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This view of Alton was taken from a spot to the right of image number A39301, and shows the Alton to Winchester Railway line which opened in 1865.

In the late 1860s the then Earl hired John Mason Cook, son of pioneer travel agent,Thomas Cook, to promote the gardens at Alton Towers.

William Wrenn had only just arrived in Alton when this picture of his shop, on the right, was taken.

When the Alton to Basingstoke railway line was made, the L & SWR Co built a crossing cottage at Shalden and another one at Lasham.

This view, looking north towards the entrance (in the Alton Road), shows several cottages built of chalk, some of which have since been demolished.

Western Cross is the junction of the High Street, Alton Road, Dunleys Hill and West Street.

In the late 1860s the then Earl hired John Mason Cook, son of pioneer travel agent, Thomas Cook, to promote the gardens at Alton Towers.

At the close of the 19th century, Alton bore the stamp of an old country market town, with its bustling streets and striking shop fronts. Opposite the King's Head is the town's market square.

At the close of the 19th century, Alton bore the stamp of an old country market town, with its bustling streets and striking shop fronts. Opposite the King's Head is the town's market square.

The white gate at the bottom of the neat garden near the camera opens onto the Alton to Medstead road.

French soldiers were held as prisoners at Odiham during the Napoleonic wars, living in a camp dug out of an old chalk pit on the Alton road.

French soldiers were held as prisoners at Odiham during the Napoleonic wars, living in a camp dug out of an old chalk pit on the Alton road.

Alton Road is in the foreground. The house on the right is Kenwood, which has its entrance in Corfe View Road. Immediately behind is Eaton Hall in Highmoor Road.

Opened in 1903, the line ran between Alton and Fareham, with stations here, where the sign said 'Tisted for Selborne', Privett, West Meon, Droxford and Wickham.

Forty years before this picture was taken, a gruesome murder took place in Alton - that of Fanny Adams, an eight- year-old child.

The cass were brought before Alton Petty Sessions.

The ivy-covered house on the left was Rawdon House, occupied by Dr George Mellersch Jones, MA, MRCS,LRCP Lond, surgeon, medical officer and public vaccinator for No 2 district of the Alton Union.

Alton's long High Street includes various 18th-century buildings as well as some from an earlier period.

Historically, these thatched cottages were in Chawton, but they became part of Alton in the early 1930s. Here they are boarded up and awaiting the restoration which took place in 1972.

Look closely at the sign over the door - it lists Courage, Alton Ales and London Stout.

This part of Alton includes various 18th-century buildings as well as some from an earlier period.

Forty years before this picture was taken, a gruesome murder took place in Alton - that of Fanny Adams, an eight-year-old child.

premises near the station - W Ivey, brick making and farming, Charles Archer, coals, John Hutchins, builder, Dukes, sellers of dairy cake and chicken pellets, East & Hornby, electrical installation, and Alton

The A31 runs through the village, which stands between Farnham and Alton. Lord Baden-Powell, the Chief Scout, lived at Pax Hill from 1919 until his death in 1941; the house is now a nursing home.