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Osmington is an ancient manor founded by the Saxon King Athelstan, though most visitors pass through the village to see the chalk figure of a later king, George III, carved on the downlands to the north

Six years later, this church, which has seating for 350 people, was opened; the buildings had cost £2400, of which half was raised by subscription.

Two troopers are led out of the stables ready for a turn at guard duty in the sentry boxes facing the main street. The equivalent block on the south side was built for the foot guards.

The road is very different to its modern counterpart, and reflects how much the sea was the main way out of St Ives. Cars pass by today where boats were once pulled up on the beach.

Huntingdon's two churches are visible in this picture; to the right is All Saints', with its spire, and the stumpy tower of St Mary's is to the left. In the foreground, a gardener tends his allotment.

This view from Springfield Street shows the newly-laid-out flowerbeds of the revamped gardens.

Television was still in its infancy when 'Prince of Thieves' was entertaining local people here at The Ritz. The cinema finally closed its doors, only to be re-opened in its new role as a supermarket.

It has been known as the old Briton Ferry Bridge since the construction of the second crossing which links the M4 to West Wales.

The main area of activity in Aldeburgh is the High Street, and from here the Town Steps lead off up a steep hill. Here, grand houses enjoyed a superb view overlooking the town and coastline below.

As the town expanded, because of the burgeoning holiday trade, trams were introduced to convey visitors from the seafront to their boarding houses.

The Victorians loved all sorts of entertainment, especially music. Travelling showmen were a common sight.

The present church of St Mary's dates back to the 14th and 15th centuries, with some earlier Norman features.

Looking very much a shadow of its former self, this windmill would have ground corn. In common with other mills in the area, it is a post mill, with the mill revolving round the central post.

The grand corner house has lost its Waterloo balcony and garden railings now, but most of the others are intact.

Fairlight Glen, two miles east of the town, was a particularly popular walk destination with its romantic sandstone scenery and deep cut valleys or 'glens', a suitably Walter Scottish image.

The Golden Sands were of course only exposed at low tide beyond the shingle, but as a name for the beach it was a winner, combined with plentiful parking on the greensward behind the beach huts.

Place House has been the seat of the Treffry family for centuries. It was rebuilt in the mid 15th century, then almost entirely remodelled in the Victorian era.

On the right is Mr Turner's grocery shop, with the Standard public house in the distance. Many of these old cottages remain.

They are set in a land of rolling countryside, orchards and charming buildings - such as the ones seen here.

Thatched cottages (right) stand between Woolbridge Manor and the River Frome, looking upstream from the five mediaeval arches of Wool Bridge.

A medieval manor house, Athelhampton was built in 1485 by Sir William Martyn, who became Lord Mayor of London in 1493.

In the early years of this century the village included an apothecary, a butcher's shop with traditional glazed tiles, a forge, dairy, a shoe-maker and an undertaker's.

Mothers and children paddle in the sandy pools of Towan Beach. On Tolcarne Headland in the background is the Great Western Hotel.

The bricks that were used to build many of the houses in the High Street were the same kind, the magnificent Fareham Reds, that built the spectacular railway viaduct, whose seventeen arches loom