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In 1969-70 a floor was inserted and shops were created on the ground floor. To the left is Everards Hotel, owned by William Emms.

At the junction of the A12 and B1177 (centre right) is an advertisement for the Spread Eagle Hotel, kept by George Zessel, whose father had the White Hart at Wickham Market.

On the opposite side of the road was the Onslow Arms inn, whose name honours the Onslow family.

The first part of it - 'Michel' - is not clear, but the second part means 'water', and is a reference to the little River Dever which rises in nearby Stratton Park before meeting the Test at Wherwell.

Former students of the college have a tradition of walking the promenade and 'kicking the bar' - the railings at the far end.

The school was founded in 1564 by Richard, Lord Riche, Lord Chancellor for two years in the reign of Edward VI.

Balderstone Grange and Balderstone CE Primary School stand on Commons Lane, which eventually joins Higher Commons Lane.

Tewkesbury's cross stands at the meeting point of the town's three main roads – the High Street, Church Street and Barton Street.

Typical of many 18th- century eccentric characters who made and lost fortunes with equal rapidity, George Hawker built Rodborough Fort in 1761 - with no water supply.

The buildings in the foreground - including the Marchioness of Exeter's Almshouses - were demolished about 40 years ago and replaced by modern houses, garages and a car park.

The spire of St Mary's Church rises to 152 feet, and is a landmark for miles around.

It opened on 7 September 1893 as Ellington Park, and this beautiful ornamental fountain was installed in 1895 as a gift from a former Burgess of Ramsgate, Mrs Barber, in memory of her son.

The tower of St Luke's Church rises just beyond (centre) – local legend states that a yew tree in the churchyard was used to make archers' bows in the Hundred Years War.

In the storms of 1953 it was damaged again. A young woman stands with her grandmother a little along from the Bath Hotel.

What the Army did for Aldershot, the London and South Western Railway Company did for Eastleigh, helping to transform a forgotten rural backwater into a bustling and thriving town.The image of the

When we compare this photograph with 54230, we see that since 1906, R & H Law have expanded to occupy all the top four shops on the right, and had become a large furniture and upholstery shop.

Exmouth has no pier in the traditional sense of the word, but this landing stage served as an embarkation point for tourists wishing to take to the water.

Its concrete 'umbrella' roof based on cylindrical sections allowed for fewer columns and greater flexibility of arrangement.

The Town Hall, or the Market House as it was formerly known, is first recorded in 1594.

The weatherboarded pair of buildings nearest the camera were once a pub called the Magpie & Horseshoes. The older section (with the bow windows) was built in 1577.

The abbey was founded by Richard de Granville in about 1130, at the same time as he established his castle on the other side of the river.

During the period of the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary in May 1935, Southport magistrates contributed to the celebrations by allowing children under fourteen to see 'adult only' films

We are looking north, with the White Swan on the left and tall trees near the church in the centre. The grass in the foreground would soon bear a 1914-18 war memorial.

A famous view of Leeds Castle rising serenely from its two islands in a lake on the river Len.