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

The small farming community of Colby is thought to have derived its name from Colli's farm, 'by' being a Scandinavian word for a farm or homestead.

Edward Gibbon, the historian who wrote 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire', lived at the Manor House as a child.

French soldiers were held as prisoners at Odiham during the Napoleonic wars, living in a camp dug out of an old chalk pit on the Alton road.

Drayton, a suburb of Portsmouth, lies close to Portsdown Hill, a 7-mile chalk ridge stretching from Bedhampton to Fareham.

Though a fishing village since the 17th century, there was no harbour at Craster until the 20th century.

The Village c1955 The two principal churches in the village at this time were the Roman Catholic Our Blessed Lady Immaculate, which dated from the late 1870s, and Holy Trinity, which had been

This was part of the Victoria University, which was constituted in 1880, the other colleges being at Manchester and Liverpool.

Castleton, Fortuneswell and Chesil now form the largest urban settlement at the point where the Isle meets the causeway from the mainland - seen so clearly in this photograph.

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 original Charter for this busy market was given around 1250 at the time the town became a borough.

Here, the excellent footpath on the west bank of the river can be seen.

Among the handsome and interesting monuments is one to Lady Methuen, 1960, designed by Lord Methuen and carved by F T Kormis, showing a recumbent figure in alabaster with a small angel

The Old Hall, or Manor House, at Whitwell bears the mullioned and transomed windows and steep gables typical of its Tudor ancestry.

This area has luckily not changed at all. The houses on the right were newly-built, and would have been in great demand with such a view of the gardens.

On Sunday 6 February 1955, the last passenger train went along the Meon Valley line.

ST GILES'S CHURCH c1955. The beautiful village of Bredon stands at the foot of Bredon Hill, and is deservedly on everyone's list of favourite English villages.

The Mount is still largely undeveloped today, its tree-clad slopes rising to the south west of the town.

Parts of Tongham still have a rural feel, especially at the crossroads.

The church of Headbourne Worthy is one of the oldest in southern England: it stood for long years before William the Conqueror won the realm at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

The church of Headbourne Worthy is one of the oldest in southern England: it stood for long years before William the Conqueror won the realm at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Close to the quays at Poole is the 18th-century Harbour Office, once the Old Town House, a club for ships captains.

This general view of Ambleside, at the northern end of Windermere, was taken from the slopes of Loughrigg Fell.

Built in the inter-war years, the post office is typical of many similar government and public administration buildings of the time that can be seen around the country.