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The Woodstock, constructed in the 1930s, continues to flourish today as it clearly did when this photograph was taken with these cars parked in the forecourt, although the frontage of the pub has since

Here we see the brick-built army buildings of this military settlement in Surrey's army quarter on the high heathlands of the north west of the county.

Three-quarters of a mile offshore from Whitsand Bay, visible only through the buoy marking her position, is the wreck of the 'James Egan Layne', an American liberty ship which was torpedoed on 21 March

The King's Arms, then run by R G Wood, has closed, but the arms remain on the present carpet shop. Beyond is the brick Lloyds Bank of 1896.

Children walk along the road with their mother. Behind the brick wall is a late Victorian farmhouse, and opposite this some newly-built bungalows with new gardens. The Lanes lead to Over Mill.

Chilton Foliat is at the eastern extremity of the county, on the river Kennet. Here, a horse waits patiently outside the thatched pub for the return of his driver.

Ann of Cleves House is possibly the most impressive of Ditchling's 16th- and 17th-century buildings.

The terrace of cottages in Allotment Lane has ragstone walls and a brick main façade; there is a low pediment at the centre with an arched window.

Its 17th-century Town House, on the left, was once a sort of part-time guildhall.

This view looks east towards the High Street, past the Post Office on the right.

Local geology provided the brick-sized stones for building the unbuttressed tower. More costly granite, however, was used for pinnacles, windows and the arcades of the interior.

Being so close to the English border, indeed partly on the border, this town was and is the natural entry point into Wales for travellers and tourists.

The Moorish minareted building has gone, as have the elegant gates, the brick and stone archway, and the gate piers.

Until Blackpool's third pier was built at South Shore in 1893, the one here was known as South Pier.

The central section of the brick watermill was built in 1884, and the wings were added in 1892. The road is carried over the millrace by an 18th-century bridge.

A market was held here from 1154 until the 19th century. On the left is the corner of the brick-fronted manor house. The top of the church tower fell in 1829, which gave it a castle-like appearance.

Here we see the brick tower mill, with a replacement roof in place of a cap, in a stripped-down and derelict condition. The photograph was taken from a nearby watermill site.

The bricks that were used to build many of the houses in the High Street were the same kind, the magnificent Fareham Reds, that built the spectacular railway viaduct, whose seventeen arches loom

This view looks east along the main street.

It was W G Hoskins who said of South Wigston that 'it reaches the rock bottom of English provincial life', and it would be hard to disagree with his sentiments.

The brick round house and wooden mill date from 1796, with Victorian alterations. The mill ceased working in 1947, but the machinery is complete and in working order.

The brick building on the right has gone, and the timber building beside it has been extended.

The brick tower mill was built in c1820 to replace an earlier mill. It was damaged by storms in 1948 and repaired in 1950, when a gallery was added to the cap.

Whitworth Brothers Flour Mills stand beside the A509 London Road bridge.