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The Bridge Hotel, which here stands squarely in the background at the end of the footpath, burnt down in 1987 and has not been replaced.

This view looks down Bexhill's original High Street. In the distance is Barrack Hall, occupied by a garrison of troops during the Napoleonic Wars.

Further down the main road through the village we see the stream, which is still here, and in the distance St Agatha's chapel of 1849. The house on the left is now demolished.

The scene, little changed over the last hundred years, has been a location for 'Whistle Down the Wind' and a BBC drama.

It is difficult to equate this tumble-down cobbled street with today's unattractive Westgate.

This view down the High Street towards St. Ives shows little change.

The garage (left) beyond Queens Road, now owned by Vindis, has expanded, and traffic calming measures have attempted to slow down the local traffic.

The old Pier, shortly before it was taken down, has a forlorn air about it.

At the lower end of the market square, leading down to the Swale Falls, is Millgate - little changed today.

This picture is taken at the top of old Harnham Road, looking back down towards the bridge.The cottages on the right are still there today, but much else has changed—and not many people would sit

The larger machines shown here ran down to the water on rails, and had a number of cubicles. Affluent visitors would hire single-cubicle machines for themselves.

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

Looking in the opposite direction from the Coffee Tavern, this view of Hadleigh's High Street shows the George public house and, further down on the same side, the White Lion Hotel.

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

This labour-intensive work was done by poor London families coming down for their annual paid holiday.

It is difficult to equate this tumble-down cobbled street with today's unattractive Westgate.

The village below the Crag was once owned by Fountains Abbey, and was the site of a manor court. The Crag itself is probably Wharfedale's most famous landmark.

Well-tended gardens lead down to a private mooring and boat houses. This property has the added attraction of a waterside summer house.

It was down Baxtergate that Freeman, Hardy & Willis had their branch, and where those who had signed the pledge could find a room at the Albany Temperance Hotel.

It was built in 1936, and is a popular stopping place for day-trippers to the Downs and the coastal resorts. It was usual to have a drink on the outward and homeward journeys.

The church was burned down in the blitz, but restoration started in 1949 and the church was finally reconsecrated in 1957.

Filey Bay runs down from the prominent coastal feature of Filey Brig which juts out into the North Sea.

Heading north from Eastbourne, you turn left in Willingdon to climb Butt Lane to the Downs.

This bustling view of Church Road with its bicycles and horse-drawn vehicles is dominated by the sadly- lamented old Town Hall, which burned down in 1966.