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A small but decorative wooden bell tower houses a single bell and is perched neatly on the gable end. A school was built nearby to provide for the educational needs of local children.

Here we see a close-up of Compton House and Newmans. Behind the latter is a medieval vault known as Ye Olde Crypt which dates from c1230.

The Public Gardens were once the grounds to Westbrook House. The Council acquired the premises, and the gardens were opened on 19 May 1934.

Adam adapted Palladio's design for a bridge with shops and houses to produce an elegant masterpiece.

Quay House on the right now has a window where J P Stewart had his sign proclaiming `Builder Decorator`.

The bricks that were used to build many of the houses in the High Street were the same kind, the magnificent Fareham Reds, that built the spectacular railway viaduct, whose seventeen arches loom

Rows of houses and quaint ironstone cottages line the street; in the distance is the familiar figure of the local postman out making his deliveries.

Beyond the high brick wall with its iron restraints, a very good array of Georgian houses lead the eye into the market place and on to St Dionysius Church.

The bay-windowed house to the left of the photograph remains intact but neglected, while shops have taken over the remainder.

Sumptuous Victorian houseboats line the River Thames on 'Boat House Reach', close to the bridge.

The church tower houses a peal of twelve bells. In the tiny square nearby are the town's unusual stocks, made from iron.

Shackleton Ghyll Farm on the left is adjacent to the large Manor House, now converted into luxury apartments.

The pond has been much reduced in size: a road has been built over part of it, and the land behind has been used to build a small housing development.

Part of the building may once have been the priest's house.

From 1892 this pathway and steps was known locally as 'Dead House Steps'.

At one time Pewsey had many venerable houses such as this one. It is a sad fact that most have now disappeared, but some survive on the edge of the town centre.

This picture was taken before the house's restoration in 1857.

On the Hampton Wick side, hidden by the trees, are Walnut Tree House and Grove Cottage, with Wick Lodge Boathouse just beyond the motor launches.

By the end of the 19th century the building behind the cross had abandoned its role as a general store and had become a refreshment house.

The Houses of Parliament, rebuilt after a fire in 1834, were completed in 1860. The new buildiing was built into the river over the beach.

The fine houses are an indication of Mells's prosperity during the time when the woollen industry was thriving.

We can see housing at Marine Drive on the skyline.

Its self-contained agricultural origins have almost totally disappeared, and today modern housing is fairly extensive. Views such as this, however, are still easily recognisable.

The house on the left apparently has a public telephone installed. Note the two ladies, one with a bicycle, posing for the picture.