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The virtual lack of sand kept families away from this section of coast, which is brilliant with white pebbles.

Climbing out of Marazion on the way towards Helston, it was still possible at this date to drive two horses on the wrong side of the road with little fear of a collision.

In summer months there is an atmosphere of palpable excitement here, as an endless stream of people winds its way down the hill into the heart of the town, turning at the old granite church of St Ia into

The old oak tree at Lassington is now lying on its side. However, a new tree is now in place and flourishing.

A bowler-hatted gentleman contemplates this tranquil river scene looking towards the gracious arches of the viaduct that carries the railway to Effingham junction.

West Surrey has been army country since 1853, when Queen Victoria reviewed her troops on Chobham Common.

Girls pose with shrimping nets outside the Swan Hotel, with its boats for hire. The coal lighters are discharging coal at the Old Town Wharf.

This picture was taken at the junction of London Road and Kingston Road. The coach appears to be a revival of the great days of the coach era when many such 'equipages' used to pass through here.

The pier is at the bottom of Evening Hill. The hut has today been superseded by a larger building for the East Dorset Sailing Club. Both houses in this photograph survive.

The photographer is looking east towards Poole Head, at the end of the long high cliff of Poole Bay which includes Bournemouth. To the left, Banks Road runs alongside Poole Harbour.

This photograph was taken at the top of this main thoroughfare where it levels out and widens into Bore Street.

Budleigh really began to grow just after the Napoleonic wars, when it became popular as a genteel retreat.

Here we see it at a time when the shops catered mostly for local fishing families. Notice the horse-drawn cart and the absence of much other traffic.

A bustling and lively shopping street but not yet choked with motor traffic.

Exmouth prospered as a holiday resort - the first in Devon - from the early 18th century, coming into its own when the Continent was closed to visitors during the Napoleonic Wars.

The crew, it is said, settled down at Beer, married the local womenfolk and repopulated the community.

Heston, too, had early links with air travel; it was at one time the nearest airfield to central London. The parish church of St.

The Green, with its period buildings, lies at the heart of Datchet. This photograph captures an ice cream vendor waiting for business in the village centre.

Victoria Street passes in front of the cathedral. We can see a part of the white North Porch at the side of the tower.

It was founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1571 at the request of Hugh ap Rice, who endowed it and provided scholarships for Welsh students; the college chapel and library date back to the 17th century.

The area at the top of Staithes is known as Bank Top and here, in 1929, we see two recently- completed bay-fronted detached bungalows (right of view) which have been carefully positioned to take full

The High Street of Skelton is dominated by the tower of the parish church.

The Basildon Development Corporation aimed at providing a wide range of different types of housing—both for visual reasons, and also to attract residents from different income-groups.

Such was Iona's importance in Scottish history that nearly 50 of the country's kings are buried here, along with many chieftains of the local clans.