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This view of the village is now much more densely overgrown. There are also many more buildings in this area of the village now, but the buildings pictured here still exist.

Dominating the skyline is the 15th century tower of the church of St Peter and St Paul.

Though popular, Redcar suffered for years, along with other Teesside resorts, owing to the reluctance of the North Eastern Railway to operate Sunday services for fear of upsetting the church goers.

This attractive view of the Close looks westwards towards Choristers Green. The original campanile (Bell Tower) was behind the house on the left of the picture, and was removed in 1989.

Thurstaston Common is one of the highest points on the Wirral Peninsula, and an ideal vantage point to view the hills of Snowdonia across Caldy golf course and the Dee Estuary.

This photograph shows Bridge Street in the centre of Caversham, at the point where it crosses the Thames.

A knife grinder is seen at work in this atmospheric picture of a deserted Hartfield. It is a delightful village on the northern edge of Ashdown Forest above the River Medway.

Eastwood Grange c1955 This is Eastwood Grange, but on the outskirts of Ashover are the remains of Eastwood Old Hall, built by Sir Thomas Reresby and blown up in 1646 by Parliamentarian troops

The shingly and sandy beaches of Bonchurch have always drawn a great number of bathers, and can get crowded on hot summer days.

Despite its name, Newchurch is one of the oldest parishes on the Isle of Wight, and once included Ryde and Ventnor within its bounds.

Another view of Bath Street, looking back towards the church.

Winster Rocks, also known as Wyns Tor, are an outcrop of Dolomitic limestone to the south of the village, on what is now a long distance footpath known as the Limestone Way.

On the way from Clapham to Horton-in-Ribblesdale we pass through the village of Austwick. The village's church of the Epiphany was built as a lecture hall in 1839.

The Beaulieu River, being a free harbour, attracted the attentions of John, Duke of Montagu in the 18th century as a trading centre for the sugar trade and shipbuilding.

A thatched farmhouse in the New Forest - an unlikely setting for a ranch dedicated to the memory and horse-riding style of the Wild West.

Built between 1772 and 1778, the three-arched Prebend's Bridge replaced a mid 16th-century footbridge that had been washed away during the floods of 1771.

In the process he appears to have gained the attention of a small group of admirers.

Cattistock is well known as a centre for foxhunting - the local pack is one of the best-supported in England.

To the left is a better view of the old school in the churchyard. The tip of the church spire looks as if it has been repaired recently.

In February 1953 the Promenade was buried under thousands of tons of shingle, and the roads blocked by smashed boats.

The decorative brick house on the right is worth a second look. Groups of children, probably from St Wilfred's school at the bottom, occupy the street.

Until about 1800, most of the houses would have had only two stories. Visitors to the town would have stayed in one of the few inns, such as The Black Lion on the right.

This area is now the site of a bus station. Corn and Butler is presently the Tourist Information Centre.

Here we see the obelisk and twin colonnades of the town's war memorial in the year it was consecrated.