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Opposite Padstow on the north shore of the Camel estuary, Rock became increasingly popular with dinghy sailors and holidaymakers between the wars.

In these days, square-rigged trading wherries such as this one plied the Broadland waterways carrying all manner of goods, from grain and flour to coal and timber.

This fine view of Dover's sweeping Esplanade shows bathing machines pulled down near the water.

The cloister lies to the north of the church, with the master's hall to its west. A small cloister, less than 60 ft square, it dates from about 1450; it is a tranquil, contemplative space.

A sailing barge, once a common sight on the Broads and Norfolk rivers, is moored opposite the pleasure boats below the yacht station. One of these is a yacht, the other a river trip launch.

The Tea Gardens have long closed, but peeping over the roof is the squat battlemented tower of de Braose's Norman church, brutally treated subsequently, but notable for the 1070s tower arch capitals: wonderfully

The church is actually at St Gluvias, just across the head of the Penryn River creek.

This view of the Poultry Cross and Silver Street clearly shows a sign over Olivers' shoe shop - the only shop in this street which is still there today. The County Hotel is in the background.

The creeper-clad entrance of the George & Dragon Hotel with its Automobile Association sign shows how rapidly the motor-car was making an impact on society in the years following the First World War.

The distinctive onion dome above the premises of Frisby's Military Boot Stores is still a recognisable feature in Bordon today.

Another view, this time showing a close-up of the abbey church, revealing the square tower and the four light east window. The abbey was sacked in Cromwell's time and has been ruinous ever since.

Approximately three miles south of Killarney is Muckross Abbey. It was founded by the Franciscans in 1440, but the site is much older.

A charming view of picturesque Doo Lough, situated in the wild mountain scenery on the road north from Connemara to Louisberg.

It was from here, in 1548, that six-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots left for France to marry the Dauphin when both were old enough.

This view looks east around West Bay to Ledge Point, showing the neat, enclosed little bay and the lack of noisy entertainment that, even a century ago, set Westgate apart from its neighbour,'merry

The restoration was directed at putting the house into a representation of what it might have looked like in 1564.

The Borough Hotel is on the right of our photograph; this was a Dutton House.Woolworth's is a little further up the street.

Broad Street is the town's most fashionable shopping street, though the busy traffic of today prevents dogs lying down in the road!

Chigwell Hall dominates the land behind the churchyard of St Mary's. It was built in 1876 to designs by Norman Shaw, his only house in the area. It is now a Grade II listed building.

This community relocated to Prinknash in Gloucestershire and the buildings were taken over by the present community of Cistercian monks.

This scene is indicative of the time - there is not a car in sight. Indeed, the sign on the left is for Holliday's Livery and Stables, where you could also hire a landau or dogcart.

Cheap Street is one of Sherborne's ancient trading areas, and still fulfils that function today. Notice the cricket bat sign over Freeman's Sports Shop.

After the war, the remains of the city centre were demolished to make way for a new, more regular street plan. In this picture the new Post Office is still under construction on the right.

The Leys was founded by Methodists as a boys' school run on Christian principles.