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The tallest of the cluster of thatched cottages at the east end of the lane is 18th-century. The lower row is 16th-century and timber-framed.

The top of the sea wall provides additional seating and a pagoda shelter adorns the prom- enade. Transient diversions on the far side of the Den have attracted a group of onlookers.

Never a very large town, Sandy owes its continued existence to the strength of the produce market in Victorian England.

Few will disagree that Sherborne is one of the most beautiful towns in Dorset: every street reveals fresh aspects of its long history.

One early visitor to the new resort was Mr Tregonwell, who bathed in the sea and walked the dunes of Mudeford.

A veritable oasis of calm after the hustle and bustle of Haverfordwest town centre.

Marten had been one of the signatories to the death warrant of Charles I, and as such faced almost certain death himself at the Restoration of Charles II. His life, however, was spared.

Old Fore Street, later known as Culverhay, by 1912 was a mixture of architectural styles and had a good selection of shops.

Said to have been founded by the Spanish Ambassador's valet, the 18th-century pub, with its adjacent toll house, formed the entrance to the Bishop of London's Hornsey estate.

The chancel arch was rebuilt by Johnson, a Melton Mowbray architect, who achieved little of note. His work appears to have been virtually confined to the immediate area, which may be just as well!

At the beginning of the 20th century, Brighton was the most popular seaside resort in Britain, and Campbells could, and did, reinforce their Brighton fleet when necessary by transferring steamers from

Three miles south-east of Southport, Scarisbrick Hall was remodelled by John Foster in 1814 and by Augustus Welby Pugin between 1836 and 1845.

James Atherton, who bought the 170 acres of land on this north-east corner of Wirral, had to modify his original grand plans.

St Peter's stands in meadows beside the Usk, to the left of the A40 and just beyond the western outskirts of Abergavenny.

Richard Jefferies describes the frenetic scene in his 1883 book 'The Story of My Heart': 'Streams of human life flow into this agitated pool of blue carts and yellow omnibuses, varnished carriages and

Richard Jefferies describes the frenetic scene in his 1883 book 'The Story of My Heart': 'Streams of human life flow into this agitated pool of blue carts and yellow omnibuses, varnished carriages and

Until the 1930s the south side of the market, facing the camera, was bordered by a row of buildings which would be later demolished.

We are just north-west of Horsham. The church of St Margaret's has a neatly clipped yew tunnel at the churchyard entrance.

This evocative photograph is taken west of Chertsey on the A30 London Road at its junction with Christchurch Road, the B389, which lies beyond the policeman on points duty and to the left of the

The parish church of St Mary the Virgin (centre) with its lofty belfry tower stands beside Granary Cottage and Long House (left) that were attached to Manor Farm.

Trindle Road runs across the centre of the picture, whilst the corner of Hall Street can be seen centre right.

Those who come to Hampton Court Palace by way of Bushy Park or from Kingston enter through the Lion Gates, which face the end of the splendid avenue of chestnut trees.

The variety of shops in Morden was to alter after the underground railway station opened in 1926 and large-scale retail development began.

The entrance to the railway station can just be deciphered in the far distance, with the public conveniences in front, standing at the junction of Bow Street and Fountain Street.