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Findon is on the top of the Downs, just north of Worthing, and was noted for an annual sheep fair. Now horse breeding and training is an important local activity.

There are mussel beds at the mouth of the river, while freshwater oysters found upstream have been famous for their pearls. Telford's 1826 bridge measures 327 ft long.

In this view of the harbour we are looking towards the town clustered on the hillside.

Founded with a bequest from Samuel Whitbread, it had fifty beds - and a budget of £50 a year for leeches.

On the left are typical late Victorian houses; the one on the far left, No 67, is now the Bedford School Study Centre. The houses on this side back onto the playing fields of Bedford School.

On the right, however, all has gone under the 1960s blizzard of redevelopment: the jewellers and the Greyhound Hotel made way for Friars Square shopping centre.

This view of St George's Plateau shows the London & North Western Railway Hotel; it was built by the London & North Western Railway Company, and opened in 1871.

Although this photograph is later than many of the photographs in this Frith selection, it portrays a scene that could just as easily be sixty years before, apart from the dress styles of

The fortification of Farleigh Montfort was begun around 1370 by Sir Thomas de Hungerford before he had been granted a licence to crenellate, though he was granted a pardon in 1383.

The Black Lion hotel is over 400 years old; although holy water is available from the spring in the shrine of Our Lady, even visiting clergy have been known to enjoy a chat over a glass of ale in this

All Saints' Church, built on a mound, was consecrated in 1190, and contains three bells, one of which weighs a ton.

The parish church of St Mark is in the main part of the village, near the Methodist Chapel, the primary school and the village shop.

This prominent rock formation stands high up on the St Ives estate over the river; before the age of the car it was holiday treat to walk up here for the exercise and fresh air.

Our first rural tour heads eastwards, skirting to the north of the Pevensey Levels, those great marshes largely drained during the Middle Ages, and following the road that heads for Ninfield

Epsom is famous for two things: Epsom Salts, and the two great classic flat races run on the Downs south of the town, the Derby and the Oaks, both inaugurated in the late 18th century.

This small village is situated on the A25 Dorking to Reigate road, and is cut in two by heavy traffic.

Back in Surrey, the route reaches Haslemere; we look south-west along the High Street into the market place of this small town, with the 1814 Town Hall closing the vista.

Leatherhead is, like Dorking, a town on the River Mole, but it has suffered much architectural loss in recent years.

The stone building was originally called Purston Lodge, but it was renamed Featherstone Hall on the death of the owner.

Behind are the nave and tower of the parish church of St Edward the Martyr.

Excavations, however, have revealed nothing of particular interest, other than the fact that it was started in August - the foundations revealed evidence of flying ants!

The vicar of St Mary's, F Leith Lloyd, wanted a larger church for his congregation, and engaged William Niven to design this enormous church at a cost of £30,000.

The White Swan Inn on the left is 300 years old; third house from the right is the old Gilling Club for working men.

There are excellent parking facilities for vehicles in this part of the High Street.