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As far back as 1861, when sheep were grazing on Hungry Moor, it was laid down that the moor was to be kept open and never built upon.

It changed the look of the town. Ormond House, on the corner of the new road, now had its garden view dominated by a huge engine shed, and the price of the house fell accordingly.

Three doors down on the right, with a horse-drawn vegetable cart in front, is the Victoria Hotel, on the corner of King Street. I have enjoyed many a Sunday lunch there.

The terrain must have offered a walk on the wild side to a young lady from the easy-going landscape of the Hampshire Downs.

The road on the left leads down to Paper Mill and the ford across the River Rib.

Laid down at Plymouth Dockyard as HMS 'London' in 1819, her name was changed during her somewhat slow construction; she was not launched until July 1828.

Woolworth & Co (right) also moved from the High Street into the Waterside Shopping Mall until March 2004, when they closed down.

Woolworth & Co (right) also moved from the High Street into the Waterside Shopping Mall until March 2004, when they closed down.

Opposite the Bushel & Strike, the gap in the wall originally opened onto a set of steps leading down to the landing stage on the Hen Brook.

The castle (right) dominates the centre of this large market town at the entrance to Swaledale.

The wonderful 500-year-old roof has heraldic bosses down the central beam. The chancel screen was dedicated on 10 October 1924, and was given by W Favill Tuke in memory of his wife.

We are on the Downs, just north of Seaford. The church of St Peter has a fine Norman font. Admiral Walker, who fought with Nelson, is buried here.

The ancient market cross has been knocked down by vehicles and restored several times. The scene is similar today, and well conserved, but all the shops are now engaged in tourist-related trading.

Situated on the edge of the Cherhill Downs, just below the earthworks known as Oldbury Castle, this is the second oldest of the Wiltshire white horses.

The noted firm of Wiggins, Teape & Co of Dover took over the business in 1930 but closed it down two years later.

Webbs had branches in ten other towns, so they could safely claim to be 'The Midland Counties Outfitter'. The Old White Horse (right) would become Burton Menswear in 1962.

The famous street Steep Hill, the most aptly named street in England, is down to the right.

The photographer stood with his back to the site of the White Horse, which burnt down in the 1860s.

There had been a building here which was burnt down - the occupier narrowly escaped with his life, but broke his legs when jumping from an upstairs window.

Meanwhile a butcher's boy cycles down the middle of the High Street, a reminder that delivery to the door was expected in 1922.

It is thought that the church steps were originally built in the early 14th century to enable access to the church from the old town, and at that time the steps were wooden, not stone.

This view looks from the top of King Street down towards Cross Street. We can see that the street narrows towards the bottom.

Station Road led down to the railway station, now long gone.

We are looking from the Town Hall down the grand vista of the largely 18th-century Market Place; it was known as the Shambles in the previous century, and designated for the sale of fresh meat