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The view down the street in 1950 is not greatly different from 50 years before, although a car has replaced the pony and trap.

This is the old heart of the village. The old King's Arms opened in 1749, and opposite it is the Black Bull, dating back to 1758.

This view was taken looking west, in the opposite direction to 72314 (page 74). The chimneystacks of Lord Burghley's Hospital are an eye-catching feature along the south bank of the Welland.

This view looks east past the much-reduced George pub, with Burton's facade beyond, to the junction of Cambridge Street at the left and High Street to the right of the Round House.

The Co-operative Society erected their imposing building from the river edge fronting onto the High Street up towards the National Westminster Bank; the upper floor has classical windows with carving above

The High Bridge timber-framed buildings had got into a deplorable state by the 20th century, and were extensively restored and rebuilt in 1900 by William Watkins, who also added the three dormer windows

The Old Bank building, which stood at the junction of Chertsey Road, High Street and Broadway, failed to survive the post Second World War swathe of redevelopment which saw many of the town's Victorian

Once tree-lined, the pavement edge to the right of the photograph has given itself up to signage and lighting standards.

On the left is Walkers Stores with the tiled advertisement 'Provision Merchants and High Class Groceries'.

On the north side of the High Street, behind the Mini Traveller stands the Westminster Bank, previously Ellwoods; next door is R & O Hall, newsagents, who later became Buxton`s paper shop and is now

The disappearance of the horse is marked in these pictures, probably taken on a Tuesday — by now, Tuesday had become Market Day.

A lane leads south-west from the green by the former post office to St Paul's Church and Culham Manor.

At Parkmill we can see the earth bank or pale, with its wall and inside ditch, which marks the boundary of the deer park known as Park le Breos. The medieval deer-park was divided into three farms.

This is a quiet town on the south bank of the River Stour, at the point where it begins to widen into the estuary.

This view from the middle of the Market Place is not much altered since 1922. The view towards the Royal Hotel and Lloyds Bank is almost unchanged.

Situated on the north bank of the Medway, the original motte and bailey castle was replaced with stone by the early 13th century, when the shell keep was built.

Much more survives of the buildings on the left side of the Broadway, seen here just before the War Memorial replaced the drinking trough and lamp post.

The view was taken from the tower in the time of Rev Eldon Surtees Bankes, the rector since 1854.

The Guildhall still dominates this scene of the lower High Street. Cars fill a single line of parking on the waste of the manor. The pavement is up and men are busy in front of Burden's shop.

Hazel Grove-cum-Bramhall became a civil parish in 1900; it was made up from the older parishes of Bosden, Norbury, Offerton, Torkington, and Bramhall.

Earlier pictures of Evesham Street show Cranmore Simmons on the corner, a family-run furniture business established by Alfred Simmons in the 1920s.

East of the M25 and the older River Wey Navigation, Byfleet is a suburban village; although it is built along winding lanes, it is architecturally disappointing.

Try standing in the middle of the main street nowadays! Here at number 28 we have Joseph Kennerley's drapery and hosiery shop, which also doubled as the post office.

The bridge was built in 1868 to link the market square with St Petersgate. Jacob Winter moved his shop to Little Under Bank in about 1880.