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Lainson was both judge and winner of the architectural competition for the extension! The statue of Queen Victoria was erected to commemorate her Golden Jubilee in 1887.

Notice particularly the pot plants on the porch of the nearby house, and also the horse droppings in the roadway.

Today, owing to the expense of replacing thatch, both cottages have slate roofs. Not far from here the River Meon passes by Exton church.

Another is berthed on the opposite bank, identifiable by the wide, shallow hull and very high pennanted mast.

Southend is not where one might expect to find Drake's famous ship. In fact, this is a full-sized replica, built in 1949 by twelve local mariners.

Southend is not where one might expect to find Drake's famous ship. In fact, this is a full-sized replica, built in 1949 by twelve local mariners.

The Terrace, another Georgian promenade, offers a spectacular panorama of the town.

Another resident at this time was Lady Alice Lisle, who allegedly offered shelter to some of Monmouth's rebels.

Another notice talks of special rates for railway passengers, indicating just how important trains were in bringing visitors to this and other resorts.

A huge community, both military and trading, grew around the naval yards with thousands of homes to cater for dockworkers and public houses in which to entertain shorebound sailors.

The Glen's Dripping Well was situated just below the famous Lovers' Seat, and was a favourite subject for both artist and photographer.

Another well-known multi-national dominates this view; the branch has been here since about 1930, though the left-hand extension is a post-War development on the site of the Cinema de Luxe, which burned

Another view of the High Street. The ivy-covered 18th- century Goddard Arms had been a coaching inn and is a reminder of pre-railway days.

In 1959 the narrow High Street still had 19th-century buildings on both sides, but an overspill housing programme was already under way and traffic was increasing.

On the left is the Chatsworth Hotel of the 1870s, yet another Eastbourne one named after something to do with the Dukes of Devonshire.

The hotel is on the site of the medieval monastery of Weybridge, a small house of canons providing hospitality for travellers between Great Yarmouth and Norwich, both by road and by river.

The classical-style building on the left is the Midland Bank, claimed by many to be one of the town's finest build- ings.

Behind the 'No Waiting' sign outside Clark's drapery shop (left), we can glimpse the attractive double curved windows of North's, the chemist.

The pier was another Birch-designed affair, his only one in Wales. It opened in 1865, and gained itself a pavilion in 1896.

The witty monarch remarked that one was good for her soul, another for her body and the third for her goods.

Cirencester is another Cotswold town best explored on foot, not least since traffic has increased substantially since this photograph was taken over a century ago.

In these views you can clearly see another weir just beyond the bridge.

Another view of Derby Road, Swanwick, a little further north, opposite Willgoose's newsagents shop, on the left.

Another view of the centre of the village, showing the Old Hall Hotel on the right and the raised, walled churchyard on the left.