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By this time the humble fishing cobles had developed into a sizeable fishing fleet of much larger boats, which meant that they could travel further afield for their catch.

In a bid to recapture the public's imagination and recreate the excitement and glamour of cross-channel travel, Campbell's were to introduce a hovercraft service in the summer of 1963.

A steamer sets out from Exmouth Pier, watched by boatmen on the nearby beach.

Historians are of the opinion that when the forester Purkiss took the body of William Rufus to Winchester, he must have travelled through or near Chandler's Ford, and roads here have been given the names

Burton's is pre-eminent on the left, and Pricerite is on the right, next to three shoe shops, Lennard's, True-Form and Frisby's. All have gone.

Founded in 1437 by Henry Chichele to commemorate Henry V and those who fell at Agincourt, All Souls is distinguished by some of the finest architecture in Oxford.

Here we see an independent co-educational day school for children aged from three to 18 years. This view looks at the first school buildings on the site, built from 1879 to 1895.

Serving both a rural area round about, and hundreds of overseas ports by way of trade, Plymouth reached its mercantile heyday in Victorian times.

The Rose and Crown brewers Nalder & Collyer have had their sign re-lettered, but the Greenstede Café is still at No 82 and the shop between Cromwell House and Sackville House is still a butcher's,

The tramway offered holiday-makers an alternative means of escape from the beach to the Esplanade, other than by the 224 steps cutting through the Spa Gardens, and all for just 1d.

Nowadays, virtually all we see in this tranquil Edwardian view of Crawley Green at the north end of the High Street has been swept away, although elements of the grassed area and a couple of trees survive

Pleasure seekers make the most of the winter weather skating on one of the many lakes. The Crystal Palace became a paradise for Londoners keen to escape the dirt and the grime.

This Gothic archway in granite ashlar with four tall octagonal pillars is a landmark that can be hardly missed at the foot of Coinagehall Street.

Trebilcock's shop is displaying the well-known brand of K shoes and boots.

Here we see the old corn mill deep in the valley at Crumplehorn in working order, with its overshot waterwheel fed by the trough of a launder.

Sir Walter Raleigh was found guilty of treason in the old Market House at Staines, which has since been demolished. A plague had prevented the Court from holding the trial in London.

The Star Tea Company boldly displays its wares, without the awnings employed by many of the other traders in this superb scene. Just look at the wonderful streetscape on the west side.

Rendering on the White Hart Hotel has been set within panels, but the decorative emphasis is lost in the application of a uniform colour to the façade.

Situated two miles south-south-west of Bridgend, Ogmore was originally a ringwork with a timber palisade built in 1116 by William de Londres to guard crossing points on the rivers Ewenny and Ogmore.

Here we have a view of Alexandra Gardens looking westwards. When the preceding photographs (25607 and 35371) were taken, the photographer would have been somewhere at the far end of the gardens.

The next three Edwardian views show Christchurch Park, which was the southern limit of development at that date.

Here we see the Cliff Railway in its entirety. Opened only five years before this picture was taken, the fare was 1d, the old penny being worth about .4 of a post-decimalisation one.

It was not always quiet on the streets of Penistone; until 1910 cattle and sheep were sold in the streets on Thursdays, and many a deal was struck over a pint or two at the Spread Eagle Hotel.

During the siege of York it is thought that guns were placed on the roof here, but there is some controversy about this.