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Earlier pictures of Evesham Street show Cranmore Simmons on the corner, a family-run furniture business established by Alfred Simmons in the 1920s.

This view, with the Grand Hotel on the left, shows the extent of the beach.

Aberdour in the Kingdom of Fife, lies between Burntisland and Dalgety Bay, just across the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh.

The Marine Lake covered what had been fifty acres of wet sand, which was one of the favourite haunts of sand yacht enthusiasts.

Boxes of Fry's cocoa are piled in the doorway of W Rogers' Golden Tea Warehouse on the right, and an assortment of children and adults have paused in the early afternoon to watch the photographer at

Dedicated to St Swithun, a Bishop of Winchester from 852 to 862, this imposing structure, dating from the 1790s, stands on the site of an earlier church that had been reduced to ruins by the collapse

The interior of St George's Chapel is wide rather than high, an effect partly due to the consistent use of four-centred arches. The stalls were provided in 1478-85, carved by William Berkely.

After the First World War, a dignified war memorial was built at the north end of the Market Square with the names of the dead on bronze plaques.

We now move away from boot and shoe country into the south of Northamptonshire close to the border with Buckinghamshire.

Skelton Lane leads down through the commercial centre of Brotton.

Ivy and creeper cover the attractive features of what is known as the Town Gate or Castle Lodge.

By the date this picture was taken, Doncaster had been a racing centre for nearly three hundred years and had been the home of the oldest classic race, the St Leger, since its first running in 1778

Rivalling the castle in impressiveness, albeit on a lesser scale, is the Elizabethan town house of Robert Wynn, built between 1576 and 1585.

The Guildhall still dominates this scene of the lower High Street. Cars fill a single line of parking on the waste of the manor. The pavement is up and men are busy in front of Burden's shop.

Here we have a wonderful picture of this peaceful seaside resort; the distinctive large hotel on the left is still there. Otherwise, Pegwell Bay has seen some changes.

Dunster Castle, set in its beautiful parkland, emerges from its tree-girt ridge as one of the most picturesque compositions in Somerset.

One of the most engaging characteristics of Kendal is its multitude of charming side alleys and yards, such as this one off the main thoroughfare of Stricklandgate.

The spacious open nature of this estate was typical of the style of all the new building. However, the lack of garages was later to cause problems.

This photograph of the lovely interior of the church gives a good indication of how the former decay in the fabric of the church described in 1779 by Thomas Beaufort as “a large, old, ugly wretched church

The Victorians, who were fond of such comparisons, compared the locality of Sandown to the Bay of Naples.

The Georgian style was dominant in the architecture of many of Calne's buildings, from town houses and hotels to smaller cottages.

Colwell Bay, just west of Yarmouth, has a good mile of sand sheltered by the low cliffs behind.

A small village just south of Devizes, Potterne still has some famous and wonderfully ancient buildings. It was once a manor of the Bishop of Salisbury.

By the time that this photograph was taken, very little of Barry Castle remained.