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Wilton, once the capital of Wessex, was the most important town in early medieval Wiltshire. This is Kingsbury Square, on the A30, with St Edith's church on the left.

Here the River Mole cuts into the steep slope of Box Hill near the Burford Bridge Hotel. Lord Nelson spent some time here in 1801, and noted in his diary what a pretty place it was.

It offers a view of George Street running off to the south. The shop 'Chance' has gone and is now a private house. Outside stands a bus stop.

Traditionally the main industries of the area were connected with timber, shipbuilding and tanneries, although in the 20th century chemical industries became more important.

The cabin at the top of Clare House pier still occupies its site; however, it was demolished when the promenade was constructed.

It is interesting to see the ferry much farther down the pier, indicating the high tidal rise and fall of the river.

the old cottage on the left at the bottom of the hill is now listed as a historic building, and is equally well preserved today.

The imposing figure of Lord Palmerston surveys Romsey's Market Place.

The white cottage on the left used to be the Post Office, before it was moved to the other side of the road in the 1930s.

Here we see the central bandstand on the seaward side of the parade. Here the audience are assembling for what looks like a Sunday Concert.

After the Dissolution, the abbey was left a ruin and many of its stones were eventually carted off and used to widen the old Leeds Bridge.

Later pictures show a huge wooden jetty on the far (Dittisham) side, which was used for embarking the large number of commuters for Dartmouth.

The village lies on the banks of the Oxford Canal and the river Cherwell. A bloody Civil War battle took place near here in 1644.

Martin's General Stores, on the right, also served as the local post office for this pretty village south of Frensham Ponds, which William Cobbett failed to reach one stormy night in November 1822 after

Younger fishwives did not sell fish, but helped with the cleaning and salting of the catch.

Two of Westgate's leading hotels were the Beach House Hotel on the left, and the large St Mildred's Hotel and Bathing Establishment (centre).

In living memory, convicts from the nearby prison worked a great deal of the stone.

Ducks dabble peacefully in the beck which runs through the centre of the village, while a mother proudly poses with her baby.

Margate's famous Jubilee clock tower is prominent in this picture of the beach.

Here we see the town centre, such as it was, with the municipal buildings in the centre of the picture.

Only St John the Baptist's church and a couple of houses nearby escaped from the bombs intended for the port and the railway station.

Note the absence of road markings and the caravan and bicycle parked along the street. Note also the Dulais Pharmacy, 'Gwyn Jones, Dispensing Chemist', on the right before the chapel.

It was under Dr Thomas Arnold, who was headmaster from 1828 to 1842, that the face of the English public school was to change.

This brick gateway, which dates back to the 1520s, is all that stands of a scheme by Cardinal Wolsey to build a college in Ipswich.