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Hythe is now a popular residential area standing just across the water from the great city of Southampton.

The Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway is said to be the world's smallest public railway service.

On this composite postcard of New Romney, we have the Dungeness lighthouse, built in 1904, and the Romney and Hythe District Light Railway, which started in 1927.

Boats were loaded at Hythe Lane.

It is a busy summer's day on Hythe seafront. The fashions have changed, and the Stade Court Hotel to the right of the picture displays a more modern architectural style.

The Village 1909 A handsome farm cart stands in the yard of a timber-framed two-storey building, in this small hamlet on the road between Tenterden and Hythe.

We are looking along the gently curving road towards Hythe. On the left are two small shops owned by Mr Bushell and Mr Ruddock and, in the distance, the Seaview Hotel.

attitudes of these members of its staff as they await the next incoming flight in front of the customs and immigration shed, with a coach poised to transport the arriving passengers to the railway station at Hythe

The Village 1909 A handsome farm cart stands in the yard of a timber-framed two-storey building, in this small hamlet on the road between Tenterden and Hythe.

This miniature mainline railway opened in July 1927, running between Hythe and New Romney. A year later it was extended to Dungeness.

In Victorian times Hythe was a mere village on the banks of Southampton Water, but it increased in size during the 20th century largely owing to the availability of employment at the nearby oil refinery

Hythe was once the port of the New Forest; a settlement survived here after the Conquest, despite the excesses of William the Conqueror.

Until the 1950s, Hythe was the maintenance base for Southampton's flying boats. This area has expanded greatly since the end of the Second World War.

They would have to wait a year before a motor bus service between Hythe and Cheriton was on the road.

This panoramic view of Hythe shows St Leonard's Church in the foreground. The Royal Military Canal stretches parallel with the coast, hidden by the furthest trees in the middle distance.

Today Hythe stages a popular summer Venetian Festival to celebrate its famous canal, which remains an ideal place for a punt and a day on the water.

Located on the western bank of Southampton Water, in the shadow of an oil refinery and heavy industry, Hythe is unexpectedly pretty in places.

Hythe pier is the longest on the south coast, jutting out into Southampton Water opposite Netley. It was opened to the public in 1881, and is one of only a couple in this country with a railway.

This quintessential English scene shows the Hythe Cricket Club at play.

The village of Seabrook has now merged with the town of Hythe, but at the time of this photograph was quite separate.

This magnificent stone mansion was the new home of the racing driver Count Louis Zborowski; with Captain John Howey, he created the famous Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway.

The central tower and spire rise to a height of 156 feet, and were originally completed in 1343 by Bishop Hamo de Hythe. They were rebuilt in the 19th century and again in 1904.

Clayhithe was the harbour of Waterbeach; the word 'hythe' means 'landing-place'. By the time of this photograph, the former harbour has been given over to leisure activities.

The Village 1903 Just off the road between Lyminge and Hythe, this jettied timber-frame cottage stands at the approach to the 13th-century church.