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There were originally seven gates into Southampton's old walled town. Walk the walls today and only five can be seen. Around Southampton

In 1923 the town commemorated its dead of the Great War by building this fine war memorial. The water pump has gone, and the Norfolk Arms hotel apparently has a side line in motor car repairs.

Burtons and Timothy Whites face one another across Union Street, drawing many shoppers to the town. However, Aldershot offers much more than shops.

Boroughbridge probably saw its best days when it was a coaching town for traffic on the Great North Road and had no fewer than twenty-two inns. This picture shows the 14-bed Three Greyhounds Hotel.

It was from the top of the Goblin Tower that the keys to the castle and town were hurled at the feet of the Parliamentarian commander Major General Mytton upon the surrender of the Royalist garrison.

This was the period when few supermarkets existed and those that did were built in town centres, as most people relied on public transport.

The Downs, like Horton and the common, were now part of London's Green Belt, and no further development would take place on them.

This view is little changed today, though cars now seem to lack the old scarcity value and style that we see here.

Lymington is surrounded by pleasant countryside, and the town makes an excellent base for exploring the New Forest.

The gardens are laid out on a site that slopes gently down towards Rope Walk and The Brook, offering a pleasant place in the centre of town in which to stroll or sit, and perhaps recover

In AD1001, Viking raiders under the command of King Sweyn landed in the Exe estuary, raiding and burning the town of Exanmutha before marching on to Exeter.

Land allocated for woodland, open space, golf courses and sports facilities accounts for nearly a quarter of the New Town area.

This view shows Bridge Street on the north bank of the Kennet and Avon canal.

This photograph shows the Bath Arms Hotel, the old Literary and Scientific Institute, and the ever-increasing traffic.

This hotel opened in c1839 as the King and Queen, offering accommodation for early-Victorian visitors to the town. By 1874 it had become the Brunswick Hotel.

The Georgian style was dominant in the architecture of many of Calne's buildings, from town houses and hotels to smaller cottages.

Hanley has two famous sons: the author Arnold Bennett and the aircraft designer Reginald Mitchell were both born in the town.

In AD1001, Viking raiders under the command of King Sweyn landed in the Exe estuary, raiding and burning the town of Exanmutha before marching on to Exeter.

Topsham is a muddle of delightful old buildings, with narrow lanes and alleys diverging from its long, winding main street.

Originally known as Porthilly, Mevagissey was renamed after Saints Meva and Itha.

Even in a class-ridden Victorian society, Bournemouth entertained anyone who could afford to stay in the town.

This vast open Market Hall was constructed in 1875, and the roof, carried on elaborately decorated cast-iron pillars and supports, covers an area of some 3,500 square yards.

Jarrow's seven-acre pedestrian shopping precinct opened for business in February 1961; it was all part of a grand scheme to rid the town of its cloth cap image and to drag it into the modern age.

What an unusual combination of goods the trader is selling in the third shop from the right: fishing tackle and fireworks! Today this large town by the River Medway looks very different.