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The central doors, which can just be seen in this photograph, were made by the famous wood carver, Thompson of Kilburn: his signature, a mouse, is carved on the right-hand door.

Ashford has for centuries been an important market town, and scenes such as this, with the sheep in the middle of the street, were once a familiar sight.

Southampton's famous Floating Bridge enabled foot passengers and traffic to cross the Itchen between the city and the south-eastern suburb of Woolston.

In the days of horse-drawn travel, Fairford was an important coaching town that straddled the important road leading to the capital from the south-west.

Perhaps a sign of the times, an open-topped automobile is parked outside the Old Hall Hotel, opposite the tree-fringed churchyard.

As the water inside the lock still eddies after the opening of the upstream gates, two oared skiffs join a sleek steam launch inside the basin.

On the grass in front of the hotel is a pump and a trough. The hotel has now extended into the next building with the porch.

Boscastle's steep, narrow roads with their tricky hairpins have reduced the impact of development; Old Hill looks much the same today as it did in 1906.

This shows a view towards Camberley, with the newly opened Municipal Offices on the right, built at a cost of £2,339. Next to them is the Victoria Hotel.

On the right an old sycamore tree shades what is left of the village stocks.The film 'Whistle Down The Wind' with Hayley Mills was filmed in and around Downham village.

On the right is Waterloo Cottage, which until the mid 1970s was the post office and village shop.

Behind the corner of the Boat Float, and distinguished by a white awning, is Parade House (centre), built in 1880 to replace the Assembly Rooms.

Here we see a quiet scene in the centre of a village that has become overwhelmed by post-war bungalow developments and surrounded by caravan and camping parks.

At this time Sheringham was developing into a popular seaside resort which would rival Cromer, though the inclination of the townsfolk was to ensure that it retained its charm.

The land for the park, off Abbey Road, was purchased in 1904, and work on creating it began in 1907. Here, children are playing on the steps leading down to the bandstand, which has now gone.

The now-demolished barn in the foreground was the premises of Wicks Contractors, land developers, builders and undertakers.

This sleepy row of terraced cottages has, in fact altered very little, although there is no longer a post office here.

The whole site is currently under redevelopment with the inclusion of some homes for the disabled.

But other periods featured too: the stone-vaulted chapel was Gothic, and the bedrooms were decorated in an assortment of 17th- and 18th-century styles.

Eastbourne's wide and breezy Western Lawns were the place to be seen promenading on a Sunday during the resort's elegant heyday. The land was leased to Eastbourne Council by the Duke of Devonshire.

The name Birkett is prominent on several of the shops in this view. This prominent local family also produced the lawyer William Norman Birkett, created 1st Baron Birkett in 1958.

Thishamlet lies at the foot of the hill on which Great Torrington stands. The River Torridge with its 17th-century bridge, is still the main feature here, just as it was when this view was taken.

The Priory Church of St Mary and St Michael was never elevated to abbey status. The tower has a unique formation: the upper part is built crosswise to the lower.

The cabin at the top of Clare House pier still occupies its site; however, it was demolished when the promenade was constructed.