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We can see the squat tower of St Bartholomew and All Saints' church rising over the roofs. Note the railings underneath the Town Hall, which have now been removed.

To the left we can see the former toll house where the highwayman Dick Turpin stabled his horse Black Bess. Byron, Keats, Shelley and later Dickens all drank here.

Before clean air acts and the decline of the cotton industry, the only time people could see the Lancashire hills across the Mersey Basin was during Wakes week.

Here we see the marriage of bathing machines and fishing boats under the imposing gaze of the Grand Hotel.

This was the place to come to see the 'Queen Elizabeth' and the 'Queen Mary' - among other great liners from the great days of ocean-going travel.

The bridge is the railway bridge over the River Ribble, and we can see the far bank clearly.

The bridge is the railway bridge over the River Ribble, and we can see the far bank clearly.

We can see the Midland (HSBC) Bank to the front right and the National Provincial (NatWest) to the far left.

In this view of the stone-walled canal basin we see the cathedral rising over the roofs, and the old arched bridge.

During the last century it has attracted tourists as much for its parkland as the house itself; many come to see the magnificent oak tree named Billy Wilkins by local people.

Beyond and slightly to the right of the Town Hall we can just see the spire of Rochester Cathedral.

Here we see the coastline between Porthpean and Gerrans Point. Phoebe's Point is midway. A local boy provides interest on the left, but would he have appreciated this unspoilt view?

In this view we see the largely rebuilt High Bridge buildings with the brickwork and stonework still looking fresh.

In this view we see the largely rebuilt High Bridge buildings with the brickwork and stonework still looking fresh.

In West Street we can see the old-established retailers Farncombe, the local butcher (centre), and Greenfield's (right).

A cup of tea (see the sign beyond the pumps) can still be purchased here too – there is now a Little Chef on the site as well.

Nearby we can see the York Water Works Offices.

Here we see the town's newly-built lodging houses and seaside villas, with an early motor car on the left in front of the Belgrave Hotel. Well-dressed holidaymakers stroll along the seafront.

Nearby we can see the York Water Works Offices.

In the distance it's possible to see the industrial area of Weston Point. Much of the stone from the quarries used to be taken to Weston along linking tunnels which pass beneath Weston Road.

Here in the right foreground we see the Tolsey building raised on columns, with its broad clock projecting from the gable.

We can see the house with a large chimney stack in both photographs. The tidal river is the remains of the Dunwich river, diverted in the storms of 1289.

Here, looking across the valley to the northeast, we can see the 19th-century St Luke's Church; in the centre, at the bottom of the valley, is the Exmoor Forest Hotel.

Wallop means 'valley of the stream,' and if we look closely we can just see the Wallop brook on the left of the road.