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The interior of St Peter and St Paul's church is much the same, although sadly, in my opinion, the 'God Is Love' script has been painted out. Notice, also, the beautifully carved pulpit.

This picture again shows the upper living quarters and ground floor fish cellars typical of the time.

Sheltered from the sea by a spit of land called the Shingles is Keyhaven. Its marshes, tidal waters and mudflats are a favoured and sheltered spot for sailors and an important bird reserve.

Belvoir is home to the Manners family, Dukes of Rutland. The castle holds a lofty hilltop position surveying five counties. It is visited by many every year, and holds various special attraction days.

The bandstand on the left would have been the scene for many entertainments for holidaymakers. The pier, opened in 1872, offered a variety of attractions, as well as a good spot for fishermen.

Notice the nets to the left of the hut.

This is the only one of the four town gates that survived. Dating from 1329 or 1381, it had a portcullis and a drawbridge, and is a most imposing entrance to the town.

If the High Street represents remarkable survival, London Road does not. The fine Italianate stucco building of about 1850 on the right survives, and is now Lloyds Bank.

At the bottom of Sackville Street is the O'Connell Monument. Built in 1882, it was only fifteen years old at the time this picture was taken. The Nelson Monument is in the background.

We are looking from the Frimley Road up a busy Osnaburgh Parade, with Barclays Bank on the corner. The road rises quite steeply towards Camberley, and there is a lack of road markings.

This picture shows the junction of High Street and Crane Street.

After several hundred years as the main western entrance to the town, Westgate was bypassed—the old Plume of Feathers became just a distant memory.

Twyford, as the name suggests, stands on an ancient crossing place over the River Itchen.

Many of the 'butties', which are the unpowered towed boats, were originally horse- drawn. The two vessels moored on the right are British Waterways boats used to maintain the canal.

Moored at the jetty are a number of boats; on the banks are reeds, rushes and alders, good nesting places for small birds, ducks and swans.

Westover Road, with its clean-cut and dramatic lines, runs from the direction of the sea to the square; it is still an important shopping street.

Thirteen miles from Norwich, Aylsham had a market by 1300, but really developed later when John of Gaunt held the manor.

The two public houses on the square (The Black Lion and The White Lion) provided rest and refreshment for travellers and those who visited the fairs that were held on the land in front of them.

Another interesting building is the Red Lion, an old coaching inn outside of which is a milepost inscribed '100 miles London'. In 1906 a night at the Red Lion would have set you back 2s 6d.

Only a few years earlier, in 1899, the local council had been criticised for allowing the dumping of ash from the nearby gas works onto the beach.

Looking very much a shadow of its former self, this windmill would have ground corn. In common with other mills in the area, it is a post mill, with the mill revolving round the central post.

Even so, it retained its importance, standing on one of the two causeways to Ely.

The Stag Inn dates back to the 18th century, and the elm tree on the right reputedly marked the centre of Windsor Forest.

It has always been at the centre of town life, hosting hunt balls and providing accommodation for the Sheriff and his men when the Assizes were in session.