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This view of Borough Hill was taken from neighbouring Newnham Hill. The forest of masts and aerials was a feature of the landscape for over 65 years.

But he is better to known to most of us as Lewis Carroll, the author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.

This view shows the rear of the Assize Court. The whole area has changed almost beyond recognition.The castle walls to the right of the view are now demolished.

We are looking west, with the Great Wharf of the Basingstoke Canal on the left.

This oval-shaped double avenue of lime trees was laid out by the Chaloner family in the 18th century.

The narrow high street leading to a small square boasted a varied selection of businesses at the turn of the last century.

The modern segment of Hawkhurst, known as Highgate, grew up along a section of the A268 during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Sykes Farm is typical of the isolated farms in this area. Another was Birkenhead Farm, where James Baines, woollen draper and benefactor to education in the Fylde, was born.

Swanwick and neighbouring Bursledon, on the extreme left of the picture, are popular villages on the banks of the Hamble.

This typical High Street view could be of any village in the north-east. This is the 1950s version of today's modern superstore, where you can buy everything from ice cream to petrol.

These gardens are at the rear of Ayscoughfee Hall, which is now in the process of being restored. The building is partly used as the Spalding Tourist Office.

In 1873, this wonder of nature had a quarrymen's village at its entrance.

Crantock is fortunate to be separated from the brash resort of Newquay by the estuary of the River Gannel, and because of this it has managed to retain its tranquil, country atmosphere.

In 1906 there was still a great deal of romance attached to soldiering, perhaps because of the long distance travel it involved, and the glamour of action in far-flung corners of the empire.

A sheltered location and mild climate have brought generations of holidaymakers to Ventnor. The town lies at the foot of an 800ft hill with gradients in some streets of 1 in 4.

The tiny village of Garboldisham on the Norfolk / Suffolk border has many houses made of the knapped flint which is so characteristic of the area.

This idyllic picture of the Brixham fishing fleet gives some idea of just how much the fishing industry dominated the town for hundreds of years.

Part of ancient Norwich, Cow Tower was once an integral part of the city wall. Much of this was dismantled in the 19th century, although it was reputedly in a poor state of repair.

This view shows the northern end of Thirlmere, looking towards Great How Wood and the Castle Rock of Triermain.

Beneath the cupola above the central gateway is a statue of Caroline, Queen of George II, who donated £1,000 towards the completion of the quadrangle.

This postcard typifies Ramsgate at the height of its holiday seaside popularity, when it challenged the renown of Blackpool with its lights and entertainment.

Low Brook was built in the middle of the 20th century as an overspill housing estate just to the south-east of Rockbeare village.

The steeply-sloping cobbled Market Place in the centre of Wirksworth was the centrepiece of the restoration of this former lead mining town, which won a Casa Nostra award in the 1980s.

A glorious patchwork of fields and woodland stretches away under huge Sussex skies.