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there is more than a hint of the building's school past in this picture. the somewhat shabby billiard room looks suspiciously like a girls' dormitory or perhaps a gym!

It has always housed many stalls selling a wide assortment of goods.

It is sad that the sculpture of the instrument itself is now missing.

Many years before Wargrave grew in popularity as a riverside village, Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor, held the manor, and at that time it was known as 'Weregrave'.

Kenneth Grahame, who wrote 'The Wind in the Willows', sought inspiration for his delightful story from this stretch of the river.

Enamelled metal advertising signs, much sought after as collector's items these days, abound on the walls of this little village shop.

This panoramic view of the town from the Parade is now largely obscured by trees and the path is now tarmacadam.

This was a prisoner of war camp during World War II, then a holiday camp. It is now a housing estate.

The fabric of the building needs urgent repair.

Built by Douglas Hoyland in 1912, this terracotta building to the west of Andover has Perpendicular-style windows and a bell turret over the crossing.

The loch, which is ringed with hills, features in Sir Walter Scott's poem 'The Lady of the Lake'.

As well as general cargo shipped through the port, the amount of fish landed at St Andrew's Dock during this year, amounted to 1,580,959 cwts.

During the summer season Southport was a regular venue for bands from regiments of the British Army.

The profusion of lily pads suggests that its role as a boating lake has not yet been realised.

We are looking downhill to where the High Street divides; it continues on as the right-hand fork. The lack of traffic is quite remarkable.

A clearer view of the decorative-timbered Town Hall. Built in 1700, it was restored in 1889 and served for some time as a library.

It was unusual for a place of its former size to have held three manors.

During the summer season Southport was a regular venue for bands from regiments of the British Army.

A panoramic view of the town and Castle showing how the latter dominated the scene even in 1955. Note the scaffolding around the tower.

A panormaic view of the town and castle showing how the latter dominated the scene even in 1955. Note the scaffolding around the tower.

The hotel was built with its front on the promenade, offering guests excellent views of the bay.

This view emphasises the rather stern aspect of the town. Its major attraction is the Oldersfleet Castle ruins, near Curran Point and the harbour.

By this time, calico-printing was losing its position as the town's main industry, and the production of porcelain sanitary ware was taking over.

This more panoramic view of the tor shows the winding main road, now the A6, which passes beside the river and beneath the rocks.