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Bombs and demolition saw them off: the left side was rebuilt in the 1960s, and the right side was replaced by the dire Mall shopping centre in 1971.

Not so lucky to the right: these Georgian buildings were replaced by the Podium Shopping Centre, a gimmicky 1990s semi-literate 'interpretation' of Georgian architecture - but at least it screens the truly

This lonely land was well protected by the Home Guard during the Second World War, when there was a great fear of invasion - just as there had been 150 years earlier during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte

Knobs at the stern and on the side by the mast suggest that she was also used for fishing and hauled a trawl.

Few Essex children were left untouched by the half-hidden smokestack on the right: it belonged to George Lee`s sweet factory at Mill End.

Pleated skirts, of the type worn by the two young ladies at the front of the picture, were fashionable at this time.

By the middle 1930s the Borough Council had outgrown the offices at the Town Hall, and departments were housed in various buildings around the town.

The trees in the park have all been chamfered up to a certain height to prevent them being grazed by the Bankes family's famous herd of Red Devon cattle.

The clear, shallow and gently-flowing waters of the River Allen, fed by the natural chalk reservoirs of Cranborne Chase, make it an ideal habitat for rushes, and commercial rush-cutting flourished here

Inside the church is a large mural of the traditional rush- bearing procession painted by Gordon Ransom in 1944, and also a piece by the celebrated local sculptress, Josefina de Vasconcellos.

Beyond are The Woolpack Inn and the Reading Room, given by the Sultan of Johore in 1886.

This allowed Staverton to regain a lot of its peaceful charm which had been destroyed by the motor car.

The whole area is still popular with visitors, and has been maintained by the National Trust since 1947.

Abergavenny had debated the merits of public electricity for nearly 40 years before it was finally introduced - only for it to be affected by the wartime blackout.

The bandstand in Bedwellty Park was presented to the town by the Tredegar Athletic Club. The elegant roof on the bandstand has now been replaced by a plainer triangular one.

If the curve of the bridge looks familiar it may be because it reminds you of the Sydney Harbour Bridge which was built by the same company, Dorman Long, who also built the Forth Road Bridge, the Severn

Looking north to the church a sense of nostalgia is created by the old style 'T' junction road sign.

This elegant Georgian mansion, set within three acres, is surrounded by the 90,000 acres of the New Forest where ponies roam free. Rooms are priced from £45 upwards.

It is now shorter than we see it here, as its extremities were swept away by the ferocity of the North Sea.

The adjacent Royal Engineers Museum contains many Gordon relics, including the folding chair he used at Khartoum, and a yellow jacket given to him by the Emperor of China.

The village green is overlooked by the Bell Inn.

The original Otter pub was opened in 1803; it was replaced in 1927 by the roadhouse-style inn that stands here to this day.

What wonderful examples of 1950s fashion are being sported by the middle-aged couple, right.

It seems that Godiva was distressed by the taxation imposed on the citizens by her husband, Earl Leofric. He agreed to reduce the burden if she would ride naked through the streets.