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The weekly market which dates back centuries is held every Thursday.

Murkett Brothers car showrooms on the opposite bank in the 1955 picture indicate an unlikely egalitarianism in the juxtaposition of window signs for both Rolls Royce and a caravan agency.

Sited on the Haywards Road junction, the white building on the extreme right is Lloyds Bank; this building was later demolished, but Lloyds are still on the same site.

Opposite are Chapel Cottage, Chideock Court, Alice Cottage, and Chideock Post Office (far right).The enamelled sign ove the door offers the services of the day: 'Post Office for Money Order, Savings Bank

On the bank of the island behind the trees, two end stones can still sometimes be seen.

The National Provincial Bank (right) is not here today. In the 1970s a 5-bedroom property near Hamble River cost £40,000.

On the right, amongst the premises visible are Cash & Co, a shoe shop, Olivers Shoes, Lloyds Bank, and one of Tenby's oldest shops, Medical Hall, established in the 1830s.

Nestling in the shelter of Lythe Bank, the ancient village holds the homes of many of the men who worked in the alum industry and on local estates.

The gardens are a blaze of colour, particularly in spring and autumn, and it is the home of the Millennium Seed Bank Project.

Banking premises have started to squeeze out independent retailers, while the Woolworth store heralds the era of bargain shopping.

Originally known as Langley House, this was the home of Robert Henty, brother of G A Henty and of Lord Kindersley, Director of the Bank of England.

Lloyds Bank is still on the far left. The road with no entry signs (right) is Wote Street, home to the Haymarket Theatre.

Then came fords: cutting the banks to widen rivers makes them shallow enough to drive or walk across.

Gatward's is still there, but John Jackson's business has gone: replaced by the Midland Bank.

But the history of Gatesbury goes back further, for Braughing was a Roman industrial centre for the manufacture of pottery. Examples can be found all over Roman Britain.

Barclays Bank on the extreme right was built in the early 19th century. It is now owned by Dewhurst the butcher, and apart from a rather more modern frontage, survives intact.

This approach to the city is picturesque, with the canal winding its way through the meadows between reed-fringed banks.

The stacks of timber on the opposite bank (centre) show, in this view downstream to the lock, that even at the start of the 20th century the Wey Navigation had an important role to play in the local economy

The newly constructed offices of the estate agents Soar & Soar flank one side of the Lloyd's Bank branch, whilst behind the rear of the Hamptons furniture van on the right of the picture is the upper floor

Wilkinson's took over from Fine Fare (right) at the same time as the decorated art work on the pediment above the blank front was lost.

The ownership of shops and banking establishments may have changed, but the activities of the current incumbents have stayed much the same.

The ornate building on the right was built as the North & South Wales Bank. On the left is the Grange Hotel, a large and well-known pub.

Penningtons and the Scotch Wool Shop (right) are now Boots, Martins Bank beyond is now Barclays, and the Co-op (beside Fine Fare) is now Stead & Simpson's.

The NatWest bank building, built in 1913, is on the left. The Market Place is now mainly a car park and pathway.