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Owen the pharmacist was at No 61 (right) until 1958, next door to the King David Inn, which was to close in 1973.

The Premier Wireless Stores on the right is now Dean's TV Services. It and Hatherleigh next door were built as one building in 1903.

John Ruskin praised this old market town fulsomely, saying it had moorland, sweet river, and English forest at their best. Markets have been held here since medieval times.

This view of the parade is taken from the junction with Fox Hollies Road, at the opposite end to photograph No A136028.

When the clock strikes the hour the doors slide open and Godiva rides once again, while Peeping Tom (a mythical figure) leers down at her from a niche in the wall above.

The village of Lower Penn was once owned by Lady Godiva, and was formerly known as Nether Penn.

Shirley expanded hugely from the 1920s to the 1940s.

The letters BH on the fishing boat indicate Brixham registry.

The natural setting of this small port between cliff faces is idyllic. This picture shows how effectively it provides safe shelter for the limited number of craft it can hold.

This view shows the backs of buildings along Kempock Street. Kempock Place is just in view on the extreme left of the picture.

On the left there is a sign for Waddingtons Piano Forte Manufacturers. The street banner advertises Boddy's Star Inn, which was No 40 on the right of the view.

The Shambles was originally known as Haymongergate, because it was the site of the haymarket.

To the right of the arch is Apsley House, one of only two or three of Piccadilly's great houses to survive.

This final glimpse of old Hastings is a photograph that captures all the charms of the old town, with St Clement's Church at the end of the street.

In the days when Middlesex encompassed much of what is now Greater London, Brentford remained the important county town, though the title was more or less ceremonial - real administrative

This is all that remains of the Guesten House, built in 1320 for visitors to the monastery.

An air of tranquillity permeates this summer view.

This view shows the backs of buildings along Kempock Street. Kempock Place is just in view on the extreme left. Over to the right is Seaton's temperance hotel, one of several in the town.

The right-hand side of the street has changed almost beyond recognition over the years. Maffey's has gone, and is now a private house with a portico.

It is suggested that the remains of Herstmonceux Castle form part of the oldest brick mansion in Britain; it was built in 1441, following a grant from the King to Roger de Fiennes to 'embattle' his manor-house

Petworth House was re-built at the end of the 17th century; it incorporated a 13th-century chapel and undercroft that was already on the site.

For years the harbour and sea have provided employment for many of Southwick's inhabitants, and in 1871 the increase in population at Southwick and Fishersgate was attributed to oyster-dredgers and other

Queen Victoria's second son, the Duke of Edinburgh, had these amazing portico towers built around 1878. Along with the gatehouse next door, they announce the entrance to Eastwell Manor.

This view of the parade is taken from the junction with Fox Hollies Road, at the opposite end to photograph No A136028.