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The premises of Shepherd & Dee, the boatbuilders, are now two art galleries. Behind are the church tower and the chimneys of Brakspear's Brewery.

This view of the bottom of the Strand in Calne is now much changed.

In October 1644, during the Civil War, Cromwell's men camped in the fields surrounding the village of Chieveley before doing battle at Newbury the following day.

This view looks north along Head Street, towards North Hill.This has always been an important part of commercial Colchester.

This view of the north door shows the two-arched doorway with hood mould. Inside can be seen the remains of a Norman arch.

Reading is famous for the Huntley and Palmer biscuit works, once one of the town's biggest employers.

St Peter's was the name of this church, which gave Church Street its name. Built in 1704, St Peter's was a very popular church and well attended.

This 1903 view looking south down the High Street is full of detail. It seems to have been taken one warm morning - note the open windows, and the summery dresses of the girls on the right.

This pastoral scene includes the impressive Malmesbury Abbey on the skyline and abbey House, partly hidden behind the trees.

The first was the building of the Aldwych and Kingsway at the beginning of the 20th century. This caused the Sardinian Chapel to be moved several hundred yards north.

It incorporates turn-of-the- century markets and 1950s beaches.

Those still trading are the Surrey Yeoman (see 46016 overleaf), the Bull's Head (Rose Hill, which we can see in 54666, right, with its entrance on the corner of the High Street and just behind the

This was one of the town's main attractions. In the far background is the imposing bulk of the 300-bed Grand Hotel, which was designed by Thomas Verity and opened in 1867.

A rowing boat is drawn up in the foreground, and a group of people linger by the edge of the lake.

Bathchairs were once a common sight on the streets of Southport. They could be hired by the hour from the likes of John White in Shakespeare Street, or from the hydropathic establishments.

The tiny settlement of Bantham, with its passenger ferry and boat-houses, clings to the eastern bank of the Avon where the river makes one last sweeping curve before meeting the sea.

Here we see pleasant examples of 18th- century domestic architecture, but it looks in need of some re pointing.

Kilmington sprawls across the hillside along the line of a Roman road to Exeter.

This view of the Heights of Abraham above Matlock Bath shows the Prospect, or Victoria, Tower.

This old Round House was built for the use of the canal lengthmen, who maintained certain sections, or lengths, of the Thames and Severn canal, which started near Inglesham, close to Lechlade.

Rowing sports have always played a large part in the leisure activities of Bedford's citizens.

Although the railways were well established by the start of the First World War, barges such as these still did plenty of trade carrying grain and other goods along the Fenland waterways.

Battlemented parapets of the 15th-century nave and porch of St Giles Parish Church are seen here on the corner with North Road (left).

It is thought that Nicholas Kirkham may have built this between 1434 and 1516 not only as a family tomb, but also in gratitude following a spell of insanity.