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The town council still holds its meetings at the 17th-century Town Hall - note its open loggia.

Again looking back towards the church, this picture gives a good idea of the size of the Square, with the Market Hall on the left.

A close-up showing the foundations of the original Chapter House dating back to the early 18th century.

The Town Hall dates back to 1826; the building's Greek Doric style makes it one of Andover's most distinguished landmarks.

Saltwood dates back to at least the year 833, when it is mentioned as a land grant by King Egbert.

Next to the small 15th-century parish church, out of view to the right, is Dodington Hall, a long Elizabethan manor house of 1581.

The stone-built building to the right of the Yelde Hall was a butcher's run by Greig & Co in the 1950s.

Easily the most famous and most photographed building in Ambleside is Bridge House, a tiny one-up, one-down house constructed on a bridge over the Stock Beck.

He also donated the new Town Hall, which stands at the back.

The impressive building just right of centre was once Berkshire's old County Hall.

The Old Forge dates from c1500; note the blocked mullion window on the side, the double-jettied front and the octagonal 16th-century chimney stacks.

Here we move back to the west of the High Street.

The mechanisation of weaving in the early 19th century robbed the village of both its industry and population, and the hall, the inspiration for Ferndean Manor in Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre, was

The photographer walked away from the river bridge up Hart Street towards the Town Hall in Market Place and turned back by the Bell Street junction to take this view towards the church with its dominating

The market that was traditionally held here was moved away in 1973, but it was recently brought back for a trial period after a campaign by local traders.

As we look back up East Street, the focus of the view is the Market Hall.

To create the large tunnel entrance and the lead-up area, many back-to-back houses had to be pulled down; the town's library also had to be demolished.

Internally Jacobean woodwork survives, as does a wooden spiral back stair.

This view is taken looking back up towards the Top o'Town.

A new road bypassed the village, and it has reverted back to its secluded charms.

The shops on the left bring back many memories, and F W Woolworth is there as well.

On the left, set back and partly hidden by a tree, are the Public Buildings and St John's Hall. A

The King's Head dates back to at least 1726, but it underwent a major reconstruction in the 1880s.

Whitby Hall, seen here, was built in Stanney Lane by the Grace family in the 1860s.