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Here we have a closer view of the wall and walk built from the cliff opposite, encompassing the ground later laid out as gardens, and earlier as a swimming pool, by the Pegwell Bay Reclamation

agricultural dwelling next to it, to the generously featured buildings established during the first half of the 20th century, lend an air of long-term solidity that was subsequently supported by the

Sometimes the signs would hang so low that people would have to duck to pass by. The 17th-century inn has survived, but it has been totally altered.

By the beginning of the 11th century the parish was doing well enough to support five churches and two chapels. Then disaster struck. In 1010 Danish raiders attacked and all but destroyed the place.

In the year King Edward VII cut a ribbon to launch London's first electric trams, this small town by the sea still used horses to pull its passenger-laden vehicles.

Horsley is approached from the north by the main road from Nailsworth, middle right, and by a steep lane leading from the attractive hamlet of Washpool, bottom right, where the remains

Corfe Mullen stands on the alluvial flood plain of the River Stour, surrounded originally by the wild heathlands of south-east Dorset.

The Abbot at Gloucester complained that the monks sent to the village became so debased by the life there that, on their return home, they would inevitably corrupt the other monks.

The survival of so many timber buildings is a reminder that by the 17th and 18th centuries, the village's fortunes had declined.

The ornate building on the right, occupied by the Midland Bank at the time this photograph was taken, is still there, but it is now Hamiltons, a pub and wine bar.

Three children have been enticed by the photographer into providing a human focal point in the foreground of this picture, with the ivy-clad tower of the old medieval parish church of St Mary the Virgin

In 1957 it was taken over by the Claretian Missionaries, and under their care the Catholic church of St Hugh of Lincoln was built in 1959.

Boots and International Stores had both been long-term tenants of this corner, but in 1976 Boots moved away, and the Leeds Permanent Building Society, followed by the Halifax, moved in.

Within is a piscina, part of the original 12th-century building, and the font was probably presented by the Bradley family.

After climbing through the narrow streets of Durham, we suddenly come upon a dramatic opening into the light and space of Palace Green, dominated by the awesome cathedral.

Today, this scene would be dominated on the left by the futuristic shape of Bakewell's new Agricultural Business Centre.

The adjacent Royal Engineers Museum contains many Gordon relics, including the folding chair he used at Khartoum, and a yellow jacket given to him by the Emperor of China.

The bridge started to show its age soon after our photograph was taken, and by the mid 1960s it was declared unsafe.

Said to have the largest number of priest holes of any building in England, the hall is now owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham.

Devizes Castle today is a Victorian reconstruction by the Bath architect, H E Goodridge. The foliage-covered walls and gate present an attractive and imposing building.

Prices by the mid fifties had doubled on what they had been around 1946: a pound of sirloin cost 4s 2d, 3lb of flour 1s 3d, a dozen eggs would set you back 3s 10d and a pound of butter 2s 6d.

To the left of the picture are the grounds of the Staff College; they were fully open to the public, who could enjoy the fine walks and sit by the lakes.

By 1871 the population stood at around 6000, and by the time this picture was taken it was well over 30,000.

Launceston Castle is of the classic motte and bailey design: a high central tower stands on a mound surrounded by the bailey defences.