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In the background, behind the school, is the Symingtons Corset Factory.

The school building, designed by local architects Symington, Price and Pike in 1927 in a neo- Georgian manner, leans towards domesticity rather than scholarship.

On the extreme left is the forecourt of the Curzon cinema, with Ann Laurie's confectionery shop and Symington & Stedman's estate agency heading the parade of small shops closer to the crossroads.

Lymington, standing proudly above the short estuary of the Lymington or Boldre River, is first mentioned in the Domesday Book as Lentune, though a settlement existed here long before that.

Lymington has always been important as a port; it has not always been the small anchorage that visitors see today.

This picturesque corner of Lymington includes Quay Hill, with Captains Row on the right. Note the typical 1950s sign on the left - 'station and motor car ferry.'

The ferry still runs from Lymington to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, and takes 30 minutes.

Lymington's parish church at the western end of the High Street, with its prominent cupola and weather vane, was originally built in 1250, though it has many later restorations and additions.

An important sailing centre, Lymington was originally a Saxon port with shipbuilding in operation between the Norman era and the 18th century.

Given its proximity to the seaside towns of Lymington and Christchurch, Sway became a popular place to live during the 20th century.

The vessel crosses from Lymington in Hampshire, and offers one of the shortest passages across the Solent.

The Manor of Lymington was created at the time of the Conquest, and was granted to Earl Roger of Shrewsbury.

Lymington serves as an important access port, offering one of the shortest passages across the Solent to Yarmouth and the Isle of Wight.

Brockenhurst is a railway junction well-known to travellers to Southampton, Bournemouth, Lymington and the Isle of Wight.

The presence of the Isle of Wight has given the waters around Lymington unusual double tides - a boon to yachtsmen in and around the little estuary.

Ferries used to call, but from the 1930s they moved to a nearby slipway - the ferry to Lymington can be seen in the photograph.

Although the main factory business of Avon Rubber is now in Semington, Cooper Avon Tyres, a subsidiary, still dominates Melksham.

The vessel crosses from Lymington in Hampshire, and offers one of the shortest passages across the Solent.

Beaulieu village lies not far from Lymington, at the head of the Beaulieu River, and is attractive in itself.

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

An important sailing centre, Lymington was originally a Saxon port, and there was shipbuilding here between the Norman era and the 18th century.

Lymington has connections with the famous. Edward Gibbon, the historian of the Roman Empire, was once its Member of Parliament.

Lymington Road at this period had a wide selection of different traders to satisfy local demand.

An important sailing centre, Lymington was originally a Saxon port with shipbuilding in operation between the Norman era and the 18th century.