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The River Trent at Burton is now crossed by three bridges: Burton Bridge, built in 1864, the iron Angelsey Bridge and the Stapenhill Viaduct, which is in fact a footbridge.

The River Trent at Burton is now crossed by three bridges: Burton Bridge, built in 1864, the iron Angelsey Bridge and the Stapenhill Viaduct, which is in fact a footbridge.

The tour starts with this excellent cameo shot which shows the heart and essence of Daventry, the Moot Hall, centre of local government during the 20th century, and the Burton Memorial, erected

By 1895 Worthingtons pale and Burton ales were brewed at Burton-upon-Trent; William Worthington had opened his brewery there in 1760 some seventeen years before William Bass.

Burton Street refers to the former leper hospital of St Mary and St Lazarus established about 1150 by Robert de Mowbray, to the south of the town; it can only be seen now as a series of earthworks to the

Lea Scott, an optician`s, is on the left and Haworth`s next door still has both men`s and ladies` wear departments at this time.

The railway came to Burton in 1839 with the opening of the Birmingham & Derby Junction.

Without through traffic, this 1000-year-old village retains its rural traditions and sense of history.

Burton's the tailors displays its fine facade with Portland stone columns, which was created by rebuilding the corner of Horsemarket Street and Buttermarket Street in 1937.

With the building of the Southampton and Dorchester Railway, which opened in June 1847, East Burton was on the wrong side of the tracks from Wool and its village facilities.

The village is viewed from the inland side of Burton Cliff, looking north-eastwards from above Dove Inn and Southover, to St Mary's Church (right).

We are looking inland north-eastwards from what is now National Trust land above Burton Cliff, over the Dove Inn and Southover (foreground) to the meadows of the River Bride (centre).

Basically a colliery village, Measham owes a small debt to businessman John Wilkes (1732-1805), who built warehouses by the canal as a distribution outlet and manufactured his own oversized bricks

Re-crossing the Trent at Gunthorpe, the route turns back towards Nottingham along the busy A612 to Burton Joyce, where the river sweeps close to the road.

1898 was a prosperous time: Fleetwood was a busy port, sending ships all over the world from Shanghai to San Francisco, and the fishing fleet was announcing record catches.

We now leave the old tithing of Eastley and come over the London to Southampton railway line into Barton.

Basically a colliery village, Measham owes a small debt to businessman John Wilkes (1732-1805), who built warehouses by the canal as a distribution outlet and manufactured his own oversized bricks

Burton's can be seen in the middle of this photograph, the white building by the white van and delivery lorry.

Burton's can be seen in the middle of this photograph, the white building by the white van and delivery lorry,

Burton Tailoring and Tesco are among the other names visible here.

The creation of an official long-distance footpath along the Dorset coastline has brought many walkers to Burton Bradstock.

Such is the unbroken nature of the West Dorset coastline that artificial harbours had to be constructed at Lyme Regis and West Bay.

Burtons and Timothy Whites face one another across Union Street, drawing many shoppers to the town.

It was originally built for Daniel Burton, a bleacher of Rhodes; it passed to Salis Schwabe, who bought the bleach works and built the famous Rhodes Chimney.