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It was built in 1843; for a further ninety years after this photograph was taken, it offered both a warning and guidance for ships passing north along the white cliffs, and for those heading

The first car on the left seems to be parked on the bend; the driver might have got away with this in 1960, but today this would be highly irresponsible.

Another tablet commemorates Edward Mellish, 1707, and shows a large family, the man kneeling facing west and the woman east.

Also known as St Sampson's, Golant on the west bank of the Fowey was cut off from the main estuary, save for a bridge, by the embankment of the Lostwithiel to Fowey railway in 1869.

Here we have another view of the High Street before pedestrianisation.

Frogmore Street begins near the bank on the right, site of the medieval north gate. The pedestrians walking towards the camera are heading for the High Street and, no doubt, the market.

Pollution, mainly from the smoke from the railway, did a lot of damage to both glass and stone.

Lea Scott, an optician`s, is on the left and Haworth`s next door still has both men`s and ladies` wear departments at this time.

On the right is the Swan, the only hotel in the city in the 1920s to be RAC and AA listed.The city's other leading hotel, the George, was once the main coaching inn and is also the setting for George Farquhar's

This view looks southwards across the Common from Stert, named for a neck of land, which juts into the English Channel and is the southernmost point of both Portland and Dorset.

This was another popular area where children could paddle and swim. By 1972 a swimming pool had opened at Edisford.

North from the Market Place, the High Street curves away past The Woolpack, now rendered and roughcast.

The earliest parts of the north nave date from c1100, and another nave and chancel were constructed in the 14th century. The tower dates from the 15th century, and the vestry from the 16th century.

Another tree known as the Young Oak was planted nearby in 1863.

Looking west along the High Street, we see on the right the Dog and Gun, a Phipps public house, now closed and converted to a private house.

Lever ensured that although they were closely linked, the factory and the village did not intrude on one another.

This is yet another building that has changed since the 1960s.

Here we are at the junction of Cannon Street and the approach to the new London Bridge; the street was opened by King William IV in 1831, and named after him.

This seemingly idyllic rural summer scene on the banks of the River Brit, with its group of thatched cottages, lines of washing and vegetable garden, is brought acutely into focus by a closer

Under the spreading chestnut trees of St Mary`s churchyard, and on the opposite side of the village street, the photographer`s activities generate much interest from a mixed audience of both children

Both Acock's Green and Olton were once residential areas favoured by the wealthier inhabitants of Birmingham, but they became progressively industrialized as factories opened along the route of the

On the corner are No 2 Back Street and 20 Market Street (centre) whre W J Perry offers gifts and cream teas. Both are built of local iron-stained oolitic limestone.

The Lloyds Bank to the left of the road is still in existence and bears a commemorative plaque to Gwen John and her brother Augustus John, both artists.

The Perpendicular church of St Cyriac is impressive, both internally and externally. The west tower, with a recessed spire above, has a porch attached, which is unusual.