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The Aquarium 1889 A goat cart awaiting customers is vis- ible on the left of the picture. This is the entrance to Brighton's Aquarium, now the Sealife Centre, which opened in 1872.

On the right the large bay windows of the clock and electrical shops have been entirely removed.

Continuing eastwards along the A52 beyond The Sherwin Arms, we come to a complex of council schools, both primary and secondary, built in Bramcote Hill Park.

This is another picturesque Hampshire village, home to a good selection of perfect whitewashed thatched cottages.

The two shops on the left were both Morley's, one a clockmaker's, the other an ironmonger's. The tree is at the east end of the churchyard.

One section is devoted to lacemaking in the county and another to Luton's own traditional industry - hat making.

Early Woburn suffered by fire in 1505, and again in 1724, but was entirely rebuilt on both occasions.

This shopping parade was built for Shirley's growing commuter population in the mid 20th century, but today it is part of a seemingly endless string of commercial premises along both sides of the road.

Summer sunshine has brought out the flowery frocks, but the ladies will still not venture out without their hats.

Here the river charts a more leisurely course as it makes its way to the sea.

The impressive Royal Insurance building and the premises of Abel's Pianos have both gone; the Admiral Rodney pub, Household Linens, the Queen's Arms and Victoria House, at the very end of the row, have

Given their numbering in the archive, it is possible that these pictures were taken within hours of one another.

If you should ask how the fishermen reached their cobles moored in the river, notice the steps (not to mention the mooring ropes).

We may be thankful that although a later entrance building was wrecked by fire, both the older theatre and music pavilion can still be seen today, and the pier remains successful.

Troops were billeted at the shoreward end pavilion during the Second World War, though it had re-opened to the general public by 1946.

During the Great War, Cannock Chase was used as a training area for troops, and two military camps were established at Coppice Hill, near here, and at Brindley Heath, both connected by a railway.

Following the closure of the post office and stores in March 2003, a community shop and post office opened in the barn of the Swan in December 2003.The single-decker bus is approaching another now

Both Southampton and Eastleigh laid claim to its title; the thorny problem was eventually and diplomatically settled by calling it Southampton (Eastleigh) Airport.

The Railway Hotel has a rustic porch, and children stand hopefully beside the chocolate machines on the wall. The hotel later became the Eeabank Lodge.

There is another village in Bisley - that of the clubhouses and mobile homes found at the National Rifle Association's ranges.

The statues flanking its main entrance steps portray mining and nautical navigation themes - both endeavours vital to the prosperity of the city and county.

WE MUST NOT become too enthralled with the sea and the excitements of coastal villages and small towns.

On the left is an optician's, A Bateman's. Next door, behind the clock, are the Ashford Co-op Society stores, with the Westminster Bank beyond.

Further on is another former shop with a chewing-gum machine; beyond it are the telephone box and the Parish Room of 1904.