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Southampton's other main dry dock, Trafalgar, was opened in 1905 and probably would have been used by the 'Titanic' had she survived.

By the turn of the century, the event had become one of the major attractions of the English Season.

The right-hand terraces with their shop blinds were bombed in 1943, and were replaced by the less interesting Arndale Shopping Centre of 1981.

It fell into disrepair in the early part of the 20th century, but it has now been completely restored by the National Trust.

The statue of William III, originally erected in 1734, stands proudly in the centre, bisected by the tramlines. William has moved several times over the years; he now sits above a Gents urinal.

The Seymour Hotel was built by the 11th Duke of Somerset, who also built the church of St John in Bridgetown.

This view is taken from St Leonard's Place.The De Grey Rooms to the right were built in about 1841.The building was once used by the Yorkshire Hussars as an officers' mess; it is now the York Tourist

This scene is recognisable today only by the presence of the parish church in the distance.

The abbey was founded by the Premonstraterians; they were an order noted for preferring secluded areas, both for building their religious houses and for rearing their sheep.

The gothic-style drinking fountain was presented to the town by the Honorable Mark Rolle in 1870.

Children fish for pike in the Mill Pool, and a man tries his luck by the mill race.

Once this was the most important village of many locally; today it has itself been surrounded by the growing town of Widnes.

Drake's Island was originally known as St Nicholas Island; it was owned by the Priors of Plympton, who used it as a rabbit warren.

The Abbey was founded by the Premonstratensians; they were an order noted for preferring secluded areas, both for building their religious houses and for rearing their sheep.

It boasts one of the best churches in Dorset, with an 800-year-old porch and a stunning 15th-century tower, built by the local squire Sir Thomas Trenchard.

On the poles along the road are the electrical conductors needed by the trolley buses, which were succeeded by motor buses in the late 1940s.

The rural nature of this scene is emphasised by the cart just visible inside the barn, and the boy with his barrow about to cross the road.

In 1946 a joint effort by the Town Trust and the J G Graves Charitable Trust secured the grounds for use as a public park.The house itself became a restaurant.

The Castle is situated in a strong defensive position, bordered on three sides by the tidal reaches of the Haven, and its landward side protected by a ditch.

Advertising signs show two makes of chocolate, but Caley's is the brand manufactured in Norfolk and favoured by the locals.

In fact, by the end of the 13th century half of England's entire revenue came from wool.

By the time this photograph was taken, the buildings either side of Bargate had been demolished to allow traffic to pass freely round each side of it.

It was built in the 16th century by the 1st Earl of Essex to allow hunting parties, as well as packhorses, to cross the marshy land at the confluence of the rivers Trent and Sow.

A new and rather grand Town Hall, designed by George Gordon Hoskins, was opened in 1889 by the Prince of Wales; it cost £130,000 to build.