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George III gave his friend Thomas Weld permission to build a Catholic place of worship here by the castle - the first church of that faith built openly since the Reformation.

This fine, four-arched bridge over the River Aire at Kildwick, between Keighley and Skipton, was built by the canons of Bolton Priory in the early 14th century.

The grand Victorian hotel catering for the wealthy dominates the sky-line to the top left, mirrored by the terrace of cheaper B and Bs on the right.

On the right is part of the Marine Dealers' Stores run by the famous St Ives 'naive' painter Alfred Wallis. Works of Wallis's can be seen at the St Ives Tate Gallery.

The Guildhall (left) and Municipal Buildings (right, containing the Lord Mayor's Parlour) were opened in 1874 by the Prince of Wales, who later became Edward VII.

Owned by the Duke of Norfolk, the 52 acres of Norfolk Park had been open to the citizens of Sheffield since 1841.

A raised sea wall now protects the land behind from encroachment by the sea, but is being used as a backrest by some of the holidaymakers.

But the whole composition still sits comfortably on its more ancient foundations close by the old manor house.

South Cerney has some delightful street names, such as Bow Wow, close by the Old George Inn, and Upper Up, which now adjoins the village proper, but a reminder of the days when it was an outlying farming

By the 1950s, new buildings have begun to overshadow the road. Barker's timber yard occupies the low range of buildings on the right.

The early Saxon town was attacked several times by Danish raiders, was destroyed by the French in 1340 and 1690, and badly bombed during the Second World War.

It was the first property acquired by the National Trust, who paid £10 for it in 1896 - and then another £300 to restore it.

It was owned by the Borwick family - Mr Borwick lost all his clothes in the fire, and had to borrow replacements.

The buildings by the road into the village on the right are much altered.

Few would dare to venture onto the roads in the vulnerable contraption driven by the man on the right.

By the 1950s, with the advent of popular motoring, Broadway was starting to attract car-borne tourists in considerable numbers.

In the centre is Dorset House, now taken over by the Dorset Arms for extra accommodation.

However, judging by the parked cars and caravans, the visitors are quite happy just to look at the magnificent view over the cliff top.

An earlier castle on this site was captured in 1263 by the Norse and was subsequently demolished, allegedly on the orders of Robert the Bruce. A new, stronger fortress was then built in its place.

Throughout the 1890s the village developed into a seaside resort, sparked off by the building of two hotels, the Grand and the Sheringham.

Liphook had begun to expand by the time this photograph was taken; its streets were characterised by neat rows of Victorian and Edwardian houses.

How many of these men came back by the end of the following year? Frensham is known for its ponds and its common - now Frensham Country Park.

The war memorial, surmounted by the stag, which is the county symbol, stands at the junction of St Andrews Street and Fore Street.

It was replaced by St Peter's, designed by R T Hookway and consecrated by the Bishop of Exeter on 28 June 1890.