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A few minutes from the centre of the original village and situated by the weir, this small 19th-century hotel on the banks of the River Lea, with its eight rooms, was, and still is, popular with anglers

This view shows the backs of buildings along Kempock Street. Kempock Place is just in view on the extreme left. Over to the right is Seaton's temperance hotel, one of several in the town.

The large shingle bank on the southern side of the harbour, formerly part of the parish of Lancing, became part of Southwick in c1900.

Another highlight for children used to be the travelling fair which visited the Lickeys on bank holidays, occupying a site on the corner of Lickey Road and Leach Green Lane.

Basingstoke's role as an important market centre dates back to medieval times; it was established as a borough in 1622 when James I granted the town a charter giving it a weekly market and a twice-yearly

Parts of this beautiful old building date back to the middle years of the 16th century.

Here we see pairs of family homes with large front and back gardens built in the late 1950s. Beyond are bungalows for the elderly, built in 1961.

The market that was traditionally held here was moved away in 1973, but it was recently brought back for a trial period after a campaign by local traders.

The town's reputation for its fine market harks back to the 14th century, when the first rights were granted to the abbot of Cockersands.

A rather complex road junction now marks the spot where these gates once stood.The gates, signifying the entrance to the Bevois Mount Estate, date back to 1844, but were removed before World War Two

The Red Lion can be traced back to 1680 and stood alone until the arrival of the railways and Cane Hill Hospital.

The road is widening as we look back towards the High Street. Owen the pharmacist was at No 61 (right) until 1958, next door to the King David Inn, which was to close in 1973.

Widnes was then just a sleepy little hamlet of a few houses on the banks of the Mersey.

Widnes was then just a sleepy little hamlet of a few houses on the banks of the Mersey.

The western part is a burial vault for the Bankes family.

The handsome building in the centre of this view, adorned with a balustrade and pinnacles, was a branch of the Midland Bank in 1950.

As we look back up East Street, the focus of the view is the Market Hall.

During a terrible flood in 1952, the river burst its banks and five feet of water surged through the hotel and stables.

The track is the main line between Paddington and Exeter, and here is carried above the River Carey on the back of a five-arch viaduct.

We are looking towards Back Lane. This is a street mainly of 16th- or 17th- century timber-framed cottages.

This view of the Mill House, further north along the Buckinghamshire bank, captures wonderfully the curious formality of late Victorian leisure activity as the fishermen sit stiffly in

The factory on the right bank was turned into residential flats in the 1980s.

Astwood Bank developed in linear fashion along the Ridgeway, which is now the main road to Pershore and Evesham.

The handsome building in the centre of this view, adorned with a balustrade and pinnacles, was a branch of the Midland Bank in 1950.