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Melplash's only real claim on history is the story of Sir Thomas More (a distant relative of the saint): when he was Sheriff of Dorset, he freed all the prisoners from Dorchester gaol.

One theory is that they might well be an echo of the Roman pattern of domestic building: a combination of apartments, workshops, and shops which were the Roman equivalent of fast-food outlets.

Probably the most interesting monument in the town is the altar tomb of Sir John and Lady Butler who were murdered in 1463.

The tower of St Peter's can just be seen above the roofs on the right-hand side of the picture.

This is a much changed view: the working barges have gone, to be replaced by ranks of houseboats.

She lived in one of the two-storey terraced cottages on the right of the picture.

In this 1960s view of the top of Cheap Street can be seen the White Hart public house; the area known today as Blackmore Vale was previously called the Vale of the White Hart.

A large crowd has gathered in Newport Street, part of the Old Town of Swindon. The cause of the excitement is not clear, but it could be a fire at the thatched building round the corner.

Warminster, on the A36 at the head of the Wylye valley, was an important market town and communication centre.

This general view of Northbrook Street shows the gable end to the left of a shop front, above which is a clock. This is all that remains of cloth- maker John Winchcombe's house.

Few traffic controls are in evidence at the southern end of the shopping area in about 1960.

Colchester Castle—the largest Norman Keep ever built—stands on the site of the Roman temple of Claudius, which was destroyed during the Boudiccan rebellion of AD60.

Shute was the home of the Bonville family until their fortunes declined after the Wars of the Roses.

The church also boasts a superb ring of 10 bells; the Society of Change Ringers of St Wulfram's was founded in 1781, and is the town's oldest club.

Ballaugh is in the Sheading of Michael.

This splendid church was conceived by Sir Edmund Beckett, who as well as being a barrister and amateur architect designed the clock mechanism of Big Ben.

This splendid church was conceived by Sir Edmund Beckett, who as well as being a barrister and amateur architect designed the clock mechanism of Big Ben.

The King's Head is one of Aylesbury's architectural treasures; it is tucked away off the Market Square. This view shows the 15th-century great hall window, ten lights wide with arched upper lights.

Westmorland Avenue is one of the roads laid out for residential development between Tring Road and Wendover Road.

The cries of traders echo through the expansive square, planned by Inigo Jones.The scene has been described by a contemporary guidebook: 'All night long the rumble of heavy wagons seldom ceases,

Eastbourne owes its development to the seventh Duke of Devonshire: after the railway arrived in 1849, he enthusiastically developed his estates here into a huge resort, with nearly three miles of seafront

Sykes Farm is typical of the isolated farms in this area. Another was Birkenhead Farm, where James Baines, woollen draper and benefactor to education in the Fylde, was born.

Swanwick and neighbouring Bursledon, on the extreme left of the picture, are popular villages on the banks of the Hamble.

This view shows the rear of the Assize Court. The whole area has changed almost beyond recognition.The castle walls to the right of the view are now demolished.