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The view is much the same today, with Gould's Cottages (c1840) on the left-hand side.

some damage during an air raid, but it was in good enough repair to provide Winston Churchill, then the local MP, and his wife with luncheon whilst touring the district during the General Election of

Port Erin's increasing popularity with holidaymakers led to a number of hotels being opened, including the Falcon's Nest, the Eagle, the Bellevue, and the Bay.

The ivy-clad cottages facing the village green were built in the 19th century for agricultural workers, and are an example of the general improvement in housing for estate workers.

An assorted bunch of pleasure boats patiently wait for the lock to fill on a fine summer's day.

Above the white roofed building, The Jubilee Parish Hall, is an area of land that was actually a tennis court. The building to the left is the village shop, which we see in photograph S241002.

Her father, John McHandy, was the Chief Constable of Essex.

We can wlak along the High Street today and pick out most of these buildings, even if the delightfully named Public Benefit Boot Company on the right is more.

The clothing is particularly interesting: some remnants of Victoriana are counterpointed by the somewhat rakish outfit sported by the chap on the right.

The village store faces the war memorial on the green, which appears to have been fenced off. Surely this was not protection from vandals!

It is said that his famous poem 'Ode to Autumn', which begins with the line 'Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness...', was written after one such ramble.

The Harbour Inn is at least 800 years old, and very popular with the many birdwatchers who come to see the wildfowl on the River Axe.

The land has been built upon with an estate of new houses. Also in this area is the Sandy Lane Industrial Estate, near Hartlebury Common.

This village lies at the confluence of the River Anton and the Pillhill brook.

It was from here that the convicted leaders of the Chartist uprising in Newport were deported to Van Diemen`s Land in

The original 1877 Cottage Hospital building survives in Croydon Road as part of Beckenham Hospital.

Ladies' Walk ends a little more than a kilometre south-west of the bridge where the workman sits on Ladies' Walk.

The colliery opened in July 1960; most of its output went by conveyor direct to nearby Rugeley, a power station. Lea Hall closed in December 1990.

The young girl's boater and pinafore are typical of the period.

The alley to the right of the hotel building now leads to the New Market Shopping Centre.

The house at the end of the 17th-century cottages gives onto Rook Lane. It is now almost hidden from view behind tall hedging and trees with a very secret garden.

Much of this avenue survives the outer bailey, although it is now bounded by 1920s low walling, and the ornate benches have been replaced by more utilitarian ones.

This view of the Thames illustrates Cookham's potential for picnicking and relaxing by the water's edge.

It is one of the best medieval merchant houses in the city, and is now an excellent museum.