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The railway arrived in Snodland in 1856, connecting Maidstone West with Strood.

Early chain stores, including Home and Colonial Stores, International Tea Stores and Boots the Chemist, were all represented in Strood High Street by now; but older shops, like Mence Smith (on the left

To reach West Mersea it is necessary to pass over the Strood, a causeway which is liable to flood at high tide. These attractive weatherboarded houses still stand.

Today, nearer 200 acres are administered by the Buckmore Park Medway and Strood Scout Centre, a charity, and Buckmore Park Services, a limited company.

The old town of Strood, on the west bank of the River Medway, was incorporated into Rochester in 1835.

The old town of Strood, on the west bank of the River Medway, was incorporated into Rochester in 1835.

The typically Kentish peg-tiled roof, with its garnish of houseleek and lichen, would have been known to Charles Dickens, for whom a favourite walk was from his Gad's Hill home near Strood to Shorne

The typically Kentish peg-tiled roof, with its garnish of houseleek and lichen, would have been known to Charles Dickens, for whom a favourite walk was from his Gad's Hill home near Strood to Shorne

Sitting lofty and proud on the road to the famous dockyard, this majestic building, built in 1900, was once the centre of the town's administration until it moved to Strood during an amalgamation of Medway

The 19th century brought many labourers to Cliffe, who worked on the Strood canal or the cement works. The Victorian Black Bull pub (centre) is now a renowned Thai restaurant.

There has been a bridge at Rochester since Roman times, connecting Rochester and Chatham with cross-Medway Strood, but in 1914 a new bridge was built on top of the 19th-century one, which was

Painswick is easily reached by travelling towards Stroud on the A46 from Brockworth. The winding roads give way to a picturesque village between Gloucester and Stroud.

In the distance is the headquarters building of Stroud Co-operative Society, opened in 1931.

In times gone by there was great rivalry and mistrust between the people of Painswick and their neighbours in Stroud, just a few miles away.

The Prince Albert is a popular hostelry to this day, although Stroud Brewery - which owned the pub when this picture was taken - disappeared a good few years ago.

Amberley straddles high ground to the south of Stroud, amid glorious Cotswold scenery.

The large lettering of the Stroud Brewery across the façade takes precedence over the smaller hanging signs of the Prince Albert Hotel on this attractive corner.

Sitting on a steep slope of the Avon Valley between Stroud and Nailsworth, Woodchester is home to one of the best Roman mosaic pavements in the country.

Hidden in woodland near Stroud, Bussage acquired fame in the 20th century as the home and workshop of the renowned glass engraver and stained glass artist Michael Dinkel.

The dental repair service stands next to the Stroud Brewery's Berkeley Hunt.

Lying between Stroud and Nailsworth, the parish includes the villages of North and South Woodchester.

In 1905 the world opened up to isolated villagers when a motor bus service from Stroud to Painswick was started by the Great Western Railway.

A bustling town, Stroud still attracts shoppers from far afield, as it did when this photograph was taken at the end of the Edwardian era.

By exploring the high ground around the town it is possible to gain some idea of the scale of industrialisation around Stroud.