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Chilham is a delightful village set high on the downs. Its pretty houses grouped around a square by the castle gates lend it a timeless air.

The Simmonds fleet of buses would often work their way up and down Southgate Street.

These sheds burnt down in about 1996. Holiday makers relaxing on the cabin cruiser in 1929 enjoyed a less crowded river than they would today.

The far end, on the corner of Downing Street, is the Colonial Office. The entire building, completed in 1875, included the Foreign Office and the India Office on the St James's Park frontage.

The attractive heath, with its colourful heathers and gorse, reach down to a village boasting several buildings constructed of exquisite brickwork.

It is interesting to see the ferry much farther down the pier, indicating the high tidal rise and fall of the river.

In the centre is the well-known harbour inn, The Tartar Frigate, while Bleak House looks down over the holiday scene.

The natural scenery of the Bournemouth coastline dictated the way the new town developed.

This view looks south down Trumpington Street, with the Front Court of Pembroke College on the left with its distinctive classically designed Wren Chapel.

This view was taken further down the hill and looking south.

Two miles west of Margate, Westgate on Sea has two bays; sea walls built along the curves of the bays form two promenades with steps down to the beach, and gardens are laid out for the benefit of visitors

Not far from Lyndhurst is the village of Emery Down, blessed with a number of attractive cottages and a row of quite beautiful almshouses.

This view looks south down Trumpington Street, with the Front Court of Pembroke College on the left with its distinctive classically designed Wren Chapel.

Behind the coastline are beautiful gardens and walks to attractive spots in the locality, such as Bembridge Down and the Culver Cliffs.

sheds of the Irish boats, has become a prestigious apartment block; it is appropriate that the 'Waverley' is still berthed there - residents of the penthouse flats can virtually look straight down

A fine prospect of Caterham, taken looking west from the steep scarp slope of the north downs above Crescent Road.

The events prompted the bucolic rhyme “Chelmsford church and Writtle steeple both fell down, but killed no people”.

Sailing ships from Bristol once plied up and down its channel and berthed at the town wharves.

This 'superb temple of legislation' in Tudor Gothic was built to replace the old medieval Palace which burned down in 1834.

Further down the street Continental Motors are the local Michelin agents.

A paddle steamer loaded with trippers has just left for a voyage down the estuary.

Half a mile from Lyndhurst and yet located within the parish lies the scattered hamlet of Emery Down, surround- ed by peaceful forest glades and countryside.

It is reported that a farmer knocked down the stones in 1690. The trees have now been removed.

Situated at the top of a hill, Paul is the mother village for Mousehole down below.