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In the 17th century there was a popular bear garden at Bankside.This poor creature is urged to dance to bugle tunes played by his owner, who is probably an old soldier.

At first, Basildon's schools were insufficient to house the surge of New Towners. For some of the primary-age children, there were places in existing schools at Vange and Pitsea.

With the river at about half tide, a collection of boys lounge in the river bed. A few hours ago, this was covered in sea water: the state of their clothing can only be guessed at.

Situated at the western end of the main street, All Saints Church has dormer windows with carved bargeboards and a diamond- shaped clock with a gilded crown.

The old abbey just outside the village was founded in 1411 as a Benedictine hospital, but at the Dissolution it came into the hands of the Courtenay family who made it into a residence.

The shingled spire of St Mary the Virgin stands out among the stunning views of this small village.

At this time the sand held together by clumps of marram grass had not yet been paved. However, building had moved on apace after a flagging start when finances were in the balance.

Already busy with turnpike traffic, the railway's arrival encouraged more hotels, such as the Royal Station Hotel at the bottom of the street.

St Margaret's stands on high ground at the southern end of the present village near the green at Newgate.

The Church of St Peter and St Paul overlooks the River Tame and was founded c1150 by Osbert de Arden. The Norman nave survives, but the chancel and tower were added in the 13th century.

The abbey, the oldest building in Minster, is to be found at the lower end of the village.

This weird contraption takes visitors out to Burgh Island, which stands just off the mainland at Bigbury.

The north side of George Street is raised above the roadway; at the left is part of Edgar Buildings, completed in 1762, whose centrally-pedimented houses close the vista up Milsom Street.

Formby was once a fishing village, but the sea has receded at a number of places along the west coast (as at Southport), leaving the town two miles inland from Formby Point.

The top storey was a cistern, supplying water to the city, all of which was below it at this time.

Newark, which towers over the River Trent, became one of the finest castles in 12th-century England when the Bishop of Lincoln rebuilt the original timber fortress with one of stone.

The Grand Hotel at the west end of Charing Cross had rooms from 3s 6d a night, with dinner costing 5s.

This graceful ornamental fountain was erected in 1875 at the southern end of Park Lane at the junction with Hamilton Place.

In the 17th century there was a popular bear garden at Bankside.This poor creature is urged to dance to bugle tunes played by his owner, who is probably an old soldier.

Mary Tudor stayed at Battenhall as a child, when her father Henry VIII banished her from Court. When she became Queen she made Sir John Bourne of Battenhall her Secretary of State.

Robert Clive, Clive of India, was born in 1725.

The post office stands on the left; Thomas Robinson was the sub-postmaster here, as well as being a carpenter. Letters were despatched from here at 12.45pm and 6.20pm.

This is London Road, showing the Duke of York Hotel, now minus its covered porch, at the junction with the Frimley Road.

When Halton Grange was bought by the Council the purchase included the grounds around it which extended to 12 acres.