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Of Hardhorn, Newton, and Staining, only the last name is mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Those of riper years were drawn to the village pub, The Black Horse, reached like a reward after climbing the steep rise on which it stands.

To the right of the photograph is a dry dock where lighters were repaired - it is shown in Constable's painting 'Boatbuilding' (1814).

Two little girls have been pressed into service to add human interest to this picture of the rustically styled post office.

Though smarter and more affluent today, much of St Mary Bourne is as it was when this photograph was taken.

Marks & Spencer's (left) has been a constant presence in Wrexham at a time when town centres generally have been under perpetual threat of change.

The weatherboarded building on the right has served as the post office for many years, and the white building on the left is the Blue Boar.

On the left is part of Bainbridge & Co's shop window – they were drapers and tailors.

That function for the modern Theatre Royal (built roughly on the site of the GWR offices) is fulfilled by The Bank, which in this picture (behind the columns) is still a bank.

Leading up to the castle and priory church, the High Street has always been the focus of the town.

When this photograph was taken, the pantiled old forge at Thornton Dale on the A170 east of Pickering had already diversified into pottery, postcards and gifts, as well as the more traditional metalwork

Another view of Whitby, this time showing the Upper Harbour beyond the causeway which leads to the famous 199 steps which lead up to St Mary's Church and the Abbey.

This view, now on the South Downs Way long distance footpath, looks down towards Eastbourne past Meads.

The Forge 1903 At a time when farming still depended on natural horsepower, rather than the mechanical variety, the local forge was an integral part of any local community.

Recently restored to its former 17th-century glory, the lodge was designed as a grandstand for Sir John Dutton, a friend of Oliver Cromwell, for viewing deer coursing in the extensive parkland.

This view shows the winding channel of some 4 miles between the open sea and the quayside.

It is interesting to note the variety of eating places in this photograph; at least two bear the title 'Ye Olde...' - a familiar designation for many business establishments during the 20th century.

Lyme's most famous resident is the novelist John Fowles, author of 'The French Lieutenant's Woman'. The film version, which starred Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons, was filmed here in the 1980s.

Swanage spent much of the 20th century developing as a holiday resort, though the town never seemed quite sure whether to try to appeal to the masses or the more exclusive visitor.

Buxted 'new' village - on the main A272 road - was built in the Victorian era close to the railway by Lord Liverpool, who moved the tenants from the old village in Buxted park.

Situated in East Grinstead's historic High Street, the Dorset Arms stands on the site of a former hostelry known as the New Inn and then the Cat and Ounce.

The chalk scars in the landscape beyond are a reminder that this is one of the Medway- side villages that owes much to the 19th-century cement industry.

One of the premier hotels was The Grand, which can be seen behind the seated woman with the white parasol (left).

The porch of c1470 and the battlements have flint flushwork patterns.