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After 1855, the town was developed mainly by Peter Bruff, who built Marine Terrace, the central row of houses in this picture.

The city has gained another luxury hotel, the Macdonald Holland, housed in the shell of what was originally the Julian Hodge building.

The shops in Arndale House have changed over the years; they have reduced in floor size and increased in numbers.

Along the street in the picture was a special bath house, as well as a number of well-appointed new hotels and lodgings.

In this early view of the beach, there are already signs of local businesses capitalising on the new influx of visitors, with terraces of newly-built lodging houses and cheap hotels.

The elegant Georgian house on the right of the road has been converted to offices.To the right of it is the entrance to Botley Mills, an 18th-century mill complex, which is mentioned in the Domesday

Opened in 1885, the Art Gallery and Museum was designed by Yeoville Thomason, who had also designed the adjoining Council House.

Next door is the Caudle House restaurant.

At first, Basildon's schools were insufficient to house the surge of New Towners. For some of the primary-age children, there were places in existing schools at Vange and Pitsea.

The building now houses the Wirral Museum.

The Boat House is visible at the end of The Parade.

The Council House is now called St John's Court, and is occupied by the Somerset Redstone Trust. The Church of St John the Baptist is of Norman origin; its spire is visible for many miles around.

The Gas Service building on the right housed the offices and showroom of Redditch Gas Company at the time of this photograph.

The Old Lion and Lamb was formerly a coaching inn, one of the oldest posting houses on the Great North Road, and associated with the Bishops of Lincoln's palace at Buckden Towers.

The old school building, now a private house, dates from 1849. Note the old school bell-cote.

Although the building is still there today, it is now a private house.

This scene was photographed from one of the upper floors of Mapledurham House, which was built during the 16th century by Sir Richard Blount, whose tomb can be found in St Margaret's Church.

Some attractive red brick houses lining the High Street are a reminder that Nettlebed was a major brick-making centre - the industry dates back to the 14th century.

The building housing the premises of A H Rowley, tailor, is now occupied by Keates of Witney, which coincidentally sells menswear.

On the right, the dry dock has been half filled in by Thanet Ice Company, and an ice house has been built to supply ice to the fishing smacks.

Station Road, though quite short in length, still manages to achieve a broad mix of shops and dwelling houses.

Many of its stone cottages were built to house the mill's workers, which still stands on the edge of the town.

The vegetable plots shown beside the track have been built over with houses, giving the appearance of a cul-de-sac, and the visitor is pleasantly surprised to find the museum right under the mill.

The barn to the left is now a house called The Flints, in front of which part of the pond has been filled in.