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The village of Seabrook has now merged with the town of Hythe, but at the time of this photograph was quite separate.

Walking is one of the very best ways to explore the delights of the Isle of Wight.

It was owned by the Benedictine abbey of nearby Pershore until the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII. Notice the oil lamp standard in the foreground of this late Victorian photograph.

Golden Cap, 626ft high, is the biggest cliff on the southern coast of England.

The name of this Whitbread pub, the King Ethelbert, is in remembrance of the Saxon king who ruled Kent from AD560-616. Part of the pub is built on an old Roman fort. Nearby there is a caravan site.

This was a Cistercian abbey founded in 1135 by Roger de Clinton, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield.

Here we see a fairly busy scene in the centre of this large and expanding village.

Across the road the half-round windows, on the ground floor of the single-storey building on the right, show the site of the original Roman Bath, in constant use from that time.

Sir Henry Thompson, son of a vice admiral and curate of the parish church of St Peter and St Paul, helped to found Holy Trinity Church in West Street, as well as church schools in Park Lane and Fontley

There are some fine memorials within the church, notably those of the Oglander family, who had held land nearby since the Norman Conquest.

Miss Beale was a great campaigner for university education for women, and had a vision of the Ladies' College as a preparation for this.

Fore Street boasts many excellent examples of Georgian and Victorian architecture, with a Shambles and market arcade rebuilt in 1796.

The Market Square of Beccles is overlooked by the detached tower of St Michael's church.

In this 1929 photograph the north side of Hermitage Road is now built up, while the south side remains partly undeveloped.

The Minster Crypt 1886 There are many fine tombs within the Minster, including that of Saint Ethelred, a brother of Alfred, who was killed by the Danes in 873.

Southsea started life as a group of farm cottages but by the time this photograph was taken, it bore the stamp of a classic seaside resort, characterised by the terraces, villas and open spaces so typical

Howth Abbey church, although ruined for many years, contains a number of fine monuments. The best known is the tomb of the thirteenth Earl of Howth.

Completely overlooked by the towering limestone cliffs of Middleton Dale, the village church of Stoney Middleton is one of the few completely octagonal churches in England.

Situated a few miles south-east of Holywell, Halkyn is not really a castle but a castellated country house, one of a number once owned by the Dukes of Westminster.

John Constable is known to have painted Malvern Hall at least three times - one of these paintings is now in Tate Britain.

The west wing of the original old hall at Holker, home of the Preston family since the 16th century, was destroyed by fire in 1871.

This fascinating photograph shows an assortment of individuals all of whom appear to be mesmerised by the camera.

The building was named after William Fitzherbert, who was the great-grandson of William the Conqueror. At the turn of the 19th century, the building was used as tenements.

This building, which was part of Leeds University, was designed by T A Lodge and opened in 1951. Its broad tower dominates the city skyline.