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Park Lane, once the desolate by-road known as Tiburn Lane, was a refined street of palatial mansions enjoying expansive vistas of the Park.

Eastley was a tithing in the large parish of South Stoneham, which was where births, marriages and deaths had to be registered.

The church of St Lawrence is superbly positioned on the brow of a narrow spur offering splendid views to the north of the Greensand Hills.

It was in one of the houses here that William Withering was born in 1741.

The church of St Martin le Tours, on the right, was consecrated in 1962.

As the High Street runs down toward the medieval town wall gate and through to the harbour, the influence of Robert Wynn's Plas Mawr can be seen in the transomed stone mullions of the Castle

The Victorian Church of All Saints in Harnham was built in 1854 and dedicated to the memory of a former Dean of Salisbury Cathedral.

The Victorian Church of All Saints in Harnham was built in 1854 and dedicated to the memory of a former Dean of Salisbury Cathedral.

he lost mansion of Deepdene, owned by Lord Francis Hope, once stood near the busy A24. The Howard family first owned the estate as far back as the middle of the 17th century.

Most of the nave and aisles and the porch were paid for by John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, of Castle Hedingham and Lavenham.

This pub on the road to Havering-atte-Bower has retained much of its shape, although it is now brightly painted.

This chapter finishes with a flourish in Glastonbury, one of England's most historic smaller towns, a major centre of pilgrimage in the middle ages and still regarded by many as of mythic importance.

The grocery stall on the right of the picture was part of a small chain that specialised in rural community operation and catered for 'discerning' customers.

Modern 1950s and 1960s houses of various different styles can be seen on the right of Great Houghton High Street in this photograph.

The Welds of Lulworth were one of the leading Roman Catholic families of England.

This quiet enclave of art gallery, library and Manor House flanks the church. Out of sight to the right is the Grammar School of 1913, now the offices of the Borough Council.

The focal point of Forty Hill in the 16th century was the great house of Elsynge, which lay between the site of Forty Hall and the Turkey Brook.

The River 1903 Amid a grove of tall poplars on the banks of the River Stort are the weather- boarded malting mills, which helped to lay the foundation of the town's prosperity following the passing

With the turret of the Chine Hotel, which served as a landmark for Channel shipping, prominent in the back- ground, the elegant row of Victorian houses along Undercliffe Road bears tribute to the enduring

One of the great city institutions, possibly the Mansion House, is hung with swags of flowrers and garlands for the great occasion of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee procession in 1897.

The Foot of Porlock Hill 1923 Porlock Hill used to strike dread into the hearts of holiday-makers until relatively recently.

By the 1950s, Bournemouth was at the height of its popularity and one of the most prosperous towns in England, as this view of the town centre shows.

Gawcott, a mile and a half south-west of Buckingham, lies at the head of a stream (flowing north into the River Ouse) whose course runs along the right-hand side of this road.

One local resident of two centuries ago was Philip Salkeld, who won the Victoria Cross at Delhi in 1857.