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The town's reputation for its fine market harks back to the 14th century, when the first rights were granted to the abbot of Cockersands.

A rather complex road junction now marks the spot where these gates once stood.The gates, signifying the entrance to the Bevois Mount Estate, date back to 1844, but were removed before World War Two

The road is widening as we look back towards the High Street. Owen the pharmacist was at No 61 (right) until 1958, next door to the King David Inn, which was to close in 1973.

Widnes was then just a sleepy little hamlet of a few houses on the banks of the Mersey.

Widnes was then just a sleepy little hamlet of a few houses on the banks of the Mersey.

The handsome building in the centre of this view, adorned with a balustrade and pinnacles, was a branch of the Midland Bank in 1950.

Originally the site of a Saxon hunting lodge, much of the present Corfe Castle, which gives its name to the stone-built village beneath, dates back to the troubled reign of King Stephen.

The post office is also a 'Savings Bank' and 'Money Order Office'. Bus timetables announce United Counties services.

The western part is a burial vault for the Bankes family.

Here we see pairs of family homes with large front and back gardens built in the late 1950s. Beyond are bungalows for the elderly, built in 1961.

The county town of Kent stands on the banks of the River Medway. The oldest building, the Bishop's Palace, fronts the river beside the great medieval church of All Saints.

The county town of Kent stands on the banks of the River Medway. The oldest building, the Bishop's Palace, fronts the river beside the great medieval church of All Saints.

This view shows the backs of buildings along Kempock Street. Kempock Place is just in view on the extreme left of the picture.

This shows the view looking back down High Street towards Boutport Street at the bottom. Butchers Row is on the left. The Sydney Harper building is now a travel agent.

Lloyds Bank - to the right - is now a pub.

The large shingle bank on the southern side of the harbour, formerly part of the parish of Lancing, became part of Southwick in c1900.

Another highlight for children used to be the travelling fair which visited the Lickeys on bank holidays, occupying a site on the corner of Lickey Road and Leach Green Lane.

Astwood Bank developed in linear fashion along the Ridgeway, which is now the main road to Pershore and Evesham.

The handsome building in the centre of this view, adorned with a balustrade and pinnacles, was a branch of the Midland Bank in 1950.

The rushes on the bank of the river were harvested for rush matting by the Arnold family; they were dried hanging over lines beside the river. On the other side is the Ferryboat Inn.

Back into town, this view from Orange Grove looks along past Brydon's Municipal Buildings of 1893, 'rendered necessary by the large increase of public business since the erection of the central building

Basingstoke's role as an important market centre dates back to medieval times; it was established as a borough in 1622 when James I granted the town a charter giving it a weekly market and a twice-yearly

Parts of this beautiful old building date back to the middle years of the 16th century.

The factory on the right bank was turned into residential flats in the 1980s.