After their success with Kenilworth in Camera, which sold 650 copies after being released in September 2006, the two residents set about compiling more than 225 images of the town's streets, buildings, people, events, architectural finds and sports teams, dating from the 1850s to 2005.

Mr Gould, 61, of Archer Road, explained his reasons for undertaking the project, which has involved 30 years of work.

He said: "I owe a lot to Kenilworth and my family have lived here for six generations, so this is my way of putting something back in to the town.

"I did the first book because I thought it would be nice for my grandson to see so I thought I would make this one for my next grandchild.

"The reason why the book stops at 2005 is because there were places in Kenilworth which disappeared that year which we thought we would document for future generations."

The book, named Kenilworth in Camera II, is a non-profit making project which Mr Gould and Mr Drew put together as a hobby.

But Mr Gould explained how he enjoyed working on the publication more than viewing the finished product.

He said: "It feels like an anti-climax when it's all finished, what I really enjoyed was going round, meeting people, experiencing the trust they give in you and seeing things I have never seen before.

"The book would never have come into fruition if it hadn't have been for the people of Kenilworth."

Contained in the book are some photographs never published before.
Among Mr Gould's favourites are examples of the earliest form of 3D photography called stereo views and a picture of a 4,000-year-old hand axe found during an archaeological dig in Kenilworth and authenticated by experts at Warwick University.
A historic tennis match which took place at the courts in Queens Road in the 1960s is also documented in the book.
Mr Gould said: "Mike Sangster was the English number 1 at the time and he played Wimbledon champion Jaroslav Drobny in a special exhibition match.
"We have tried to cover a lot of sport and the cricket, football and rugby teams we have in the book date back to the 1930s."

Now work on Kenilworth in Camera II is completed both Mr Gould and Mr Drew, who is 71 and lives in Forge Road, said this would probably their last involvement in a project like this.

Mr Gould said: "It is getting harder and rarer to find photographs of this type nowadays.

"It is good to find an interest when you have retired, and I found learning new things about not just my computer, but people as well to be enthralling."

The two men have already had 50 orders of the book, of which a limited number are currently available for pre-order at a cheaper price than when it is released on June 21 next year.

Order forms are available for these copies from Kenilworth library, Steve Crowe and Son butcher shop in Whitemoor Road and Something Special gift shop in Talisman Square up until November 1.

Mr Drew and Mr Gould will be signing copies of the book at Kenilworth Library and The Old Bakery in High Street on June 21 and Browsers Book Shop in Talisman Square on June 28.

It will also be available for purchase from the post office in High Street.

Mr Drew said: "Hopefully the book will bring a lot of pleasure to people which is the main point of us publishing it."