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The village has rows of sandstone cottages and a number of farms. It was self-sufficient in the 19th century.

At the bottom of Maidstone High Street both the Queen's Head public house, on the left, and the Rose and Crown Hotel across the road have gone; the trolleybuses also went in 1966.

The family, however, were forced to leave their home after suffering financially as a result of the First World War.

Caddell's Printing Office at number 1, King Street, just visible on the extreme left and next door to the Jackson Brothers' drapery store, was founded by John Samuel Caddell, a stationer, bookbinder,

We are looking south-eastwards from the Yetminster road towards the mediaeval Hamstone cross in a triangle of cobbles (centre), with roads at the junction signed to Sherborne (left) and Chetnole (right

Between West Deyne and School House on High Street West, this was once an academy for young ladies run by Miss Jemima Adams.

The posts have now gone, but there is still a bench; and the copper beech tree, just visible on the left, is now a fine, mature specimen that shades much of the Green.

One of the best-recognised beauty spots in Rickmansworth, the Splash (the town ditch), which is being crossed by the Austin A40, had originally been part of the drive to Bury Manor House, whose gates can

Godsmark's (second from left) have been in business and in the same shop for over 80 years, but most of the other businesses have changed. W M Kirk (left) is now Ambridge's Fish and Chip Restaurant.

On the left are the offices of the Herts and Essex Observer, where Harry Murdon printed the newspaper for 73 years until 1961. On the right are the arches of the council offices.

Car No 118 of the Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co heads for St Augustine's Bridge.

During the Civil War, the bridge over the Severn at Upton was of strategic importance to forces investing Worcester.

This is High Street Inferior, with the centrepiece of a fanciful wrought iron structure providing three gas lanterns as well as a drinking fountain.

The castle was constructed by the Welsh in a loop of the river as a 'new castle' in 1240.

On the right is the 1884 post office, with its decorative detailing, recalling the ancient East Anglian tradition of pargetting.

Off a northward loop from the main road is the Three Cranes, again in the estate style with some leaded windows and some timber framing.

The main Post Office was on Brows Lane. The name Formby is said to derive from Icelandic or Scandinavian, and to mean 'the village of the old wise man'.

On the beach in the background are a number of bathing machines. Ladies wishing to bathe would enter the machines from the landward side and horses would haul the contraptions down into the water.

Scarborough Castle, on the skyline, once stood 100 ft tall, with walls 12 ft thick; the keep was positioned in such a way so as to command the approach to the causeway leading to the castle.

On the beach in the background are a number of bathing machines. Ladies wishing to bathe would enter the machines from the landward side and horses would haul the contraptions down into the water.

The next three views give us a novel opportunity to stroll along the High Street over a period of sixty-eight years, and witness some of the numerous changes which took place before its eventual

The same scene viewed some 60 years earlier than photograph No A80019 (page 12-13) presents a neglected view of the stones. Fortunately, Alexander Keiller (of marmalade fame!)

Their headquarters, Gifford House, were just outside the New Town boundaries, a fact that prompted accusations of stand-offishness.

Here we see a fine example of a Norfolk wherry under sail, but apparently almost becalmed.