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The 12th Earl of Derby had often stayed at his uncle’s house in Banstead, the Oaks; as he was a keen sportsman, there was talk of his funding a new stakes for horse racing.

One of the consultants at the time of our photograph was Sir Charles Brown (1836-1926).

The pump stands outside a workshop - or is this one of the village forges in regular use before the age of the motor car?

Another evocative view of the Medway, this time looking downstream round the meander bend. The quiet scene belies the nearness of the industrial town.

An interesting jumble of crates and old carpet vie for space with the advertising in front of this shop selling general stores and provisions.

This house had been built on the site of The Friars, a private residence that stood where the Dominican priory's tumbledown refectory had once been.

Leafy Hyde Road, otherwise known as Walditch Road, cuts south-eastwards through the parkland of The Hyde. This sylvan setting is only half a mile from the bustle of East Street.

The chimneys, towers and winding wheels of the now-closed Whitwell Colliery dominate this view of the village. To the left we can see the village school with its walled playground.

The tap at the top of the steps was shared by most of the surrounding households.

A splendid view of the town and castle. The Salutation Hotel pictured centre left is now the County Hotel. Some of the trees, newly-planted in this picture, still survive today.

This view over Victoria Pier gives a good idea of the variety of ships and smaller boats that could be seen sailing off Cowes on an average day between the wars.

The headline on the newsagent's billboard refers to the continuing turmoil that followed the end of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, and the Germans' obligation to pay reparations.

The body of the cathedral dates from the 13th century; the tower is Norman. During the 16th century, the roof of the nave collapsed and was not finally restored until 1893.

The Dutch gables on the hotels and apartments are typical of Bexhill's Victorian architecture, although the seaside buildings favour the Moorish look: provincial and dim echoes of the Brighton Pavilion

The Shire Hall was rebuilt in 1907 in an Edwardian classical style, which included the arms of West Suffolk over the doorway. It was designed by A A Hunt of Bury.

The apparent plainness of the church interior is spectacularly offset by the stained glass window above the altar. Note the orders of service and hymn books out ready for the service.

Since there is no evidence of Arthur ever existing, the claim that this is his grave is academic, though it would be foolish to ignore the power of handed-down legend.

Holidaymakers enjoy themselves on Margate Beach. Note the prams in the centre of the picture, and that virtually everyone seems to be fully clothed and wearing a hat of some sort.

This beautiful scene of blossoms and oast houses was obviously taken in the spring. These oasts are of a slightly different design to those seen at Wateringbury earlier in this chapter.

Exeter's canal was built at the request of the city's Tudor merchants and traders, who were exasperated by the weirs on the River Exe that obstructed the free flow of water transport into the city.

His bricks were his reply to Government proposals to tax bricks after the costly War of American Independence in 1782.

William Lever, later Lord Leverhulme, added every amenity he could think of to the village. A club-house, library, hospital, youth club, gymnasium and swimming baths, all were included.

In the 1950s a new and busy road separated the two villages of Little and Great Eccleston.

The castle has a long pedigree, with some remains of the Roman period imbedded within the structure, but the whole medieval core was systematically upgraded by the 3rd Marquis of Bute and his architect