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As the community expanded, so the need for shops grew; in 1883 Kent built this row on Warwick Road, rather immodestly calling it Kentish New Town.

On 17 March 1891 six men appeared out of a blizzard in a small boat, having rowed several miles after their barquentine Ethel went aground at Heddonsmouth.

At this time the street narrowed, because of a row of houses surviving in the middle of the roadway.

A once prosperous port had long been reduced to the hiring out of canoes and rowing boats.

This scenic stretch of the Thames, overlooked by Christ Church Meadow, has long been a rowing reach; at one time the bank would have been lined with eye-catching college barges, which were used as

The new village was in fact one long terraced row featuring an arcaded ground floor; this was a reflection of Sir Charles Monck's taste for things Italian.

The importance of Salisbury to the military establishment after the war can be seen in this picture of Fish Row, just behind the Guildhall.

The head office of the Wilts and Dorset Bank, built in 1869, is now Lloyds Bank, and is just one of a row of large, impressive buildings along the northern side of the Market Square.

The rowing boat in the foreground is in fact the ferry to the Dropping Well. On the hill above the town stand the ruins of Knaresborough Castle, which was destroyed by Parliament in 1648.

Pevsner described Netley as 'a Victorian period piece'; its streets of neat family villas and rows of renovated ter- raced cottages overlooking Southampton Water are certainly striking.

The importance of Salisbury to the military establishment after the war can be seen in this picture of Fish Row, just behind the Guildhall.

On the left is a row of three houses with their original front doors; further down the street are two 18th-century mansard-roofed cottages, one of which is thatched.

It was (and is) also used for leisure pursuits: people hired boats to row on the canal, and fishermen cast from the banks.

Opposite Ludham Church an interesting row of thatched cottages adjoins two small Georgian houses, one with a slate roof and one with Norfolk tiles.

A Howe, a ladies and gents' tailor, is now a florist; the coach builders' on the left has been replaced by a modern supermarket.

For the energetic there were rowing-boats and small yachts; by this time, those wishing to take to the waters without exerting themselves could have a trip on a motorboat; it can be seen in this picture

The rowing boat in this view is approaching the boat slide, the abutment of which is just visible on the far left. The huge weeping willow beyond is on a small island.

An old boatman with a bright neckerchief sits on his oars, having rowed a passenger to this quiet backwater amongst the reedbeds.

Originally one of four market crosses, the Poultry Cross, at the junction of Butcher Row and Minster Street, is the only one to survive.

The head office of the Wilts and Dorset Bank, built in 1869, is now Lloyds Bank, and is just one of a row of substantial, impressive buildings along the northern side of the Market Square.

Moored alongside the far bank in this photograph is a floating tea room; the rowing boat in the foreground is, in fact, the ferry to the Dropping Well, a popular tourist attraction.

The top gate of the lock is closed, and the unusual three sluices can be seen as a rowing skiff leaves the chamber.

The rowing skiffs are as much activity as you are likely to see today. The houses here are very prone to flooding when rainwater from the Welsh mountains comes cascading down the river.

This scenic stretch of the Thames, by Christ Church Meadow, has long been a rowing reach; at one time the bank would have been lined with eye-catching college barges, which were used as clubhouses and