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The proprietress of Taylforth's Hotel (left), in the main street of Eamont Bridge, stands outside to bid farewell to a guest departing in a pony and trap.The photographer would certainly not be able

When local landowner Colonel Tomline promoted a railway and a new dock in Felixstowe, he hoped to be able to compete with the port of Harwich, across the Orwell Estuary.

One can imagine the smugglers being able to transport their contraband from the shore, up the rugged terrain and inland without being detected, before these roads were built.

Fishermen also benefited from this extra demand for entertainment, as they were still able to supplement their income by offering pleasure boat trips from the beach.

During the prim Victorian era, to discard even one item of clothing would have been unthink- able.

Hiding in the tree by day, he hid in a priest's hole in Boscobel House at night until the Roundheads abandoned their search and he was able to make his way to safety.

In the days before almost everyone owned a car, quiet villages situated miles from the nearest town needed village shops able to supply all the essentials.

Acle Bridge, a mile from the village, crosses the Bure.

right of the picture, gives its name to the square in the centre of the village, now dominated by traffic in a one-way system.The two cyclists meandering down the middle of the road would not be able

Improved transport opened much of North Wales to the leisured classes, who were able to visit its grand and picturesque scenery, even in wilder and more remote locations.

Fortunately, willows are well able to withstand the annual floods.

Heavy traffic on the A30 now streams through this highway village on its way between Penzance and Hayle; the traffic sometimes comes to a standstill during the busiest summer periods.

The North Channel provided a navigable stretch of water close to the head, and thus several large steamers and private yachts were able to moor here.

Acle is a popular centre for amateur yachtsmen, who come ashore to explore the area and visit the inns used by local rivermen.

The North Channel provided a navigable stretch of water close to the head, and thus several large steamers and private yachts were able to moor here.

Affluent visitors were still able to hire single-cubicle changing facilities for themselves.

As a relatively new town, Bournemouth was able to develop as a holiday resort unencumbered by the street pattern and buildings of an older settlement; its main purpose has always been to cater for thousands

The pre-Beeching Act railways meant that people were able to visit a vast array of holiday destinations.

Even in 1960, most of the residents would have been able to trace back their Dorset roots for generations, for there was not then the movement between English communities that there is today.

However, if they were able-bodied they had to do menial tasks to earn their keep.

This restricted the number of trams able to operate at any given time, and one of the measures taken to prevent the system from overloading was the introduction of a flat rate fare of 2d.

It was local landowner Colonel Tomline who promoted a railway and a new dock in Felixstowe, in the hope of being able to compete with the port of Harwich across the Orwell Estuary.

Traffic is so light that the photographer has been able to pause on the crossing and look north up Regent Street.

You will not be able to see this tower again unless you own a wet suit and aqualung, for it slipped into the sea below in 1916.