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Pilkingtom Manor, mostly hidden by the trees on the left, was demolished in 1959, and today only the Dower House (the white gabled building in the centre of the photograph) survives.

The black and white marks on the kerbstones in front of Jane Austen's house make drivers aware of the junction, increasing forward visibility.

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.

On 9 September 1940, a parachute mine was dropped on Park Street, destroying 46 houses and making 100 people homeless. On 21 October, bombs rained down, damaging 400 homes.

The houses ae Polly's and Clayhanger (left) and Stoke Lodge (cetre) with the terraces being No 16 to No 6 (right).

Next to the draper's shop on the left is Walmsley's Stationers and Bookshop.The large window proudly proclaims that they have a Bible and Prayer Book Department.The horse-drawn tram heads off towards

The area had a large number of public houses: on the corner was the Cambrian Public, on the right-hand side was the Kings Head, on the left was the Golden Lion, and the Black Prince was just around

Between here and the Pilot Boat Inn, the public lavatories mark the site of the old Custom House, which was destroyed by fire in 1844.

Its name was very apt, for like all the hotels and boarding houses in Marine Parade, its upper rooms and balconies had an unimpeded view of the English Channel.

In between the tall houses on the far right of the harbour was Tin Ghaut - see 66292.

Since then the house has been used as a training centre for stonemasons, and it is opened to the public on certain weekends during the summer months.

The land was eventually bought in 1797 by Samuel Farmer, who built this two-storey, castellated house in 1802-05. It stands further east and closer to Cheam village than the original palace.

above the door reads 'George Ashworth Cobham, great-grandson of George and Susanah Ashworth de Fearns and Catherine his wife ended this wing in the year 1830 on the site of that part of the old Mansion House

The hall was officially opened by W S Morrison, Speaker of the House of Commons, in 1956. Still called the Village Hall, outwardly it remains today as it did 50 years ago.

The garage on the left has been replaced by two houses, but almost fifty years later, the post office still sports its black exposed timber on white rendering.

The earliest mention of the Bull public house, on the left, is in 1675, although the building is much earlier.

The wealthy Morgan family of Tredegar Park came to its aid and rebuilt parts of the castle and the adjoining house in 1809.

An attractive village south of the railway line and the River Wreake, Frisby has a number of good houses.

This was built by Singer to house their workers. The right-hand side was tree-lined. By 1900 the tenements appear; their gable-ends were obviously a popular advertising site.

The Duke of York public house can be seen in the centre of our picture.

The Olympia cinema and the Black Prince public house are on the left, and situated just to the right of the clock is the Tredegar Arms, commonly known as the TA.

Most of these houses are still there, but no longer depending on the Battery Wall for protection from the sea.

The attractive thatched house with the bow window supported by pillars dominates the centre of the village.

As this is a market town, the town centre has a remarkable number of hotels and hostelries; on the right is the Griffin Hotel, established in the 16th century, an important posting house