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popularity; this led to the establishment of the Kentish hop gardens, mainly in a triangle formed by Maidstone, Tonbridge and Tenterden but with others around Sittingbourne and Canterbury.

Its banks are laid out for parks and walks; they are very popular for walking, and are a-throng on a sunny summer or winter weekend.

These are now nature reserves and popular with walkers, as is the canal towpath itself.

The row soon became known as 'the ham and egg parade', and very popular it was too. But as in all English seaside towns, package holidays abroad brought about the demise of these places.

The stuccoed Regency and Victorian villas lining this straight, climbing street however, bear witness to its popularity as a resort; and one whose scenic beauty was much admired by Jane Austen.

The old walled town of Tenby was a highly popular watering-place in the far south-west of Wales, and the women will find plenty of customers when they hawk their catch on the beach and quayside.

The old walled town of Tenby was a highly popular watering-place in the far south-west of Wales, and the women will find plenty of customers when they hawk their catch on the beach and quayside.

These Cretaceous rocks mark the eastern end of the Devon and Dorset World Heritage Site that is popularly known as the Jurassic Coast.

Now it is popular with American visitors as an upmarket hotel. In this photograph, a 1930s coach waits while the driver chats with a priest, and we look past into the square.

The artist Jansen lived here for some time, the painter of the popular portrait of a lady 'The Star in the East'.

This resort on the south side of the Llyn peninsula became popular in Victorian times and has remained so ever since.

During the Edwardian era, when this view was taken, Caversham was a popular address for affluent Reading residents.

The Fox and Hounds was a popular meeting-place for London cyclists in the traffic-free 1920s.

The Singer saloon and its counterpart, the Hillman Hunter, were two of the popular family saloons of the decade.

As well as the small local fishing boats pictured here, it was also a popular destination for the Victorian paddle steamers from nearby Weymouth, which had specially strengthened bows to enable the

This popular seaside town was built around a mill and an old village. The cliffs rise to about 70ft, and are the seaward end of the chalk ridge which stretches right across Norfolk.

The Singer saloon and its counterpart, the Hillman Hunter, were two of the popular family saloons of the decade.

In 1758 a regular stagecoach service was established between Birmingham and Worcester, with The Rose and Crown a popular stop en route.

In 1758 a regular stagecoach service was established between Birmingham and Worcester, with The Rose and Crown a popular stop en route.

The last of the five hitching posts stills stands outside the Rose & Crown, a popular stopping place for cyclists and motorists.

If the activities prove as popular as they are expected to, there are plans to develop Ainsdale Lido into a visitor centre, shop and training facility.

trawled for shrimps in the estuary, were, along with the uninterrupted views of the ships of all nationalities passing on the river, a source of immense interest for visitors when Gravesend became a popular

trawled for shrimps in the estuary, were, along with the uninterrupted views of the ships of all nationalities passing on the river, a source of immense interest for visitors when Gravesend became a popular

Curls was a popular forerunner of today's department stores.