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It was traditionally much more important than its 'little suburb by the sea', and was included in the jurisdiction of the Cinque Ports.

The closest the railway ever reached to Britain's most southerly spot was Helston, eleven miles away, so visitors had either to come by car or take one of the excursion buses which were run from 1903 by the

It passed through several owners before being bought by the Grammar School for £187 in 1887. The school stayed here until 1972, when it moved to its present site.

Kings Walk leads us back to the exit, past the Victoria Statue unveiled in 1904 by the Duke of Connaught, after being erected by cadets and others who had connections with the College.

Coastal vessels docked here to take on stone from the quarries at St Keverne close by. The small chippings were used for metalling roads.

The date, 1965, is clearly reflected by the clothes of bystanders - early, baggy jeans and headscarves.

Earls Barton is surrounded by the lush countryside of the Nene valley, making it popular with house hunters.

By the 1870s, many Lancashire cotton workers received three day's unpaid holiday a year, which was tacked onto a weekend to give a five-day break.

By the time this picture was taken, the holiday business was well established. The high ground in the distance is the edge of Dartmoor.

The name Sturry means 'Stour-y', on or by the Stour. The settlement may date back to the earliest Saxon arrivals in Britain.

This is another of the Lake District's classic viewpoints, the backdrop formed by the peak of Causey Pike (2,035 ft).

The spa could also be reached from Avonmouth by the trains of the BP&PR, whose terminus can be seen on the extreme left of the picture.

By the beginning of the last century, the island was famous for its great naval harbour, its prison, and the stone quarries that produced the fine Portland stone.

This is a comparatively modern building - it was built between 1875 and 1900 by the Rev Whitewell Elwin.

The Pavilion has now been demolished, to be replaced by the Lakeside Arts Centre.

The name of this café, and the two grinding stones from the mill that lean by the doorway, explain the changing nature of the countryside in these decades.

It was extensively remodelled during the 19th century by the architect William Burn; it had previously been modernised between 1768 and 1788 by John Carr of York.

It is a pleasant old Saxon village, almost overlooked by the passage of time.

The building by the little harbour was for many years the home of the Royal Western Yacht Club and is now the Waterfront Restaurant.

The whole area was taken into the Forest by the Conqueror, though it was released for farmland in later centuries.

Set up by the photographer, the group outside the Inn display a range of 19th-century garb: long skirts, long white aprons, and bowler, boater and trilby hats. Was that their Sunday best?

The traffic is now diverted down Silver Street (left), and the street lights have been replaced by the modern Richardson Candles.

The two ambulances (centre), identified by the crosses on their roofs, are probably en route from the Royal Air Force Hospital in Lynn Road.

The abbey gate replaced a Norman gate destroyed by the townspeople in 1327, who then had to pay for this castle-like defensive structure.