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Tucked away among 'surroundings that are indescribably beautiful', boats nestle in the placid harbour waters of this picturesque village with its long, straggling street.

A final view of Gravesend, this time showing the narrow High Street. No cars can be seen.

Considered to be one of the finest boulevards in Europe, Princes Street was the place to shop and eat. Restaurants included a branch of Ferguson & Forrester, the Royal British, and Littlejohn's.

Much of the street plan was changed. One example was that Thieves Lane became Station Road.

Architectural greats such as G E Street, Ernest Newton and later Oliver Hill worked on the school buildings, a classic collection of their kind.

Whilst still recognisable today, there have been many changes: volumes of extra traffic and street lights are just a couple.

The statue of the Prince Consort gazes benevolently down High Street. The tower, built on reclaimed land, now leans slightly.

Brook Street c1955 Bensington is Benson's proper name; it was once an ancient British city. A battle was fought here in 572 AD between the West Saxons and the Britons.

The narrow and winding Main Street, seen here, is typical of most White Peak villages, and definitely not built for modern traffic.

Beyond, the elegant arcade belongs to the Town Hall, jutting out into the street on stone piers, built in 1861. Torrington's prosperity was founded on wool.

This view shows the end of Boutport Street, where it enters The Square. The large building in the dis- tance is The Athenaeum.

This view looks down Lower High Street, where the King Edward VI Grammar School can be seen on the right.

At the head of Silver Street stands the 15th century hexagonal Poultry Cross. There were once three other market crosses in Salisbury: Barnwell, Cheese and Wool.

The car in the picture has the registration number OR 6002, and was originally bought from Enticknap's of Normandy Street by a Mr Wright.

It is located in Church Street in a prominent position in front of the church of St Peter and St Paul.

Today, there are more houses along the street and fewer trees, and the iron railings on the left have gone.

The elegant street lamps were a feature of this road.

On the right, the street still awaits the out-of-scale London and Counties bank, erected in 1892.

The village shop in the High Street, seen here advertising Hovis bread, has closed.

The streets of Wareham match the cardinal points of the compass, having been laid out in this fashion by the Romans.

The photographer is standing on the Abbey Green - now one vast car park - looking across the market place and up the High Street.

Pedestrians could walk down the middle of the street with impunity when this mid-morning photograph was taken just before the First World War.

Here we see the half-timbered gatehouse of the Hospital of St John, founded by Archbishop Lanfranc in 1084 and the second oldest medieval almshouse in England, which stands in Northgate Street, outside

The northern end of the Post Office (just visible down Basket Street in the centre) would now be on Royal Parade outside Dingles.