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Situated in the 270-acre grounds of Cobtree Manor, an Elizabethan house alleged to be the original of Mr Wardell's Dingley Dell in 'Pickwick Papers', this formerly popular family attraction was noted for

The village shop, with its prominent Woodbine and Capstan cigarette advertisements, has since been converted into a house.

Note the 17th-century houses on the left, with their richly gabled mullioned bay windows. The White Lion, dated 1641, is now part of the school.

To the east of Waddington is a vast Royal Air Force station, but the old village core with its mellow limestone houses and cottages remains remarkably unspoilt.

In the 18th century the Widow's Coffee House stood here, run by Mary and Letitia Rookes. There is no evidence whatsoever that this was also a brothel.

A house now stands behind.

A house now stands behind.

By the 1800s the town was packed with visitors 'taking the waters' and hotels and guest houses sprung up to accommodate them.

It was painted by the artist Karl Wood in 1931 in a derelict condition; it is now converted to a private house.

The South Beach Land and Building Corporation Limited are building very extensively; and hotels, boarding and private houses are now being erected very rapidly.

Originally a separate village from Broadstairs and taking its name from the medieval church, this small collection of shops and houses lies inland from the sea.

Thomas was also entrusted with diplomatic missions to France and Scotland, and became wealthy enough to bequeath his old school 2000 acres plus the rents from a number of houses.

The original castle, built in Norman times for the Le Sor family, fell into ruin early in its life to be replaced by a typically Elizabethan house.

A book has been published giving the story of Leigh House.

The most attractive manor house on the left dates from the 18th century, but it is thought to have medieval origins.

Many historic houses in Scotland were gutted so that their owners could avoid paying rates. Many were demolished for other reasons.

The Bridge House Hotel, seen to the left of the bridge, claimed that it was the only top class hotel in Eton. It was demolished in 1964 and a new restaurant has taken its place.

Behind are the chimneys of its vicarage, while on the right is the church hall gable, now demolished for the modern close of houses, Trapp Court.

The cricket ground is to the left in the distance, the Manor House in the centre and Christchurch spire to its right. At the right is the old rectory of 1870, now replaced by a 1960s' one.

Beyond is a genuine 16th-century hall house with jettied cross wings.

We are looking towards the Red Lion, an early 19th-century public house with attractive bay windows.

The Redcliffe had a hydropathic plunge bath on the seaward side of the building, connected to the house by a subway that filled with seawater at high tide.

As Alpha House, it remains little changed, along with its close neighbour, St Mary's Roman Catholic Church.

TODAY IT IS still possible to see some vestiges of buildings that were known to those who lived through the English Civil War almost 400 years ago; one example is Pennies, a half-timbered house