign on gallows spanning the now mainly pedestrianised road.

West Street is now pedestrianised, but the Chart and Lawrence department store and Lloyds Bank on the opposite corner are still trading.

Here we see East Mill and its mill pool, looking eastwards from the north bank of River Asker, towards houses beside East Road (centre).

It is the Great Mill, or Black Mill, which is the interesting element of this photograph.

It remained in English hands until the autumn of 1313, when it fell by deception.

In the grounds of the house there is also a timber-framed tree-house that Queen Victoria played in as a child.

The building with the rocket- like spire, seen on the left in the photograph, was another of Egham's fine hotels.

The ruins of Hastings Castle are believed to stand on the site where William the Conqueror built his first castle in England; this was a wooden prefabricated structure shipped over with his invasion force

Towards the end of the 19th century, Folkestone had established itself as a thriving cross-Channel port.

When this photograph was taken, the village was an isolated rural community with most of its inhabitants engaged in agriculture.

All the classic ingredients of a large village are seen in this photograph.