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Slough dates back to the 12th century, when it was a hamlet on the London to Bath road. The settlement later spread to the neighbouring parish of Stoke Poges.

Back Beach was the fiefdom of William Curtis & Sons, boatmen and fish merchants from nearby Long Entry on Church Cliffs. The spot was locally known as Curtis Cove.

This view shows an early example of a houseboat on the Oxford Canal. As an inexpensive home, converted narrowboats are still popular, especially closer to Oxford where there are dozens to be seen.

Commercial traffic on the Weaver lasted for years. Northwich was noted for its chemical production - particularly salt.

An old coaching inn on the Emsworth to Harting road, which sold Henty and Constable's ales at the time of the photograph. The Inn is still trading. The scene today is little changed.

Even further north along the east side, much has now gone, with the New Town's modern shopping centre reaching the old High Street proper; but some of the spaciousness in the distance remains.

A scene which is familiar to us all, even in the rush of today's 'rat-run' world. Plodding cows head for the milking parlour, guided by the farmer on his wobbly upright bicycle.

The fountain in the centre was built at the beginning of the 17th century by Italian craftsmen.

The great cathedral spire dominates the view, with the square block of the castle on the left and St Peter Mancroft's tower in between.

Further west the High Street widens out to the site of its medieval market place. This view from beside The Dolphin pub shows how important the Tudor church tower is to the townscape.

It stands at the top of the low cliffs visible in photograph No 86689.

The design for a new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre was thrown open to competition; the winning entry was submitted by Elizabeth Scott, great-niece of Sir Gilbert Scott.

This fine study of a horse and cart at Handley Pond portrays a rural scene that could have been observed at any period during the last thousand years.

The columned and domed building in the distance on the right remains as part of Marks and Spencer. Everything else has gone; the buildings on the left were replaced by Debenhams in 1954.

Here on the beach at the Isle of Grain smugglers would land their booty to be transported to London. Behind the beach are concrete anti-tank defences, left over from World War II.

The Plough Inn and the surrounding houses are mostly built of local stone and tiled with Collyweston slate.

Three years old when this photograph was taken, it is one of four dams in the Elan Valley which supply water to Birmingham.

Ponies graze on the wide open spaces around Bucklers Hard, a reminder that the New Forest and its surrounding heathlands are never far away from the shores and estuaries of the south coast.

In those days, the beach area would often be a hive of activity, including donkey rides, ice cream and sweet stalls, shell fish and oyster sellers.

With a little stretch of the imagination one can visualise the original medieval town huddled below the abbey and the church.

The embankment borders a curve of the river and is a mile-and-a-quarter long. Nottingham folk have been coming here to relax and stroll under the trees for over a century.

Being well-turned-out was an important part of social life in the twenties; a stroll along The Groves on a sunny summer day was an excellent opportunity to see and be seen.

The name means simply 'long street', and the village is spread along the main road, originally the Roman road running from London to Caistor St Edmund, the Roman town just south of Norwich.

Once an important market town, Blandford remains a busy shopping centre, enlivened by the presence of troops from the nearby military camps.