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Modernisation was embraced, and down everything came. What Hitler's bombs missed, the councils of England destroyed. What is built there today only emphasises the point.

With the new houses came the park, a place for gentle exercise or relaxation and a favourite walk for nannies and their prams.

The founder of the mill, Henry Portal, came from France, escaping to England during the persecution of the Huguenots.

The harbour came under the control of the Dover Harbour Board in 1923, which developed it into one of the busiest ports in the world.

The Onslow family came here in 1642 - they once owned a good deal of land in the Guildford area. The church contains a number of memorials to the Onslows.

Here we see the impressive edifice of the Queens Hotel, built in 1875 to cater for the large number of tourists who came to Saltburn for their holidays in the late Victorian period.

The Hippodrome on the left was where Gracie Fields, one of Rochdale`s most famous citizens, began her singing career: she came joint first in a talent show at the age of 10 and won 10s 6d.

The house on the right with the gate was called Inwood House after the several generations of the Inwood family who came from nearby Neatham.

The name of this village is actually pronounced 'Beeley', and presumably honey production was once important here.

The water in the foreground is Slapton Ley, famed for its bird life.

The famous diarist Samuel Pepys often came to Brampton, visiting his uncle. Pepys himself always wanted to retire to this pretty village, although he ended his days in Clapham.

He came from a wealthy family, and spent much of his fortune developing St Catharine's (named after the patron saint of learning).

This eastern end of the Isle of Wight enjoys a milder climate than the busy towns on the north coast, and health- conscious early visitors came for the quality of the air.

Mining finally came to a halt in the 19th century.

Industry came early to Rugeley. There was a forge in the area by 1273, and glassmaking was well established by the early 14th century.

The shaft and the millstone came from the mill, which was demolished the same year. The other mill had already been converted into a house by 1961.

The nameless, faceless gypsies came and went, selling their wares wherever they travelled. There would be rich pickings in London.

At one time, many areas were served by vans such as these, an effective 'home delivery' service provided by butchers, greengrocers, bakers and others, long before the Internet came along.

The motte was surrounded by a ditch, but this came within the castle perimeter when the gate tower was built, so a second ditch was excavated.

The Kingsley Hotel (right), named after Charles Kingsley who often came to Whitchurch and was inspired to write of his visits to the town, is now several shop units, but The White Hart across the road

The ship on the beach is typical of the two-masted coastal schooners that plied their trade in the days before motor vehicles came to be used for the moving of commodities.

The abbey came to a sudden end in 1506 when all its occupants died of plague within a week.

Depending where you came from, the ride in the middle of picture was known as a copper's helmet, and the near- est one on the left was called the nut cracker.

Depending where you came from, the ride in the middle of picture was known as a copper's helmet, and the nearest one on the left was called the nut cracker.