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The remarkable features of this shot, north-eastwards from a timber jetty, actually stand between the buildings - the Haven Hotel (centre right), an 1898-built villa (left) in an acre of land that was

The road to the right of the Three Cups Inn is St Mary`s Street.

The Royal Lancaster Infirmary is pictured in the year this building was opened by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, later to be George V and Queen Mary.

Until the M25 and M23 by-passed Godstone, it had become seriously blighted by traffic on the Eastbourne road, the A22 and east-west traffic on the A25, which peaked in the 1960s and 1970s

West of Sutton Courtenay the route reaches Drayton. The older houses are mostly along the High Street, Church Lane and Abingdon Road.

It is sometimes almost unbelievable when we realise how much of our heritage has been destroyed during the past century.

We see a view of the main street here; this was probably as busy as it got in those days! The name Borden means 'woodland pasture by the hill'.

In 1292 the Earl of Arundel submitted to the Bishop of Chichester, who had excommunicated him for walking his dog in the bishop's forest.

To the north of Newbury, on the edge of the downs, lies Hampstead Norris, surrounded by hills and woodland.

Part of a series of gardens laid out by Margaret, later the first Lady Gisborough, the rose garden afforded picturesque views of the neighbouring priory ruins.

THE STRAND has always been at the heart of the town, where people met to trade as well as socialise. The market was central to the town's economy for centuries.

The west end of Paragon Street took its name from the late 18th-century inn of the same name, which occupied the corner of the nearby Chariot Street.

Other members of the family also lived in large houses in the town.

The popularity of Box Hill, once called the White Hill from its chalk bluff and affording a splendid view across the Weald from its summit of just over 600ft, reached an apogee during the late Victorian

The little hamlet of Calenick lies a short distance south of Truro, in a valley bottom on the old road to Falmouth. Here beside the old lane is one of the few thatched cottages.

Cows graze on Southwold's Common. In the distance is the church of St Edmund, built in the mid 15th century, and one of the few buildings in Southwold which survived the fire of 1659.

The 13th-century bridge spanning the River Erme was built as a result of the increase in traffic that occurred because of the growth of nearby Plymouth.

One of the architectural treasures of Corsham is the Hungerford Almshouses and their school. Note the Baroque pediment and coat-of-arms over the entrance.

Rock-pooling has always been one of the joys of a seaside holiday, and these children are obviously enjoying themselves.

The earliest mention of a church in Sandy is in the institution rolls of Bishop Hugh of Wells (c1214), and the font bowl in the south aisle is thought to date from Saxon times.

This amount of ivy is more than picturesque, it is also well trimmed. This cosy-looking AA hotel has two distinct types of window in addition to every conceivable style and size of chimney.

Note the two interested spectators observing the photographer from the balcony of this café.

We are in a valley of the Downs near Beachy Head. The Tiger Inn is a fine building that was a barracks during the Napoleonic wars.

This photograph proves that the people of Gloucester enjoyed the waterways of the city in the earlier part of the 20th century.