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The figures and face of the outside clock are a hundred years later than those inside; the bells are struck by the knights on the quarter hour.

By the time this photograph was taken, commercial carrying in narrowboats was almost at an end; it was kept going in many cases by early canal enthusiasts, for whom working long anti-social hours in all

Viewed from the old railway bridge, here is Vine Cottage by the River Anton where it joins the Test at Fullerton Junction.

The building to the right, next to the Methodist Church and occupied by the undertaker and upholsterer, has now been rebuilt in similar style.

The original Saxon fortification was succeeded by the extensive Norman castle seen today.

Beyond the bridge the skyline is now dominated by the vast Neo-Georgian Star and Garter Home for disabled ex-servicemen, built in 1921.

increasing affluence of the middle and lower middle classes; they flocked out of London in their thousands onto the river at weekends, hiring punts, skiffs, rowing boats, sailing boats and steam launches by the

A uniformed postman stands beside the drinking fountain, whilst among the onlookers by the pavement are two telegraph boys.

This famous memorial, encased in iron, dates back to 1841 and marks the spot where King William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror, was accidentally killed by an arrow shot by the nobleman Sir Walter

The Georgian Marske Hall, owned by the Hutton family from 1842, has now been converted into luxury apartments.

Chisel Hill Mill (left) reminds us of local industry powered by the River Eller. Out of shot, top left, is the beguiling little church of St Hilda.

By the years just before the Second World War, it had become a thriving town attracting many holiday visitors. Here we see crowds flocking around the pier with its swimming pool and theatre.

These thatched cottages are by the old Reading Room on the North and South Tidworth borders. In front of the Reading Room is a red telephone box.

Though castle and gateway were built by the Normans, the settlement's origins are still more ancient, for it stands on the line of the Peddar Way, an ancient Celtic track.

The old 'charas' now graced by the name of coaches brought many day trippers to our old port.

The plain east window was to be replaced in 1922 by the colourful stained glass of a memorial window to Brigadier Barker, who was killed in action in the First World War.

Abergavenny had debated the merits of public electricity for nearly 40 years before it was finally introduced - only for it to be affected by the wartime blackout.

The pattern created by the extending balance beams has been compared to the backbone of a huge reptile. This lock is on the edge of town, close to the old prison.

Preston Hall was built for the businessman and entrepreneur Edward Ladd Betts by the architect John Thomas in the Jacobean style in 1850.

It was restored by the 'Good Lord Scudamore' and re-consecrated in 1634. The restoration of the roof required the wood of 204 Herefordshire oak trees.

By the mid 1930s, pleasure craft had achieved greater importance.

Madford House (left, behind the trees) stood on the site now occupied by the tax office.

The Edinburgh Castle we see today is, with a few additions, that built by the Earl of Morton following the siege of 1572. Here we see a battalion of the Black Watch parading on the castle esplanade.

endured its share of troubles: it was besieged and bombarded by Cromwell, destroyed in 1689 and subsequently rebuilt, garrisoned by Hanoverian troops in 1715, and finally partially dismantled in 1745 by the