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Caption For Farnham, Castle 1895

Here we see the ruined keep of Farnham Castle, romantically clothed with vegetation.

Caption For Church Crookham, The Cross Roads C1960

Left takes you to Fleet and right to Farnham. Is

Caption For Frensham, The Little Pond C1965

South of Farnham, on the greensand heathland, there are two famous and immensely popular lakes, Frensham Great Pond and Frensham Little Pond.

Caption For Quorn, The Church C1960

The south aisle or Farnham Chapel contains monuments of interest, particularly one to John Farnham of Quorn Hall attributed to Epiphanius Evesham (1570-c1633), whose superb talent should have ensured

Caption For Frensham, The Great Pond 1914

Situated on Frensham Common, and spanning 108 acres, the Great Pond and its smaller neighbour were constructed in the 13th century to supply fish for the Bishops of Winchester, who were then residing in Farnham

Caption For Farnham Common, The Victoria Hotel C1965

In Victoria Road, just east of the A355 as it passes through Farnham Common, the late 19th-century Victoria Hotel is now The Victoria, with its brickwork painted cream and the window jambs and quoins

Caption For Farnham, West Street 1899

Farnham's long main street, with West Street at one end and East Street at the other and the Borough between, lies along an ancient route.

Caption For Farnham, The Colonnade 1936

It was built in the Neo-Georgian style to reflect Farnham's real Georgian buildings, which were erected when the town was the largest corn market in England.

Caption For Farnham, Old Hop Kilns C1955

During the 18th century hops were of prime importance to Farnham, which had five breweries and had more inns than any other town in Surrey.

Caption For Farnham, The Borough 1913

An action-packed view of central Farnham on the eve of the First World War.

Caption For Runfold, The Village 1921

It was once one of Farnham's hop- growing villages, and poles for the bines can be seen on the far left.

Caption For Odiham, High Street C1965

The Farnham Road (curving gently to the right) has recently been widened, and a row of poplar trees removed.

Caption For Farnham, The Old Hop Kilns 1934

This pastoral scene alongside the River Wey still exists, in spite of the proximity of the busy Farnham by-pass behind the camera.

Caption For Hindhead, The Corner Shop C1965

The A3 London to Portsmouth road crosses the Farnham to Chichester road here, and then, as now, the crossroads are traffic-light- controlled.

Caption For Bentworth, The Sun 2004

At one time there were three public houses in Bentworth - the Sun, the Star and the Half Moon, The latter, which was owned by J F Complin and leased to Farnham United Breweries, was closed in 1911.

Caption For North Warnborough, The Jolly Miller C1955

It was rebuilt in 1908 to plans by the architect Arthur J Stedman of Farnham in the mock-Tudor style prevalent at that time.

Caption For Bentley, The Village C1955

The A31 runs through the village, which stands between Farnham and Alton.

Caption For Farnham, The Borough C1955

Just out of view to the right is Castle Street, Farnham's best street architecturally, with the Town Hall, a 1930s neo-Georgian building, on the Castle Street corner opposite the Queen's

Caption For Wrecclesham, Village 1907

Today, the pottery buildings are being restored by the Farnham Trust as craft workshops, and the West Street Potters, a teaching group, continues the tradition of making ceramics.

Caption For Churt, The Crossways C1955

Here, at about that time, Frith's photographer looks north along the main Hindhead-Farnham road towards the Crossways: this is what the main crossroads in Churt is called, and so is the pub at the