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The lock, its footbridge and the lock-keeper's house have all recently been completely rebuilt as part of a major programme of upgrading all the locks and weirs along the Thames above Marlow.

The chimneyed building to the right of the gate- house was demolished by 1904 to make way for the Shire Hall seen in later views.

Topsham's merchant adventurers used Dutch brick brought over as ballast in otherwise empty ships to build these gabled houses in the Dutch style.

Its delightful thatched toll house was built in 1758, and has been recently renovated and slightly extended.

The Victorian Methodist church beyond and Georgian Ilex Court beyond that remain, backed by orchards and separated by closes of new houses.

On the eastern edge of Barnt Green, Bittell Lane is built up, but the houses are set in fairly large gardens and there is still almost a semi-rural feel.

The George Hotel was once two medieval houses. Nearby is the garage selling Cleveland petrol, and a child sits on the wall of Castle Green.

Broughton is probably best known for its moated manor house, Broughton Castle, built in 1300 for Sir John de Broughton.

The cottages and houses are mainly 18th- and 19th-century, and the view we see here is more or less as we would see it today.

Three large housing estates were built during the 1960s, and the population has risen from about 1000 to nearly 4000 today.

The elegance of this 1860s stucco terrace with three-storey bay windows to each house and the long straight para- pet is now replaced by Grand Court, a higher block of 1960s flats: typical sea-front

Shops and private houses of all dates surround the large Market Square.

This is a very attractive open area with interesting houses on three sides of a square, looking out to sea, which is behind the camera. An old Ford Prefect and a motor scooter help to date the view.

The high gable on the left is Helions House surgery, now Woolworth's. The pushchair is outside Huggins's shop.

Mace's wireless shop is in Aberdeen House to the left, but their TV department is on the right-hand corner. In the background is the Rutland Arms Hotel.

The tower of the steam engine house has now been demolished. The water mill is 18th-century, with three pairs of wheels driven by a cast iron breast-shot wheel.

The lifeboat house is near St Ia's church. The town was given its first lifeboat in 1839. The crews, usually local fishermen, were courageous but held the sea in great respect.

It is one of the most changed areas of the town, with nearly all these houses demolished in 1964 as part of a slum clearance programme that was resisted by many local people.

The house was designed in the baronial style by Scott himself, and built between 1817 and 1824, complete with steam central heating.

The ivy-clad ruins of Wothorpe House have been an attraction for tourists for over a hundred years, and it is of no surprise that they were included by the Frith photographer in his collection of Stamford

Bexhill's ancient manor house was a retreat for the Bishops of Chichester in the Middle Ages, before passing into the ownership of several notable English families such as the Dorsets and Brooks

Sackville House (extreme left) has yet to have its timber framing revealed; it still has a covering of plasterwork.

Here we have a glimpse of the church tower between the houses of Market Street in the old heart of the waterside town. Note the gutter in the centre of the narrow roadway.

Hiding in the tree by day, he hid in a priest's hole in Boscobel House at night until the Roundheads abandoned their search and he was able to make his way to safety.