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Beyond were firstly Roman houses and then Anglo-Saxon: all were cleared to make the outer bailey for the Norman castle. Behind are the tree-clad ramparts of the inner bailey along the ridge.

This medieval inn with characteristic ranges on each side of the yard reached through the carriageway, was in fact a 15th-century house converted to an inn about 1500.

However, eventually many substantial houses and a pier were built. Here we see donkeys lined up ready to delight the children.

Canford Manor, not far from Wimborne, dates from the early years of the 19th century, though it stands on the site of an ancient house which once belonged to the Earls of Salisbury.

Wash Road was a road of many farms: Watch-House, Mundell's, Petchey's, Benson's, Puckle's, Sellers, and Laindonponds.

Today an active yacht club with a prestigious club house brings activity to this creek.

The old caretaker`s house has now been replaced by an indoor sports pavilion. The Welfare Ground`s two stands and a floodlight system were erected in the late 1950s.

In 1831 John, Earl of Shrewsbury, made this house his permanent home.

The north wing, which is jettied on a moulded wood bressumer, remains half-timbered; the south wing was rebuilt in the 19th century to house the parish hall.

The houses seen here were demolished in order to widen the road, and some of the land became a car park.

The premises have since been converted into a private house. Notice the decorator up his ladder taking a short break to make sure he is in the picture.

It has since become a house and is virtually unrecognisable today - the roof shape and the site on Chapel Hill are the main clues to its origin today.

With the slaughterhouse, the 'chemical manure' factory and a railway engine shed, the houses to the left must have suffered greatly from the smoke and smells emanating from this site.

Bond's was a department store – 'The House For Value and Distinctive Ideas'. It was justly proud of its restaurant (advertised on the banner), as it was a stylish and popular meeting-place.

Large houses had access to the river, and often had their own picturesque boathouses. The one in this picture is particularly attractive with its thatched roofs and boat moored underneath.

The row on the left (called the Chantry) was originally built as a priest's house.

The Spread Eagle (left) - its frontage reading 'Commercial & Posting House' - offered garage and stabling facilities through its archway.

The cottage in the centre was Ayers Old-Fashioned Eating House, which has plenty of seating outside for visitors. Note the heavy round rubble chimney above.

Dumbell's Row still stands, as do other links with Laxey's mining past; the Station Hotel was once the Mine Captain's house.

Since then, it has undergone massive refurbishment and changes of name before becoming The Mill House.

The first monastic house in the county was founded at Burton, endowed by the Saxon thegn, Wulfric Spot.

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

The boathouse on the opposite bank belongs to Sharpham House, the Georgian pile visible above the trees, which was designed by Sir Robert Taylor.

The houses of Clapham Common North Side, part of the busy A3 London to Portsmouth Road, are visible through the trees.