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The building was restored in 1877 by the architect J Reynolds Rowe.

It was eventually purchased by the Garden City Pioneer Company in 1903, and opened as a hotel in 1904.

In common with the rest of this coastline, the sand dunes now constitute the major defence against incursion by the sea.

A campsite of 450 acres was provided free of charge by the then Birkenhead Corporation. The site was a mile long by half a mile broad, and the scouts of all nationalities camped together.

A campsite of 450 acres was provided free of charge by the then Birkenhead Corporation. The site was a mile long by half a mile broad, and the scouts of all nationalities camped together.

of the best buildings in the town: the medieval parish church; the more modern columned art gallery of 1913, which was built to house the work of a noted local artist, Alfred East; and next to that, by the

A new dock was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1881 and was opened in 1882, partly paid for by the Great Northern Railway, who extended a branch line to it.

Some of the plate came from Imber church - the small village was taken over by the Army during the last war.

Built on the side of a hill, Greywell Hill was purchased in 1787 by the 1st Lord Dorchester, formerly Sir Guy Carleton, who was the first Governor General of Canada.

The Townley family owned the hall for over 500 years; it was given to the people of Burnley by the last occupant, Lady O'Hagan, the widow of Lord O'Hagan, former Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

The photographic angle is south- eastwards, down to Bell Street Stores (centre left), run by the grocer E J Coombes.

When construction started on Heysham Harbour, the family moved out; it was bought by the Midland Railway, who were building the harbour. At the time of our photograph it was an hotel.

It was captured by the English early in 1283, who immediately set about improving its defensive capability; Edward Longshanks committed a great deal of money to the project.

The lands of Downhouse Farm ended beside the chalet and the boathouse, which was used by the Warren family in the 1930s.

By the gate leading into the churchyard are the overhanging eaves of the old priest's house, later to become the centre of the local Girl Guides troop.

Their introduction sparked the transformation of Margate from a fishing village into the most popular resort in Kent; a process which was further encouraged by the arrival of the railway, which offered

Note the pencil outlining on the church - a device used by the Frith re-touchers in the creation of artworks for postcards. Here it looks more than a little crude.

It still allowed its store of arms to be taken by the dissidents of 1798. In 1890 the Government was complaining of the continuing cost, and his Lordship compensated with a lump sum.

The pier had been provided by the landlords. Their mark on the scene is the stone-built Tower House to the left of the terraces.

Built of honey-coloured sandstone, the old castle is in fact a 14th-century L-plan tower house built by the de Middleton family.

Protected from overwhelming traffic by the encirclement of the Upton by-pass to the west and the M53 motorway to the east, Upton has changed little since these views were taken.

Today, the mill is owned and operated by the National Trust and is open to the public.

Here we see the priory ruins viewed from the south as in the view of 1885; but by the time of this photograph, Margaret, later first Lady Gisborough, along with her head gardener, Kew-trained

It also recalls the tragedy wreaked on the countryside by the Black Death and plague in the form of a graffito, '1350, wretched, fierce, violent - the dregs of the people survive to tell the tale'.