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The interior, re-ordered by a later John Hutton c1830, contains his memorial with its fulsome epitaph, the Hutton family pew, and a Victorian royal coat of arms dated 1850.

The interior, re-ordered by a later John Hutton c1830, contains his memorial with its fulsome epitaph, the Hutton family pew, and a Victorian royal coat of arms dated 1850.

It is now home to 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery; it was considerably extended in the 1980s.

The Royal Naval College might still be under construction in this picture, as both training ships are moored in the river.

It was in the 1890s that the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, popularised Solent racing based at Cowes, although the Royal Yacht Squadron had been established here since 1815.

The name Clatford means 'ford where burdock grew'. 30 years before this picture was taken, the first locally manufactured traction engine trundled through the village on its way to the Royal Agricultural

The photographer is standing on the Mansion House balcony looking directly at the Royal Exchange. Proclamations announcing a new monarch or a dissolution of Parliament are read from the steps.

Many members of the royal family have in the past stayed at the inn whilst hunting, or whilst travelling round England.

Flushing's quays were built by Dutch engineers in the 17th century; with the arrival of the Royal Mail Packets, it became a flourishing port with elegant houses occupied by naval officers.

The Royal Baths first opened in 1897. When built, these baths were said to be unequalled in decoration and roominess. For 5s 6d it was possible to enjoy a 'mud bath' with electricity.

Opposite is the Royal Hotel, with its red brick facade, steep roofs and decorative towers, promising the Victorian traveller a sophisticated welcome.

Yachts and motor launches idle in the Yacht Basin under the gaze of the Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club, housed in the startling white building at the end of the harbour.

The white building in the centre of the photograph is the Royal Beacon Hotel, and the hotel on the left, level with the flower beds, is the Channel View.

On the far left a statue of a Royal Sussex Regiment soldier looks towards the pier. Sculpted in bronze and erected as a memorial to the regiment, it was unveiled amid great pomp in 1904.

The Royal Marine Hotel on the left has now succumbed to a towering ten storey block of flats, Metropole Court, one of three architectural disasters along the sea front.

The name Clatford means 'ford where burdock grew'. 30 years before this photograph was taken, the first locally manufactured traction engine trundled through the village on its way to the Royal Agricultural

On the far right are the offices of the Royal Insurance and beyond the Temple is the Prudential Assurance Building.

At the top of Pier Hill is Royal Terrace, so named because it was here that the Princesses Caroline and Charlotte stayed when visiting the town early in the 19th century.

Christchurch Castle, of which only the ruins remain, was probably built by Richard de Redvers, a cousin of Henry I, who was given the royal manor as a reward for aiding Henry in his fight for the crown

The camera looks north towards the large green; on its right is the three- storey early 19th- century red brick Royal Oak pub.

Only with the construction of the Royal Albert Bridge across the Tamar to Saltash did the railway open up the Duchy of Cornwall.

The camera looks north towards the large green; on its right is the three- storey early 19th- century red brick Royal Oak pub.

The pillared National Gallery in Trafalgar Square opened in 1838 - the former Royal Mews site had been earmarked long before the idea of a memorial square had emerged.

The Royal Oak public house sold Henty and Constable ales. An interesting range of cars and vans occupy the car park.