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The two Georgian buildings behind the obelisk were demolished shortly after this view was taken.

A busy port became the Royal Mail route, and then came the beautifully-engineered harbour and a lighthouse. That was nearly 80 years before this photograph was taken, and it was the days of sail.

Besides watching clowns, jugglers, musicians and conjurors, short sea trips in the little sailing boats were immensely popular.

Despite being a 17th-century timber-framed building, it was given a mock-Tudor make-over, which was shortly to be removed - see B258071, right.

The dredging and reclamation of this part of the river was short lived, and today it has been turned into car parking space.

Perhaps the most famous landmark in Belfast, the Albert Memorial tower was built shortly after Albert's death and is 143 ft high. The statue of the Prince Consort gazes benevolently down High Street.

They were con- verted into a hotel, as seen in this view, but shortly afterwards the building was reconverted back to twenty-nine flats.

The Centre's shorts-only rule applied to everyone, partly as a security measure to distinguish authorised from any unauthorised users.

Lullington Church stands a short walk away from Alfriston village, across the White Bridge over the Cuckmere. It is one of the smallest churches in England - it seats about 20 people.

It was a focal point of this popular coastal resort, providing a short bracing walk over the briny and a welcome meal afterwards.

This picture of the new pier was taken shortly after it opened. The trackway used in its construction can still be seen on the beach.

Only a short distance from the vigorously booming Llandudno, this faded lime- washed farmhouse reminds us that earning a living in the less hospitable reaches of the valley was somewhat more

The charming Sydling Water flows through the village after a short journey from its source in the surrounding hills.

The line was closed in March 1959, and the tracks were taken up shortly afterwards.

Manor Hall was built shortly after 1935 as a dance hall at a time when a number of residential estates were being built south of Manor Road.

However, the economic life of the canal was short-lived. From the 1840s the steam railways proved to be the death-knell of the canal era.

Another view of the charming seaside town and port, this time looking to the prominent landmark, the 70 ft mound and ruined castle of 1821.

The curious stone tower attached to the Castle Inn, whose sign hangs over the roadway, stands by a bridge over the Toller, or Hooke, shortly before it flows into the River Frome.

A large power-driven coaster lies at the jetty served by the corn store, and the letters PW on the port bow of the moored craft are the registration letters assigned to fishing boats in this

The club house was rebuilt shortly before this photograph was taken.

This is another postern gate surviving from the Town Wall, which was built to defend Richmond against Scottish raids shortly before the Battle of Bannockburn.

The story goes that every time an extra one is planted, an existing one dies, so the churchyard remains like a nervous batsman forever one short of its century.

A virtually deserted tree-lined High Street in Longtown, a small town on the Esk a few miles short of the Scottish Border. Locals gather outside the Globe Tavern, perhaps waiting for opening time.

Notice the decorator up his ladder taking a short break to make sure he is in the picture.