Stamford, Lincolnshire
This lovely town, full of fine buildings, was the first to be designated a Conservation Area under the Civic Amenities Act of 1967. 'It possesses five handsome churches, lovely houses splendid in carved ornament and detail and roofs made of the famous stone slates from nearby Collyweston.' There's also an excellent collection of civic regalia and just across the river Welland stands Burghley House,
William Cecil 's prodigious mansion set in a masterpiece of landscape designed by Capability Brown .
Photography KEN WESTBURY
Producer DENIS MORIARTY * CEEFAX SUBTITLES