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The Swan, which dates back to the Middle Ages, was originally known as the Yew Tree (after a nearby yew) but changed its name in the 18th century when it was a busy inn on the London-Brighton turnpike

The Sugar Bowl with its colourful decorations is seen from the opposite side of a narrow- looking Brighton Road.

After the railway arrived, Brighton's continued popularity was assured. Designed by Captain Samuel Brown in 1823, the pier was like a four-span suspension bridge, jutting about 1,000 ft into the sea.

The Wheatsheaf Inn, for many years an important staging post on the Brighton to Hastings route, was rebuilt in 1886.

A view across the River Bourne, a tributary of the Thames, with a hay cart fording the river and horse and cart and mounted horseman looking down from the bridge at the lower end of Brighton Road.

In this view, looking eastwards over the gardens, Hove's famous Lawns are clearly visible, and Brighton's West Pier can be seen.

These compact, if undistinguished, houses still stand behind the Fox on the Hill in Smithy Lane, as it leads towards the busy A217 Brighton Road.

The parade of shops at the junction of Reigate Road and Brighton Road has an unfamiliar appearance without traffic lights and the extensive Shell Garage.

Always jealous of its independence, Hove evaded big brother Brighton's dominance and obtained borough status in 1898.

Pronounced Slaffham, this quiet village lies close to the A23 London to Brighton road. Note the row of houses on the right - a varied mix of stone houses and tile-hung properties.

Fine sea views can be obtained from the regular summer open-top bus service which runs from Brighton to Rottingdean, a picturesque village situated in a dene, or valley in the downs.

The foundation stone of the New Brighton lighthouse was laid on 8 June 1827 by Thomas Littledale, Mayor of Liverpool.

The New Brighton Tower was completed in 1898, about eight years after the Blackpool Tower.

This is clearly demonstrated in this fine panoramic view of Brighton from the West Pier, which was designed by Eugenius Birch and opened in 1866.

By the 1920s Bournemouth had become a major south coast resort, rivalling Brighton and Torquay.

The medieval settlement of Crawley, situated half way along the London to Brighton Road, was ideally located to become an 18th-century coaching town.

After the opening of the railway from London to Brighton in 1841, the coaching era came quickly to a close.

Brighton Pavilion is a fitting reminder of this town's emergence as a seaside resort.

He published a treatise on the advantages of sea-bathing, recommending Brighton very strongly.

The Red Lion public house, the Water Works and Coulsdon Library on the east side of Brighton Road contrast in style and date with the Victorian terraced houses and shops opposite.

Opposite in the 1950s was Payne Transport, a family-run business which also had depots in nearby Handcross and Brighton.

Previously a journey from London to Portsmouth entailed one of two options: to go to Croydon and then to Brighton, with a change there onto the South Coast line to Chichester and Portsmouth, or

Although his business was in banking and railways, his great love was coaching, and his coach travelled daily to and from Brighton.

The Venture coach-and-four, made a number of promotional journeys from London to Brighton, but these passengers arrayed in top hats are probably bound for a race meeting at Epsom.