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Most buildings here survive, although further down Gold Street, around the Horse Fair, there have been dramatic changes.

They are usually characterised by their width: large herds of cattle, sometimes from as far away as Scotland, were driven down them by generations of drovers to markets in the lowlands.

However, this was pulled down in the 1980s as part of an ultimately unsuccessful marina project.

From the High Street, walk down Upper Borough Walls on the site of the town's medieval north wall to turn left into Union Street.

This view looks south down Milsom Street to Old Bond Street.

This view looks down Lower High Street, where the King Edward VI Grammar School can be seen on the right.

Looking down towards the Old Bridge this is barely recognisable today.

Erosion is a real problem here, and it can be quite difficult to get down to the beach.

Here we see Conigar Walk running down the bank of the River Usk.

This sylvan path winds down from the castle inner bailey towards Park Lodge, and then through the Roman wall to more open parkland with the boating pool and the River Colne.

The sign in the top middle of the picture shows Timothy Whites, which was bought out by Boots and closed down in the late 1970s.

All Hallows looks down on the beautiful Ayrmer Cove. Note the curious little circular window on the left.

The statue of the Prince Consort gazes benevolently down High Street. The tower, built on reclaimed land, now leans slightly.

Bonchurch stands on the steep slopes of St Boniface Down. Both the hillside and village are named after the Devon-born churchman who brought Christianity to Germany.

Helped by improved fertilisers, increased yields made farming on the Downs more profitable by the end of the Victorian period; however, arable farming on the chalky downland soils remained difficult.

This view looks down Lower High Street, where the King Edward VI Grammar School can be seen on the right.

The view is south- westwards from Bindon Hill (right) down to the fishing boats on the beach between the boathouse and cafe, to Dungy Head (centre right).

Here, about a mile below Devil's Bridge, the river's waters fall rapidly as they travel down the narrow and steep-sided Clydach Valley to the Usk.

The tree we see here in front of St Andrew's church was an elm that suffered from Dutch elm disease in the 1960s and had to be cut down.

The most famous of all white horses, the Uffington horse lies on the Berkshire Downs near Wantage.

We are looking away from the High Street down Chequer Street. The post-enclosure brick cottages on the left have now been replaced with modern housing.

A scene that was once familiar in many villages up and down the country. Notice the petrol pump on the right.

Pedestrians could walk down the middle of the street with impunity when this mid-morning photograph was taken just before the First World War.

The northern end of the Post Office (just visible down Basket Street in the centre) would now be on Royal Parade outside Dingles.