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Today, its past is commemorated by the Whitbread Hop Farm, the largest hop and oast complex ever built, and now a popular museum.

By the end of the century the figure was one in five.

Camping was a popular, cheap way of spending a family holiday by the sea. The tent in the foreground has a large awning, a useful way of extending the living area.

Portchester Castle was built by the Romans to defend the English Channel from raiding Saxons and is one of the largest of the 'Saxon shore' forts.

It looks southwards towards the Garth and Bangor, which is backed by the Snowdon mountains.

Its size indicates the relative wealth of this small country town well into the 20th century - its fortunes boosted by the presence of adjacent military camps.

Above the entrance is a gallery, and it was from here that a parson, ejected from the church by the Commonwealth, used to preach to the villagers. The house later became a bank.

The falls are caused by the waters of the Dungeon Ghyll, which rises on the Langdale Pikes above, and crashes through this tiny gorge of sheer-sided rocks.

Various figures can be seen seated by the 40-ft Cross, which rises from seven steps at the point where three roads meet.

One problem not foreseen by the planners was the dramatic increase in car ownership. The initial blueprint allowed for one garage for every six homes.

The station served the Midland Railway, and its Euston Road frontage is still dominated by the Midland Grand Hotel designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott.

Bishops Walk, the quiet riverside path, was shortly to be replaced by the main road to be known as Lambeth Palace Road and the Albert Embankment.

Ordnance Survey maps show that it was built on the site of an older road, New Barn Road, whose path had run across the present road, but which was blocked by the railway of 1903.

At this date it is still surrounded by the countryside, and woodland dominates the skyline. Up the hill to the left is the Workhouse, with the Trenance flour mill and its chimney below.

The medieval cathedral had been destroyed by the armies of Henry III and Edward I, and the present building was rebuilt after it was partially destroyed by Owain Glyndwr in 1402.

The Cross is dominated by the tower of St Nicholas's Church - said to have been originally designed for St Martin's- in-the-Fields in London.

By the rules of the foundation, for eight centuries travellers have been given bread and ale on demand—the Wayfarers Dole.

At this date, holiday makers could still arrive by the railway as well as by road.

Above the entrance is a gallery and it was from here that a parson, ejected from the church by the Commonwealth, used to preach to the villagers. The house later became a bank.

It was originally called Bartholomew's Gate, but was changed by order of Charles II who landed here in 1683, accompanied by the Duke of York, on his way to London.

A small girl waits by the picket fence, and women watch the boy delivering a sack of coal on a trolley -the photographer has asked them to pose.

This charming view is enhanced by the irregularity of the steps. It shows how elevated the church is, facing countryside to the south but opening out onto the Market Place to the north.

This decision, however, was overruled by the local curate.

The building that was originally the Railway Tavern is hidden by the tall tree on the right. Its mock-Tudor successor can be seen to the left.