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There is enough of old Hailsham surviving to make a visit worthwhile, but it has to be admitted that this part of the High Street has suffered greatly.

The rugged nature and scale of the cliffs at Beachy Head, seen here to the east of the lighthouse, is clearly shown in this view.

The place was a notorious smuggling centre; the tile-hung house on the left is Ye Olde Smugglers Inne, in the 18th century the house of Stanton Collins, one of Alfriston's leading smugglers.

A minimal circular fountain typical of the 1930s is Uren's only gesture to forecourt landscaping.

As a relatively new town, Bournemouth was able to develop as a holiday resort unencumbered by the street pattern and buildings of an older settlement; its main purpose has always been to cater for thousands

Founded by Henry VII's mother, Margaret Beaufort (as was St John's), the impressive gateway depicts her coat of arms, with a statue of her above.

The Deanery Tower 1922 When the Deanery Tower was built in the latter part of the 15th cen- tury by Suffolk's Archdeacon, William Pykenham, it was supposed that it would be the gateway to a palace

Looking North-West This part of the village is known as Lower Wanborough, and lies 3 miles east of Swindon.

The pier was built in 1891 - the year of this picture - opposite the Royal Victoria Hotel and immediately in front of the former Baths, described by a gushing contemporary account as 'such that the most

Immediately below St Mary's church, practically the only surviving reminder that this was the site of the earliest Chatham Dockyard is Command House, the building with the five white-framed

We are looking from the Cliffe; Bleak House is prominent in the centre of the photograph. Note the small train ride in the left-hand corner of the beach.

These photographs are not an opportunity to comment on the drinking habits of Newtonians, but an interesting study in contrasting styles in licensed premises - road house, local welcome

The Dam is still the popular name for Clowne's reservoir at Harlesthorpe, north of the former coal-mining village.

The large projecting inn sign is to catch the attention of travellers. The Lion is receiving a delivery of Jordan Addington mineral waters.

The last steam train ran through Rickmansworth on 9 September 1961, when the newly electrified extension was opened through to Aylesbury.

The tower of St Peter's Church was built in the 15th century.

Harwell has a long and chequered history, but it is probably better known today because of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment that was established nearby in 1946.

This village today has a population of 5,000. It retains a distinctly rural character, yet also has the attributes of a small town with shops on either sideof the road.

Sheep safely graze on the village green in Danby, a pretty village on the northern edge of the North York Moors. Note the chapel on the left.

Bath Road is an extension of the village, which grew with the wool trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. Until a by-pass came in 1990, it carried both the A36 and A361.

Holt Fleet is one of five locks remaining on the Severn; there were others beyond Bewdley, and here the water level changes by five feet.

How fortunate that the industrial town of Middlesbrough could boast such a tranquil feature in its midst!

The isolated village of Skinningrove lies behind the camera – it is a community used to hardships and exposed to fierce winter weather.

It is located on the slopes of Bradnor Hill, just to the north of Kington, with wonderful views in all directions even if the golfers in the picture seem to be ignoring them.