We start at Guildford's railway station where older buldings and office blocks are being torn down to make way for a new vernacular. Following a montage of building society and estate agent shop-fronts we see Guildhall's three hundred year-old clock along with a noisy Town Crier. He is followed by a musical trio in 17th century garb playing period instruments to a crowd in the street below. The film ends on a frivolous note with a pancake race by staff of the Angel Hotel.