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Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo, 'Newton and Noss' to all locals, line the opposite banks of the Yealm estuary.

This small market town on the banks of the Sow was entitled to hold four annual fairs, mainly for the buying and selling of horses and cattle.They were held on Midlent Thursday, Holy Thursday, 5

The High Street sports a branch of F W Woolworth, and the local branch of the National Provincial Bank is housed in half-timbered style premises.

An interesting view from the south bank of the Thames looking east, before Christchurch Meadows on the left were made into a riverside park, and, more significantly, before Reading Bridge was built

On the south bank of the river is the Barley Mow, which is featured in Three Men in a Boat.

Right of the Westminster Bank stands Manor Court, which was built as a merchant's house in 1550; in the upper rooms, some ceilings still retain their fine plasterwork decoration.

At the end are the imposing premises of Lloyds Bank, built on the site of the old Coinage Hall.

Walsh's Camp at Roman Bank is pictured here against the background of the Winthorpe housing estate; it is still there, but it has been updated and has many more caravans.

Boots' double-fronted shop is now Harts book shop, and Lloyds Bank is just a little further on.

Looking north along Grafton Street towards Trinity College and the east portico of the Bank of Ireland. Grafton Street is Dublin's most elegant shopping street.

The Midland Bank, on the right, is a typically self-important building.

In the foreground is the Grand Union Canal, with the houses of Blisworth and the 15th-century tower of the church to be seen on the opposite bank.

The River Mole forms the county boundary here, south-west of the church, so the right bank in the view is in Sussex. This is Long Bridge, seen from Church Meadow, now a more manicured space.

Note also that Buddens tailors shop on the corner of The Square has been demolished and replaced by the London Joint City Bank, established in 1836.

Nearly 50 years after this picture was taken, a steam roller went out of control down the one in seven gradient, hit the bank and turned right around.

Beyond the Midland Bank, the old Tremayne House has lost its upper floor, although Myners the butchers still occupy the shop below.

The substantial stone facade of Lloyds Bank contrasts with the neighbouring shops.

The stream from the Marshwood Vale seeps out through the shingle bank.

In 1851 about 500 acres of marsh in the village and adjoining parishes were drained, but in the 1860s the banks were broken and never properly repaired.

Overlooking the crossing is the Midland Bank building, recognisable from its large clock that sits above the imposing entrance.

This was Winchelsea's north east gate and lay by the banks of the River Brede (hence the name). It dates from the early fourteenth century.

On the left of the High Street are the premises of Henfield Post Office and the National Provincial Bank, now defunct.

The older part is more interesting and certainly more picturesque, with its streets of quaint old buildings clinging to the banks of the Hamble.

Through Stone Bow we look back across the setts to its rear, with the High Street stretching away into the distance through the archway.