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The Grosvenor Hotel, seen here on the right, used to house a famous piece of Victorian furniture, the Chevy Chase Sideboard.

It is an open octagon with pillars supporting the domed roof, which displays the arms of England, France and the two local Members of Parliament who donated it.

The Lancaster Banking Company on the right was a forerunner of the District Bank, which became part of the National Westminster.

Tom Moore lived at Sloperton Cottage, Westbrook for nearly 34 years whilst under the patronage of the Earl of Shelburne.

Most of the buildings were compulsorily purchased for demolition in 1968 for the widening of the A4.

This was one of the town's main attractions. In the far background is the imposing bulk of the 300-bed Grand Hotel, which was designed by Thomas Verity and opened in 1867.

A rowing boat is drawn up in the foreground, and a group of people linger by the edge of the lake.

Bathchairs were once a common sight on the streets of Southport. They could be hired by the hour from the likes of John White in Shakespeare Street, or from the hydropathic establishments.

The tiny settlement of Bantham, with its passenger ferry and boat-houses, clings to the eastern bank of the Avon where the river makes one last sweeping curve before meeting the sea.

Here we see pleasant examples of 18th- century domestic architecture, but it looks in need of some re pointing.

Kilmington sprawls across the hillside along the line of a Roman road to Exeter.

This view of the Heights of Abraham above Matlock Bath shows the Prospect, or Victoria, Tower.

This old Round House was built for the use of the canal lengthmen, who maintained certain sections, or lengths, of the Thames and Severn canal, which started near Inglesham, close to Lechlade.

Rowing sports have always played a large part in the leisure activities of Bedford's citizens.

Although the railways were well established by the start of the First World War, barges such as these still did plenty of trade carrying grain and other goods along the Fenland waterways.

A few yards south of the paper mill, the trackway crosses the River Rib through a gently flowing ford.

There are a couple of tra- ditional stories relating to Thomas's childhood.

And not forgetting the pasty man who marched about with a steaming tray of toothsome savouries, yelling `All `ot!

No town centre worth its salt was complete without its Co-op store. On the left in this picture is the branch of the Leeds Industrial Co-operative Society.

The conglomeration of boats assembled closely within the harbour are under the supervision of two men, one on the far left, the other on the right.

In the days when sail reigned supreme, this was once the main harbour town in south-east England, servicing ships moored in the shallow waters of the Downs, between the treacherous Goodwin Sands

In spite of its large empire, Britain was badly prepared for war. However, it was amazing how well folk improvised. Work was hard.

This panoramic view of Henrietta Street and East Cliff was probably taken from the West Pier extension.

The clean forceful lines of the neo- classical new town hall were in marked contrast to its rather sedate and friendly looking predecessor, built by the Luton architects John Williams & Sons