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Whitewashed houses and pantiled roofs characterise this photograph of the deserted Main Street of Green Hammerton, a small village in the Vale of York and on Roman Dere Street, just off the main A59 Harrogate

Once an important and flourishing market on the old coach road, Lenham embodies a fine mix of building styles from medieval through to Georgian in its houses and shops.

The high pitch of the roof on the house to the right suggests that it may originally have been of thatch.

This view looks north along King's Parade, with the Senate House in the distance, and the front of King's somewhat obscured on the left.

This is not so much a castle, more a country house, built for the first?Earl of Lonsdale by Sir?Robert Smirke in 1806-11.

Having travelled by train from London to Gosport, it was from here that Queen Victoria used to set sail for Osborne House, her beloved summer home on the Isle of Wight.

The Hospital of St Cross was founded by Bishop Henry de Blois in 1136 and is the oldest almshouse in England, originally built to house, clothe and feed 'thirteen poor impotent men, so reduced in strength

The Royal Oak public house sold Henty and Constable ales. An interesting range of cars and vans occupy the car park.

The Atheneum (left of centre) was built in 1872 as a private house for William Thorne. He died shortly after it was finished and William Rock bought it in 1888 to give to the town.

In 1831 John, Earl of Shrewsbury, made this house his permanent home.

At this date, entry to the main body of the church was free, but the sub-sacrist kept the keys to the Chapter House (considered one of the finest Norman chambers in the country), the Elder Lady Chapel

Canford Manor, not far from Wimborne, dates from the early years of the 19th century, though it stands on the site of an ancient house which once belonged to the Earls of Salisbury.

Standing in the shadow of a great chestnut tree, the Royal Anchor Hotel, once a posting and coaching house, dates from the time of Samuel Pepys who found 'good, honest people' here.

On Queen Street are the scant remains of the medieval manor house that once belonged to Tynemouth Priory: a fragment of wall and a 15th-century window.

Nearby, Pashley is a 17th-century manor house with beautiful gardens.

Part of the 'Cliftonville' area, these smart terraces housed the wealthy colonels, surgeons and Indian Army officers who retired to the seaside here. They enjoyed outstanding views across Weston Bay.

Behind the trees is the Friends' Meeting House (built 1824). The tall chimney belongs to Wells & Perry's Chelmsford Brewery.

This photograph looks back at the same houses as those shown in 41386 and 41387. The well-laid out public gardens give a tropical air to the scene.

It was once the setting for Ham House, given by James II to Catherine Sadley, later Countess of Dorchester and Lady Portmore. The gates survive.

Here we see the lower end of the High Street with the 17th-century Clock House on the opposite side of the T junction, with its mullions, quoins and quaint weather-boarded bell turret.

The Custom House was built in about 1788, a little later than the similar- looking Guildhall. Outside is the Town Beam, which was used for weighing.

We see the fairytale house and chapel built on the site of a Benedictine priory, with the south-east wing added by Piers St Aubyn in 1875-78. Landscaped gardens are among the rocks below.

This smart terrace of houses stands just down the hill from picture No 32349, on the western approach to the town.

The buildings appear to be of later Georgian date, but the jettied timber-framed house to the right speaks of hidden treasures to be found behind and within.