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Inside this church is the tomb of a well-known local man, Francis Baily. A Thatcham school is named after him.

These red brick terraces were built to house the employees of hosiery and shoe manufacturers at the turn of the century.

The parish church incorporates some of the remains of a 10th-century abbey; the most substantial part is the old gatehouse.

An atmospheric view of St Mary's south porch and tower, in 1903. The tower shows patches of cement rendering now removed.

Exeter's canal was built at the request of the city's Tudor merchants and traders, who were exasperated by the weirs on the River Exe that obstructed the free flow of water transport into the city.

His bricks were his reply to Government proposals to tax bricks after the costly War of American Independence in 1782.

William Lever, later Lord Leverhulme, added every amenity he could think of to the village. A club-house, library, hospital, youth club, gymnasium and swimming baths, all were included.

In the 1950s a new and busy road separated the two villages of Little and Great Eccleston.

The castle has a long pedigree, with some remains of the Roman period imbedded within the structure, but the whole medieval core was systematically upgraded by the 3rd Marquis of Bute and his architect

The foundations of Harewood House were laid in 1759, and work continued for the next 23 years. Gawthorp Hall was demolished, and its foundations now lie beneath the lake.

This is a photograph of the busy Market Place with lots of cars, no horses and no Neptune! The pant was demolished in 1923, and Neptune was moved to a life of solitude in Wharton Park.

The castle is now much restored by the Marquis of Bute, with its water defences reinstated. The original castle was begun by Gilbert de Clare.

The Market is still very much a part of modern life, and fulfils its prime function on six days of every week.

This house had been built on the site of The Friars, a private residence that stood where the Dominican priory's tumbledown refectory had once been.

An unusual grave can be found in the churchyard of St Mary - the opening notes of Francis Duckworth's famous hymn 'Rimington' are engraved on the stone.

Leafy Hyde Road, otherwise known as Walditch Road, cuts south-eastwards through the parkland of The Hyde. This sylvan setting is only half a mile from the bustle of East Street.

The chimneys, towers and winding wheels of the now-closed Whitwell Colliery dominate this view of the village. To the left we can see the village school with its walled playground.

The tap at the top of the steps was shared by most of the surrounding households.

A splendid view of the town and castle. The Salutation Hotel pictured centre left is now the County Hotel. Some of the trees, newly-planted in this picture, still survive today.

This view over Victoria Pier gives a good idea of the variety of ships and smaller boats that could be seen sailing off Cowes on an average day between the wars.

The headline on the newsagent's billboard refers to the continuing turmoil that followed the end of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, and the Germans' obligation to pay reparations.

The body of the cathedral dates from the 13th century; the tower is Norman. During the 16th century, the roof of the nave collapsed and was not finally restored until 1893.

The Dutch gables on the hotels and apartments are typical of Bexhill's Victorian architecture, although the seaside buildings favour the Moorish look: provincial and dim echoes of the Brighton Pavilion

The Shire Hall was rebuilt in 1907 in an Edwardian classical style, which included the arms of West Suffolk over the doorway. It was designed by A A Hunt of Bury.