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In the background on Calton Hill stands the unfinished monument to the Scottish dead of the Napoleonic Wars. The monument was started in 1822, but the money ran out and it was never completed.

In King Street, east of the castle, this church has been redundant since 1981.

Frederick Holmes Cooper created them, as well as arboreta and, of course, tea-rooms and a restaurant.

This range of 18th- and 19th-century cottages, some thatched, look across to the parish church, whose churchyard wall can be seen on the left. The village hardware shop is now the Alfresco Restaurant.

Situated on a steep hill on a road that comes from Sandsend, the village has a Saxon church; here are buried the bodies of seven unidentified sailors that were washed up on the tides.

The swimming area is fenced off from the rest of the pond, which is situated beside the shops. The changing tents provide limited facilities for bathers. Geese watch the action from a safe distance.

Wannock gardens were created in the 1930s on the site of a watermill. The model village was a popular tripper attraction. We see it just before the site was developed for full-size housing.

Crowds gather on the steps of Gilbert Scott’s imposing Gothic-inspired memorial to the Queen’s beloved husband, Albert.

Barry (Thomas) Sullivan (1821 - 91) was a celebrated Irish actor, particularly of Shakespearean parts, who became well-known worldwide.

The paddle steamers were used for excursion trips out around the headland, as well as to Bridlington and Whitby, and remained a feature of the resort until replaced by screw vessels in the 1930s.

The Red Lion's conservatory has been replaced and stripped of the creeper.

On the left is the distant imposing form of the Manor Hotel.

As a naval port, Plymouth has always had a large contingent of military personnel stationed around its various districts.

The surrounding countryside of the Muckross Desmesne is noted for its beauty.

It is in an excellent state of preservation, and the public has limited access. Close by is St Theresa's Catholic church.

This part of the canal has been recently restored. The track on the left runs from Westwood stone quarry.

Another low-tide photograph of Margate harbour. Several sailing barges involved in coastal trade are moored close to the pier.Wagons can be seen on the pier railway.

Every town, village and hamlet had its market place; Pocklington market is still held on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Situated on Durnford Street, which runs parallel to Stonehouse Creek, the Royal Marine Barracks were built in 1867 using a mixture of Plymouth limestone and granite from the moors and originally housed

It was close by that the Roman invaders landed, founding a town close to the mouths of the Stour and the Avon.

Taken some fifty years after photograph No 61493, this view looks along Trumpington Street in the opposite direction, with Corpus Christi on the right hand side of the road, and King's in the distance.

Sailing barges are moored on the river.

In King Street, east of the castle, this church has been redundant since 1981.

The Red Lion's conservatory has been replaced and stripped of the creeper.