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He commissioned the building of the south range, which was completed during the reign of his successor Bishop Egerton.

There has been a lighthouse on Dungeness Point since 1615, with the circular base of its initial successor from 1792 preserved as the accommodation of the keepers.

Lord Byron looks on at the front of the 1863 Grammar School building. The keystone of the main doorway carries the initials AA P - Alexander Anderson. Provost.

One form of transport available for hire was the hackney carriage - the taxi. The taxi rank was in Cavendish Square opposite the front of the Town Hall.

This was the main road through the village, before the advent of by-passes; we are looking back in the direction of Blackwater. This was the A327.

The clean air which Saltburn enjoys made the town eminently suitable for convalescing from illnesses, hence the building of the impressive convalescent home shown here at the beginning of the 20th

During the Victorian and Edwardian eras, the Thames riverbank drew large numbers of visitors who came here to enjoy the tranquil scene.Windsor's royal status made this stretch of the river especially popular

Doubtless state-of-the-art in 1955, these flat-roofed terraced beach huts typify the immense popularity of the post-War summer seaside holiday and day trips, but have long been demolished.

High Street c1955 Wootton has one of the oldest churches on the Isle of Wight, being built originally by the Lisle family who took their name - De L'ile - from their island residence.

As the 'Tea' sign indicates, refreshments for passers-by were a part of Edwardian life in Winchester. But the main shop had become that most delightful of institutions—a traditional sweet shop.

Northgate Street runs north from The Cross; it is here, in the basement of No 23, that remains thought to belong to the headquarters building of the XXth Legion can be seen.

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

Surrounded by beautiful woodland and rolling countryside, Melbury Osmond takes its name from an 11th-century bishop of Sarum.

Here we see a mixture of building styles ranging from the 17th to the 19th centuries. New Street is a continuation of Castle Hill and High Street, and leads to Coventry Road.

Lines of Cornish 'luggers', the characteristic sail-powered vessels of the St Ives fishing industry, lie in packed tiers on the harbour sand. The quay side is piled high with fish boxes.

The village stands on the border with the neighbouring county of Sussex. It occupies rising ground and offers fine views across the Weald.

In this delightful and evocative view, we see the north or `top' side of Westgate.

Ware Park, rebuilt in the 1880s by William Parker, is located about three-quarters of a mile north-west of Bengeo on the outskirts of Hertford.

This is all pedestrianised now, and no double decker bus is to be seen in this part of the High Street. The High Street is in fact the Roman Ermine Street, and it goes all the way through the city.

The situation resulted in the formation of a local Board of Health. Their headquarters, ironically, were in the same Middle Row house where the first cholera victims had died.

Meanwhile down in the town, away from the lush gardens and villas of Amersham Hill, the furniture industry was modernising into the factory system.

Boston did not have a public supply of electricity until 1926, about 40 years after it had been available in London and elsewhere.

Changing the face of the town was not always done with sensitivity for the surroundings.

Returning to the west end of the bridge, a most dramatic view of Andover was to be seen over Micheldever Road in 1908. Today, raw chalk has been conquered by soft greenery, obscuring the town.