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Only St John the Baptist's church and a couple of houses nearby escaped from the bombs intended for the port and the railway station.

Over on the left is the Lancashire & Yorkshire and London & North Western joint railway station, which was conveniently built next to the steamer berths.

The station and extensive sidings at Peak Dale were mainly for the transportation of limestone from the surrounding quarries - we can see some of them in the background of this photograph.

The stately facade of Stephenson's railway station has managed to escape the fell hand of developers. Long may it remain.

It was restored in 1866-7 by Sir George Gilbert Scott, the populariser of High Victorian Gothic who also designed the Albert Memorial and St Pancras Station.

This view north towards Forest Hill Station shows the junction with Derby Hill as it was before the church on the left gave way to the Heron House office block.

On the extreme left is J F White's tobacconist's shop next door to the branch of Lloyds Bank, while across the road is the entrance to Cheam Station Approach, with the offices of Morgan, Baines & Clark's

Built in 1719 on the site of earlier fire- signal stations, the Beacon stands almost 1,000ft above sea-level, commanding views of the Lakeland, Pennine and Shap Fells and Scottish mountains

This is the headquarters of British Rail Eastern Region, situated in Station Road.When this photograph was taken, the building had just been completed.

The Rock Gardens at Oak Hill Park, Broadway, with its new Arndale Centre, the bus station and St James' Chruch are all proudly portrayed here, with the Market Hall in the centre.

The days of oil-fired ships, trains, power stations and the increasing demand for petrol meant that the importation of oil for the refineries had to be accommodated.

Colwall Park Hotel is situated just by the railway station.

The town has grown up around the junction, and today stands in the shadow of a huge coal-fired power station built in the 1960s.

It was established in 1696 and by 1890 had amassed accumulated funds of over two million pounds.To its right is the railway bridge from Holborn Viaduct Station.

It was established in 1696 and by 1890 had amassed accumulated funds of over two million pounds.To its right is the railway bridge from Holborn Viaduct Station.

The fine open square also housed the nearby Midland Station and warehouses.

Located just across the road from the train station, the park is named after the Courtenays, who were responsible for much of the building in town (they owned most of the land).

Taken from the site of the old Hoe Police Station and lock-up before the pier was built, this view shows a largely undeveloped West Hoe (the grassy area at centre).

At the far left, the single-storey building is the old lifeboat station of 1898, which in 1937 became the world's first lifeboat museum.

Initially focused on Laindon station, it soon engulfed parts of Langdon Hills and Dunton.

Uplyme's church tower is 47 feet high and a prominent landmark, once used a triangulation station by mapmakers.

The tall chimneys against the skyline have now gone - they belonged to the power station. The land has been built upon with an estate of new houses.

In 1860, a new station was opened at the north end of the tunnel through Stoke Hill, which then enabled the railway to be continued to Bury St Edmunds and Norwich.

The church, located on a cliff overlooking the Thames and noted for its distinctive spire, was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, who was also responsible for the Albert Memorial and St Pancras Station