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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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