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It was once the setting for Ham House, given by James II to Catherine Sadley, later Countess of Dorchester and Lady Portmore. The gates survive.

Here we see the lower end of the High Street with the 17th-century Clock House on the opposite side of the T junction, with its mullions, quoins and quaint weather-boarded bell turret.

The Custom House was built in about 1788, a little later than the similar- looking Guildhall. Outside is the Town Beam, which was used for weighing.

We see the fairytale house and chapel built on the site of a Benedictine priory, with the south-east wing added by Piers St Aubyn in 1875-78. Landscaped gardens are among the rocks below.

This smart terrace of houses stands just down the hill from picture No 32349, on the western approach to the town.

The buildings appear to be of later Georgian date, but the jettied timber-framed house to the right speaks of hidden treasures to be found behind and within.

Having travelled by train from London to Gosport, it was from here that Queen Victoria used to set sail for Osborne House, her beloved summer home on the Isle of Wight.

Near the River Ouse, situated in what is now the Museum Gardens, this building was the guest house for St Mary's Abbey.

At the centre of the hop- picking area, it was once a great hop centre with many oast houses.

Christ Church, otherwise known as 'The House', can be seen on the right, with Wren's splendid Tom Tower rising above it.

The town has been attracting visitors for nearly 300 years; in the 1950s, when this photograph was taken, there were many hotels, tearooms and guest houses to cater for the large numbers of tourists

On the southern part of the market is the old Town Hall or Market House; the original open arcade on the ground floor was used as a butter and poultry market.

The remaining southern portion is today Upper Beeding, and its main street and houses lie along a causeway leading westwards towards Bramber.

Across is the old lifeboat house, frequently damaged by rough seas, and now no longer in existence. Far left is the silhouette of the North Euston Hotel at Fleetwood.

Recently opened to the public for the first time, it gives a wonderfully intimate picture of a small country house. There are some fine tapestries in the upstairs rooms.

Before assuming the role of the first military town in Britain, Aldershot was no more than a pretty village comprising a church, a manor house and several farms. Nearby was an area of open heathland.

The town was very popular in the mid-18th century as a health resort, which resulted in many fine houses springing up.

In the 19th century the Bank House brewed its own beer: the wall and steps of the malt kiln and the cellar can be seen on the right.

In the late 1940s, the Reynolds family were thinking of buying the Miller's House (pictured here), and it was suggested that Montgomery convert the mill across the road into a home.

The Station Master's house can be seen to the left, with the main entrance to the station beyond that. The closed gates would indicate the arrival of a steam train.

Today this area has totally changed with private houses where there was once docks all along the canalside - it must be a weird sensation to see great ocean-going liners sail past your living

The undulating roofline of the houses in the High Street makes a very attractive scene.

Grange had two piers, Bailey Lane and this one, Clare House Pier, which is said to have come from Piel.

The location is most likely Monkham Farm, as the photographer had probably taken a picture of the big house of the same name, and had chosen this as a picturesque view.