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This view was taken from almost the identical position to the 1897 photograph, and it is surprising to see how many of the previous century's buildings continued to exist with the addition of modern façades

James Murgatroyd was the architect, and it was he who was invited back in April 1892 to oversee the taking down of the portico entrance and the bringing out of the front of the building to the pavement

The unusual war memorial and cross are on the left, and the massively-buttressed tower of the parish church dominates the skyline.

Down a tiny lane off the main street, we find the charming 19th-century church of St Gregory.

The house on the left has been totally restored and renovated. The building opposite has changed beyond description.

At the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it was given as a private house to Thomas Birch, one of the yeoman of the Crown.

The Castle Hotel is to the right of this picture. Note the shop frontage for Stephen and Fred Green on the left (now a chartered accountants).

It is washday again; this time the linen is pegged on a line on Tate Hill sands. Washing machines were almost unknown at this date, and owned only by rich people.

This flight of 122 steps leads up to the parish church dedicated to St Chad.

The 13th-century parish church of St Oswald is now the centre of a hectic one-way traffic system. A rare annual rush-bearing ceremony is held at the church.

A brisk climb above Winchester is always well rewarded by the beautiful views of the city, its handsome and historic buildings clustered round the hollow in which this one-time capital of England sits.

This turn of the century photograph shows a thatcher busy at work on the roof of a picturesque cottage on the banks of the River Avon, which flows serenely through Ringwood on its way to Christchurch and

Magham Down is a hamlet on a crossroads between Hailsham and Herstmonceux. The main road tourist route has great views of the Downs.

The river runs alongside the right of the churchyard.

At the other end of the Market Square is the bronze statue of James Boswell, drinking companion and biographer of Samuel Johnson. His statue was not erected until 1908.

The Tone is one of several rivers draining these lowlands, and the one that gave Taunton its name.

This modest resort of broad beaches and spectacular rock scenery can be reached along the sands from Newquay.

Largs was well-served by steamers from all parts of the Clyde, and by the Glasgow & South Western Railway to Ardrossan, via Fairlie and West Kilbride.

A view of one of the city's best narrow medieval streets, lined with tall, overhanging shops and houses.

Opened in June 1900, the immense hotel block dominates Fistral Beach on the edge of Newquay. A horse and open carriage are about to take guests on an excursion.

Originally built by Sir Drummond Wolfe in the early 18th century and later extended, this luxury hotel with 80 rooms, three acres of gardens and its own well, was immensely popular with the leading stars

Largs was well-served by steamers from all parts of the Clyde, and by the Glasgow & South Western Railway to Ardrossan via Fairlie and West Kilbride.

A steam tugboat hauls a barge into the docks on the right. St Katharine's Dock was built in 1828.

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