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Barley and fuel for the furnaces were brought to Stortford by water, and latterly by rail.

On the left, with its porch projecting into the street, is the 14th- or 15th-century Chantry House, while just beyond, a striped barber`s pole overhanging the pavement indicates a gentlemen

By this time the Vaults have disappeared to make way for the Barley Mow.

Street cleaners stand back from their wheelbarrows and a drayman delivers to the Ship Inn (right), with the Cross Keys and a striped barber`s pole being glimpsed behind.

Street cleaners stand back from their wheelbarrows and a drayman delivers to the Ship Inn (right), with the Cross Keys and a striped barber`s pole being glimpsed behind.

The three shops on the right, where the barber's pole is, were demolished in the 1970s to make the entrance to Bowen Square.

Only the Barley Mow (ahead), built using the stone from the spire of St Benedict`s Church at Huntingdon, survives; it is now a bustling and busy roadhouse full of the sound of piped music and merry

Only the Barley Mow (ahead), built using the stone from the spire of St Benedict`s Church at Huntingdon, survives; it is now a bustling and busy roadhouse full of the sound of piped music and merry

East Anglia has a long tradition for growing malting barley, and Ipswich had a number of maltings. R & W Paul's was right on the dockside.

This 15th-century hall belonged to the merchant William Barley. It was modernised in about 1530, and again in 1627, when the gallery and stairs were inserted.

This 15th-century hall belonged to the merchant William Barley. It was modernised in about 1530, and again in 1627, when the gallery and stairs were inserted.

The Corn Exchange This was built to provide a covered building where corn (wheat, barley, and other cereals) could be bought and sold; its building must indicate an ever-burgeoning corn trade,

Local thatch was originally made of wheat, rye or barley straw, but now longer- lasting reed is often used.

Note the little girls with their summer bonnets, and the barber's pole, centre.

The barber's pole which can just be made out on the left indicated a men's hairdressers.

The turrets, beyond the barber's shop, decorate the United Reformed Christ Church, which was built in 1865. The tall chimney rises above Crampoaks Mill, and was demolished around 1960.

The two pubs featured here are The King's Arms (far left) and, up the hill, The Barley Mow.

It exported copper, iron, slate, barley, bobbins, gunpowder and leather all over the Empire.

The 16th-century premises of H F Smith are now a shop dealing in ethnic ornaments, whilst the barber's shop (see the stripy pole) now sells antiques. The girl's panama hat is typical of the period.

The Earl of Huntingdon lived nearby, and the village gets the other half of its name from his association with barley farming. The Queen Mother has made several visits to Earls Barton.

The old Barley Mow public house was based in the last building on the left. We now take the road towards Yateley.

This was originally constructed in stone in 1853 as a 250-yard-long working quayside for vessels trading in barley, linseed cake, corn, timber, salt, malt and manure, rather than for holidaymakers

The barber's pole (centre right) has also gone.

Irwin's Grocery shop is now occupied by a barber's, a ladies' hair salon and an electronics shop. The shops to the left have been converted into private dwellings.