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This photograph was taken at the top of this main thoroughfare where it levels out and widens into Bore Street.

This turn of the century view shows the broad and spacious high street. In the centre is the former town hall, later a masonic hall, which dates from 1775.

Victoria Street passes in front of the cathedral. We can see a part of the white North Porch at the side of the tower.

Market stalls huddle around the 90ft obelisk raised in 1781 to commemorate William Aislabie's 60-year stint in the House of Commons as the local Member of Parliament.

The area at the top of Staithes is known as Bank Top and here, in 1929, we see two recently- completed bay-fronted detached bungalows (right of view) which have been carefully positioned to take full

The High Street of Skelton is dominated by the tower of the parish church.

Here are kept the seals of office used by John Bradshaw, who became Lord President of the High Court and took part in the trial of Charles I.

The single remaining tower of the Priory church can be seen across the creek and parkland in this turn-of-the-century view. The church was restored and rededicated in 1932.

The art of thatching is still much in demand throughout Dorset. Local thatch was originally made of wheat, rye or barley straw, but now longer- lasting reed is often used.

A view of the village of Whitekirk.

Clifton College became the most famous of all Bristol's schools. Founded in 1860 and opened in 1862, Charles Hanson designed the original buildings, including the Great Hall.

This view was taken from the Infirmary end of the square, looking towards the junction with Bradshawgate.

Sherborne Abbey is the burial place of two Saxon kings, Ethelbald and Ethelbert, the two elder brothers of Alfred the Great.

After the opening of the railway from London to Brighton in 1841, the coaching era came quickly to a close.

The free-standing 'army hut' wards of the military hospital in the grounds of Frensham Heights (then known as Frensham Hill) during the First World War.

The southern end of the High Street widens slightly here, with houses and an inn just visible behind the line of trees.

Employing the services of a boardman was a popular means of advertising for the Victorian shopman.

This panoramic view over Ventnor gives an idea of the steepness of the town.

They were part of a batch of 200 built by Avro for the Royal Flying Corps in 1916 and still carry their military markings, although the name on the side indicates some form of civilian activity.

The parish church of St Michael was built in 1878 on the site of an older chapel. Beer is famed for its quarries, which were worked by the Romans and have continued in use down the years.

The interior is no less impressive. One of its outstanding features is the Marble Hall on the first floor, with its monolithic columns in Siena marble.

This view looks in the opposite direction to view C136050, downhill to the heart of the Dutch Quarter, past the former Angel Inn dating from about 1450 and now well cared for by a firm of solicitors

Osborne House was purchased by Queen Victoria in 1840, and it became something of a shrine to her beloved Prince Albert after his death.

This panoramic view over Ventnor gives an idea of the steepness of the town.