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This Edwardian view shows the footpath to Pegwell village; on the extreme left are the coastguard cottages, built to prevent the extensive smuggling activities that were then carried out at this isolated

Whitegate is named for an old white gate which would once have marked the entrance to the former Vale Royal Abbey.

Bournemouth did not exist at all until Mr Lewis Tregonwell built a holiday home in the middle of hitherto wild heathland in 1810. During the 19th century it remained a select resort for the well-off.

In 1901 - the year of this picture - two grand salons were built midway along the structure.

The church, which is dedicated to St Peter, was built in 1545 and almost rebuilt between 1800 and 1820.

School House stands at the corner of Market Place and Market Street. The Hospital of Christ, built in 1398, stood on this site, which was once known as Baresplace. School House was erected in 1853.

This fine gateway is 13th-century in style, but was rebuilt by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, who became Lord of the Manor in 1621.

The foundations of the new monastic building are well under way in this photograph.

This lovely view, typical of this area, shows the landscape where the author Thomas Hardy set The Woodlanders.

Bridge End may have escaped major development, but the house on the right is a 20th-century addition, built onto the end of the terrace (compare this photograph with 72355, above).

This is an almost ideal two- storey chocolate box cottage, with its thatched roof and door hood, small pane timber casement windows, and a profusion of flowers and creepers adorning the boundary

The Old House (left) dates from 1678, and it is a prominently sited example of English domestic architecture at its very best.

This view, looking north, shows the Goddard Arms to the right. The old Automobile Association cast-iron signpost standing at this former major road junction has long since gone.

At a time when motor cars were beginning to mingle with the horse- drawn vehicles, it was obviously considered still to be safe to wander in the middle of the street.

The local policeman (centre) goes on his daily beat around this peaceful village – a sight not to be seen now. The nearby River Avon attracts anglers.

Underneath this main road flows a stream that rises from a spring under the church of the Holy Rood, built in the 12th century.

Could the dog be waiting for his weary owner to catch up? This village is close to the Test Valley. There are many thatched cottages to be enjoyed here.

Bridge Street curves down to the river. A variety of architecture is to be enjoyed here, from red brick houses to timber-framed cottages.

The large village of Heckington has two great buildings, the mill and the church of St Andrew, which is most unusual in that it was totally built in the same architectural style, Decorated, in a very few

How long does it take to build a church?

This war memorial, built in 1921, stands in the corner of the parish churchyard. Across the road is Monks Corner, a reminder that the church once belonged to the priory at Bruton.

This photograph was taken on the same occasion as T122001. Trams used to run along Mandale Road between Norton and North Ormesby, but that was more than seventy years ago.

The 1922 war memorial (left) stands on a small green, where there were also trees and a pond until c1950. The shop front beyond belongs to Callis & Sons, a butcher's.

All the main roads converge here, and Ampthill's history as a coaching stop is still visible in the form of the White Hart hotel on the right of this picture.