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The Village c1955 Despite the steady encroachment of urban and residential development along the shores of Southampton Water, we may be thankful that the quaint lit- tle village of Hamble remains

Quay Street is one of the oldest parts of Yarmouth, and must have been familiar to the generations of seamen who frequented its inns.

Changing times - instead of a schooner on the beach, there is a fine parade of classic cars - but look carefully and the old telephone box is still there.

Construction of the Citadel commenced in 1670 on the orders of Charles II. It is now home to 29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery; it was considerably extended in the 1980s.

Now known as the 'Gateway to the Moors', Pickering is a small market town still served by the steam trains of the North York Moors Railway.

Tannery Corner, in the Airedale village of Silsden, takes it name from the tannery of William Laycock and Son, seen in the right background of this picture.

Studland has the reputation of being one of the prettiest villages in England, with unspoiled cliffs to the west and the wilderness of Studland Heath, now an important nature reserve, to the east.

This photograph may not be entirely successful in posing people in front of the hospital building!

Chipping Campden is a centre of fine craftsmanship to this day; this is a legacy of the architect Charles Ashbee, who in 1902 brought 100 silversmiths, furniture makers and other craftsmen

The sign by the roadside advertises the sale of cream, milk and eggs for passers-by, among other things.

Crowborough's rapid development from the mid Victorian era started from the arrival of the railways and the rise of the commuter.

A late Elizabethan and 18th- century mansion described as one of the most important houses in Kent.

Brougham Castle, a red sandstone pile on the River Eamont, two miles south-east of Penrith, was the last resting place of the legendary Lady Anne Clifford, Countess of Dorset.

The arch is ribbed and bears the coat of arms of Thomas Ferris of Hull, and was formerly known as Ferris's Bridge.

Even the most hurried of visitors to Clifton was recommended to spend a few coppers and walk to the centre of the bridge and admire the view.

First railways and then the motor age signalled the end of the canal network for commercial use.

The demolition of the Butter Market provided a site for the granite war memorial.

The demolition of the Butter Market provided a site for the granite war memorial.

A typically busy picture of Dawlish beach. The rich variety of reds in the sandstone cliff are a delight to the eye.

The tiny harbour of Bovisand. Another inaccessible corner of the county, this is only a few miles from Plymouth, opposite the breakwater in Plymouth Sound.

The growth of Lowestoft in Victorian times was largely down to construction by the civil engineer Samuel Morton Peto, who lived in nearby Somerleyton Hall.

A 1904 view of the pier esplanade, castle rock and the new castle. There were no trams serving Dunoon, but there were a number of horse-drawn omnibuses working between the West and East Bays.

The shop on the extreme right has an imposing display of bamboo baskets, chairs and hatstands, and a wide variety of galvanised tinware.

St Catherine's Knapp, Park Street, is reportedly the site of the first girls' Sunday school, founded by Robert Raikes.