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This photograph must have been taken at the height of the holiday season because the shop on the right, M A Grinnall's, has a number of beach balls and inflatable air beds on display outside.

Eanulf, grandfather of King Offa of Mercia, founded a monastery at Bredon, though nothing of it is to be seen.

The original railway station building with its clock tower, the terminus of the line from Ulverston, looks down Lake Windermere.

The long white building has its roots in the 15th century. It was once The Red Lion, but later became a garage.

The Esplanade winds around to the Pier and Pavilion Theatre, a favourite stroll for the Edwardian visitor.The pier at this time was 1,050 feet long, and a favoured location for watching the steamers

At various times between 1795 and 1840 the Corporation banned the use of the Guildhall for any type of meeting they considered to be Radical.

Between May and September 1887, steamers brought nearly 348,000 visitors to the island, though the IOMSPCo. was forced to slash its fares to beat off competition from two new shipping companies who were

Two steamers head for the tidal lock at Eastham on their way out of the Manchester Ship Canal.

On the right can be seen the public house the Ham Tap, and also Mr Elson's greengrocer shop. Outside is his delivery bicycle.

Looking towards Newell at the turn of the century. The road on the right is Cornhill leading onto Acreman Street.

Danbury sits at the top of a long uphill haul on the road from Chelmsford to Maldon. Before the Navigation was opened, this was the main thoroughfare between the two towns.

Museum Terrace, just to the left of the iron bridge in New London Road, was built in the 1840s.

A soldier stands to the right of the gate. The post box and telephone box must have been well used by residents at the camp.

A view of the south porch. St Andrew's Church was built in the latter part of the 15th century of oolitic limestone in the Perpendicular style.

This unusual view of Stoneyhurst College shows the chapel on the left.

This unusual view of Stoneyhurst College shows the chapel on the left.

At this time, close to the end of the Victorian era, staying fully clothed on the beach was very much the norm, with sand castles and donkey rides the prime amusements for the children; the

The park was newly opened at the time of this photograph, and as we can see, it was immaculately kept.

On market days hair cutting was performed at the side of the Market Place just outside the White Horse Inn (the white building, centre right).

A scene of undramatic terraced houses. In the background the tower of the Town Hall dominates the street. Trowbridge was famous for its cloth trade; the Bristol Drapery company is on the right.

A country lane, a straggle of houses and open countryside is all we see as we look down Collier Row Road with the Church of the Ascension on the right.

A proud pose by both man and horse in front of the Church of the Ascension. The red brick church was built in 1886 at a cost of £2,000 and seated 250 worshippers.

Stage-coaches used to change horses at The Plough (right). The pub is the one feature of this scene to stay relatively unchanged.

Witley has some lovely old buildings, one of them being the White Hart. It is claimed that for four days in 1305 the court of Edward I met at the inn.