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Above the bay windows of the Royal Lion Hotel (right) the name of the former landlord Robert Lutke has been replaced by the motto of the Prince of Wales - 'Ich dien' - to go with his emblem of

The construction programme was delayed by the war, but the five-storey block was at last ready in 1931.

Because of her speed, she was chartered by the Admiralty during 1885-86; she was then given a refit and had electricity installed.

The parish church and the abbey ruins on the horizon are reached by the 199 steps from the old part of town.

By the summer season of 1907, turbine- steamers such as the Midland Railway's 'Manxman' were bringing 2000 passengers per trip.

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

Partly washed away and severely damaged by a storm in 1897, it was replaced by the pier in 1901.

The clock above Stead & Simpson's shop was used by the tram drivers to check their timing. Wilkinson's hardware store now stands where Stead & Simpson then stood.

'I will stand by the people and attend to their wants even should I be obliged to mortgage my last acre'.

It is said to have been built by the Knights Hospitallers as a 'processional' church - again, one of only three in England.

It was at the priory, in the 16th century, that the annulment of King Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine of Aragon was pronounced, followed by the dissolution of the priory itself soon afterwards.

The beauty of the area was well known to Turner and Wordsworth, who were inspired by the waterfalls, Mill Gill and Whitfield.

Mary Cromwell was married to Thomas, 1st Earl Fauconberg, whose name is carried by the local village inn.

Evan's Cliff is to the east (centre), followed by the higher cliffs of Cain's Folly and Golden Cap (top right).

No doubt his zealous outlook was inspired by the fine 15th- and 16th-century church.

Castle Douglas lies close by the main road from Dumfries to Stranraer at the north end of Carlingwark Loch. Until the end of the 1700s it was known as Carlingwark.

His timing proved providential, as his skills were in demand by the families who were moving into the then new houses being built throughout the town.

Kirkstall Abbey was founded by Cistercian monks from Fountains Abbey and was financed by the landowner Sir Henry Lacy.

It is still there today; it is being restored at the moment, as it was deemed unsafe by the authorities.

No doubt his zealous outlook was inspired by the fine 15th- and 16th-century church.

By the 16th century the old river channel had become so blocked with sandbanks that the town burghers had to enlist the help of Dutch engineers to cut a new river mouth.

Wyddial's greatest claim to fame is that is cut in half by the Meridian Line - a tiny cast iron commemoration post has been set up opposite the entrance to Wyddial Hall.

Tree planting depleted the Clifton coffers, and the family went abroad, but the beautifying of Lowther Gardens continued, as can be seen by the many flower beds and mature trees—a Mr Tomlinson took the

By the time of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, when this picture was taken, fashionable Allington Park had been established cheek by jowl with artisan terraces.