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The town's third dock, it extended from the corner of St Nicholas Churchyard to Moor Street; the land was provided by the Corporation.

Pell Wall Hall was built in the 1820s by the architect Sir John Soane. In recent years, having been abandoned, vandalised and finally set on fire, it has recently been restored.

From about 1600 Broadway was a thriving staging post, and horse-drawn carriages by the dozen stopped here to feed and water en route from London to Worcester - a journey of more than 17 hours.

The ferries were often run by the innkeepers themselves, who benefited from the extra trade. Stokesby has two windmills, one for corn and the other for drainage.

The prominent building in the centre was used for many years as a nursery by the city parks department.

Major naval bases such as Portsmouth, Plymouth and Malta found employment for a host of small craft - tenders, tugs, lighters, and ferries - not all of them necessarily owned by the Royal Navy

The original Two Lifeboats pub was torn apart by the 1953 floods. This new tavern was built in replacement. The veranda has now been enclosed by French windows.

On the left is the east range, which contains the hall, marked by the splendid bay window.

By the time this photograph was taken, Bournemouth was at the height of its popularity as this view of the town centre shows.

Today the village and bay are looked after by the St Margaret's Bay Trust, who were formed in 1970; they have created the Pines Gardens, a community centre, and a youth club.

Queen Mary’s Chair 1911 Mary I married Prince Philip of Spain in Winchester Cathedral on 25 July 1554 and this chair, upholstered in blue vel- vet, was used by the Queen during the ceremony.

Owned by the National Trust, it is conserved in complete but non-working condition, and is open to visitors.

The thatched bowls pavilion in the distanct was built in 1923; gates inot the park commemorate the parks opening by the Lord Mayor of London in October 1892.

Dating back to 1284, Hertford College had fallen into decay by the middle of the 19th century, though its fortunes were later revived by Act of Parliament.

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

The scene today has been transformed by the construction of a roundabout to ease traffic flow.

The tiny hamlet grew around a paper mill, opened in the 1840s by the Parke family beside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.

The famous sands are dotted with deckchairs and holidaymakers in the sunshine of the mid 20th century.To the right is 'Dreamland', developed on the site of the famous 'Hall by the Sea' after 1919.

The famous evangelist the Rev C H Spurgeon, who visited Mullion in 1872, was obviously impressed by the locals: 'If I were asked to select the Cornish parish which contains the greatest number of intelligent

The Hemingford Laundry (left), which was taken over by the Huntingdon Model Laundry, closed in the late 1960s when Gordon Elphick opened a furniture shop on the premises.

By the late 1960s the RDSC had replaced their paddlers with three motor ferries: the 'Conway Castle', the 'Seymour Castle', and the 'Cardiff Castle', the latter skippered by Bill Rehberg,

Selworthy Green is now owned by the National Trust. The thatched cottages were erected in 1828 by Sir Thomas Dyke Acland for his retired estate workers.

The row of impressive buildings on the Marine Parade is dominated by the Zetland Hotel (centre of

To the south of Wellingborough lies the village of Wollaston, separated from its neighbour Great Doddington by the River Nene.