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The pier, the second longest in the country after Southend's, reached out from the mile and a half long esplanade and was built in 1832 to shorten the time taken to travel to the continent.

Now we look westwards down the south side of West Street, from Knight and Son, tailors (far left).

The local Board of Health had put their foot down over the amount of debris that the market was depositing in the High Street every Friday.

Immediately south-east of Lingfield lies the race course, founded in 1890, and beyond that is the next station on the railway line, Dormans.

The lifeboat was slung on a wheeled cradle which would be hauled out of the station, down the ramp immediately in front of it, and into the sea; the boat floated off once there was sufficient water under

The lifeboat was slung on a wheeled cradle which would be hauled out of the station, down the ramp immediately in front of it, and into the sea; the boat floated off once there was sufficient water under

This view from Skerton Bridge looks back down the River Lune to Lancaster.

This was the second palace on the site: the first, built originally for the 1862 International Exhibition, burnt down just two years after being opened in 1873 as north London's rival to the south's Crystal

Among the market traders who used to draw the crowds were Mrs Gee, who literally sold crockery at knock down prices by shouting out the price and banging on an old tea chest.

Between the two world wars Jack Perrin, who lived in the nearby Hagg Cottages, used to sit by the entrance and sell half candles to people who wanted to go down the mine.

Moving south to the Cuckmere River valley, our tour reaches Upper Dicker, about two and a half miles west of Hailsham.

The Buttertubs Pass leads dramatically down to this village, which is 9 miles west of Muker.

In 1943 workmen digging in the clay and gravel by the quay discovered a skeleton believed to be the remains of a French prisoner.

Despite these early doubts, by the outbreak of the First World War Britain had the largest and most advanced submarine fleet in the world, and Vickers were responsible for building 69 of the 74

Davenham gets its name from the River Dane (a 'trickling stream'), although it sits just about halfway between it and the River Weaver.

Apart from Westminster Hall, the old parliament buildings were burned down in 1834 and the present buildings, in Gothic style, replaced them.

Situated in Market Street and close to Apiary Gate, the church design echoes that of Non-conformist chapels up and down the country.

In January 1899 the London Chatham & Dover Railway and the South Eastern Railway amalgamated their fleets under a joint management and operating agreement, though ownership remained unchanged.

The earliest tourists to the Lake District were overwhelmed by the 'horrid' and 'frightful' nature of the mountains and crags, which frowned down on them as they negotiated the passes.

The lifeline between Poole and Purbeck, crossing between Sandbanks (right) and Shell Bay (left), is the Floating Bridge.

Quarrying for limestone and copper brought new people to this quiet agricultural village - mines were still operating in the 1920s.

This view down into Flint is noteworthy for a number of reasons.

The Garden of Rest is on the left of this photograph, in which we can also see the colonnade which enabled visitors to shop under cover all down one side of the Pantiles.

On the corner, behind the now vanished telephone box, are the premises of A & W Riches & Son, an ironmonger's, and further down is the shop of V Carter & Sons.