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The ports of East Anglia have suffered continual erosion down the centuries.

In this quintessential holiday scene a pleasure craft hoists its sail ready to carry a party of trippers up and down the coast. Children paddle in the shallows clutching their buckets and spades.

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

The tiny settlement of picturesque cottages looking down towards the Beaulieu River has hardly changed at all since the most famous ship built at Bucklers Hard, Nelson's 'Agamemnon', was launched here

In this relatively unspoilt village the buildings are of various materials, including brick, flint, clunch (chalk) and sandstone, which reflects its location on the border between the South Downs and the

The inscription described her as a 'rat catcher who has lodged in many a town and travelled far and near. By age and death she is struck down to her last lodging here.'

This road makes its way down to a bridge over the River Colne, from which this village also takes its name.

Continue down Lansdown Road to The Paragon, a superb terrace of twenty-one houses set between two roads on steeply differing levels, their stables and vaults fronting Walcot Street far below.

An artist (left) settles down to capture some of this marvellous scenery on canvas. A small selection of boats can be seen moored here.

The previous owners were bakers, but the bakehouse in the garden was pulled down. Opposite is the pub. Bottled milk was delivered to villagers' doorsteps by Mr Souter, the milkman.

The flight of steps through the railings on the left led down to the iron fountain, which is now situated in the Fairy Dell.

Southgate is the only surviving gate of the three that used to give access to the old walled town.

Race Hill was once the main road into Launceston from the south; it leads down to the South Gate, which is the last remnant of the old town walls.

The Cotswolds reach their highest point at West Down, 1083 feet above sea level, above this parish of Cleeve Hill, east of Cheltenham.

Moving down a short way we see on the left a shop that had stood empty since 1940; it was often mentioned in the local press.

The 17th-century box pews were irreparably damaged in the 'restoration' of the 1860s by Norman Shaw, when they were cut down.

This is also the highest tidal point up to which shipping once came; but as this view shows, the quays and channel became silted by material washed down the river.

They weigh up to 40 tons each, and were brought from Fyfield Down, near Marlborough, about 20 miles away, from a surface quarry that can still be visited.

creation was compromised by poor building work, but all agreed that Nash conjured for this region of the West End a genteel and polished atmosphere that has considerably added to its prosperity down

The little dock at Pentewan was an important shipping place for china clay after a railway was built down the valley from St Austell in 1829. Coal was imported for St Austell.

Further down on the left is the road junction for Llangattock and Crickhowell just before the white building, the Beaufort Arms.

The 17th-century box pews were irreparably damaged in the 'restoration' of the 1860s by Norman Shaw, when they were cut down.

is standing in Church Street.The early markets were held in this area of the town.The White Lion Hotel on the right is still there today, and so is W D Cunliffe the grocers and bakers.Three doors down

Two windmills once stood at this end of town, hence the name. Beside the clapboarded cottage is Franklin`s butcher`s shop.