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Originally the site of a Saxon hunting lodge, much of the present Corfe Castle, which gives its name to the stone-built village beneath, dates back to the troubled reign of King Stephen.

The post office is also a 'Savings Bank' and 'Money Order Office'.

The western part is a burial vault for the Bankes family.

Here we see pairs of family homes with large front and back gardens built in the late 1950s.

The county town of Kent stands on the banks of the River Medway.

The county town of Kent stands on the banks of the River Medway.

This view shows the backs of buildings along Kempock Street.

This shows the view looking back down High Street towards Boutport Street at the bottom.

Lloyds Bank - to the right - is now a pub.

The large shingle bank on the southern side of the harbour, formerly part of the parish of Lancing, became part of Southwick in c1900.

Another highlight for children used to be the travelling fair which visited the Lickeys on bank holidays, occupying a site on the corner of Lickey Road and Leach Green Lane.

Astwood Bank developed in linear fashion along the Ridgeway, which is now the main road to Pershore and Evesham.

The handsome building in the centre of this view, adorned with a balustrade and pinnacles, was a branch of the Midland Bank in 1950.

The rushes on the bank of the river were harvested for rush matting by the Arnold family; they were dried hanging over lines beside the river.

Back into town, this view from Orange Grove looks along past Brydon's Municipal Buildings of 1893, 'rendered necessary by the large increase of public business since the erection of the central building

Basingstoke's role as an important market centre dates back to medieval times; it was established as a borough in 1622 when James I granted the town a charter giving it a weekly market and a twice-yearly

Parts of this beautiful old building date back to the middle years of the 16th century.

The factory on the right bank was turned into residential flats in the 1980s.

The Red Lion can be traced back to 1680 and stood alone until the arrival of the railways and Cane Hill Hospital.

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

St Mary's Church in Church Lane is thought to go back to the early 16th century.

Moon Hotel purchased the neighbouring premises of Dingley's, drapers, outfitters, milliners and hosiers, and soon the new building had been redesigned and built as we see it today, set back

Dedicated to the memory of Sir Winston Churchill, this long, narrow garden is a delight to visit in spring when the high banks are a mass of flowers.

Cowbridge can trace its origins as far back as Roman times, when a small fort was built here.