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The church of St John, centre left, is Norman in origin, but has a later octagonal tower and pyramidal roof. G E Street restored the church in 1860-61.

Lee-on-the-Solent grew as a late-Victorian development.

The brick wall on the left encloses the grounds of Shelton House, the best building in the village, a late 18th- century brick house predating Woburn Sands' arrival; it is now offices.

A later owner, Sir Robert Vyner, notoriously cooked one of his deceased servants, displaying the corpse in an open coffin to visitors - a macabre spectacle that delighted Samuel Pepys, who recorded

The shelter above is of a later date, for miscreants were seldom protected from the vagaries of the English weather.

This is a later photograph, with the futuristic-looking covered car park visible on the right - a car can just be seen there, giving an idea of its scale.

On the right is a late Tudor jettied timber-framed house, and opposite Vincent the Fishmonger's building survives as The Settle Bakehouse, Restaurant and Tea Rooms..

A later view of St Ann's Gate, with motor cars in evidence in the street scene—now, the gate can be used by pedestrians only.

At Thorne the church of St Nicholas has a late 13th-century tower and early 20th-century glass.

Behind it rises the slim tower of St Michael's Church, a late Victorian construction.

Number 18, on the left, was refronted in the 1770s in brick with Venetian windows (with their centre part arched), and a later Greek Doric- style porch added.

A late Victorian guide book noted that 'of the fine climate of Colwyn Bay there can be no doubt. Flowers bloom here until well on towards Christmas, and are out again in some profusion in February'.

This is a late Norman church, which was subsequently augmented during the 14th and 15th centuries by the wealth generated by the local wool trade.

This building is thought to be a late 13th- to early 14th-century hall that was raised to a pele-tower during the 15th century.

The clock on the church tower was a later addition of around 1912.

Behind the trees is the Foxton inclined plane, a late 19th-century engineering feat that lifted loaded barges up the hillside in a cradle. Today it is being renovated.

Besides the smart façade, one can also see the side wall, with enough evidence in the timber work to suggest that once the building was lower, and the attic floors are a later addition.

The clock was a later addition. The building to the right of the Town Hall still carries its advertisements for manure, coal, seeds, etc.

At a later stage its twin turrets became unsafe and were removed. The interesting façade of the hospital beyond was also lost when the Peace Wing was added just after World War I.

To the left is Ketnor, Luccombe Post Office, a late 17th-century house with a good external stack. Ketnor is the name of former owners of the shop, and the name board survives today.

Here we see another restful feature in the Valley Gardens, but this is a later design. The area was originally a croquet lawn, established in 1864.

Lee-on-the-Solent grew as a late-Victorian development.

Only 5 years after photograph No 23331, D G Roberts have expanded: their shopfront is longer and fronted by a mini-arcade, and they now have a first-floor showroom with a plate-glass window.

It is basically a late Norman and early 13th-century building, but it was much changed in the 14th and 15th centuries, including the battlemented west tower; its interior is relatively plain,