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It was erected by the Westleton Carnival Committee in 1963. The shaft and the millstone came from the mill, which was demolished the same year.

It was dedicated by the Bishop of Winchester on 10 August (St Lawrence's Day) 1898, the money having been raised as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

The truth at last – by the man who knows'.

The Town Hall was designed in 1855 by the Bath architect Thomas Fuller – he later emigrated to Canada.

Expelled by the Methodist Conference, the men continued to preach and in 1811 adopted the name Primitive Methodists.

There was a forge in the area by 1273, and glassmaking was well established by the early 14th century. John Glasman supplied stained glass for the East Window of York Minster.

The drawing room of today is little altered in appearance from 1955 apart from new furniture, and is still used as a drawing room by the guests who stay here.

The old church stood by the trees.

In the reign of Elizabeth I, Holker Hall was owned by the Prestons, from whom it passed to the Lowthers and finally to the Cavendish family.

The granite and brick arched St Austell or Trenance Viaduct was completed by the Great Western Railway in the year of this photograph to replace I K Brunel's timber fan viaduct of 1858.The latter can

The former Benedictine priory was dissolved by Henry VIII, but fortunately for posterity, the church was bought by the townspeople (for the enormous sum of £20) to replace their old parish

We are downstream from Bewdley, and the course of the River Severn can again be defined in this photograph by the line of trees.

Today, Kents Bank is perhaps best known as the starting or finishing point for guided crossings led by the Queen's Guide, Cedric Robinson, over the treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay.

Protected by the enclosing reef of Walney Island, Barrow flour- ished as a major shipbuilding centre in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The wide Main Street of Egremont, watched over by the clock tower of the Victorian Town Hall, is typical of many Cumbrian towns.

A little further down, The Plough Hotel, an ancient coaching inn, was demolished to make way for the Regent Arcade shopping mall, which was officially opened by the Princess Royal in 1985

It was named after the renowned links designed by the champion Open golfer J H Taylor. A total of 6,125 yards in length, it was hailed as 'one of the most sporting golf courses in England.'

It is one of only a few churches in the county untouched by the Victorian restorers, and like many of the originals has only a bellcote and is painted white.

Portcawl's dock was closed in 1907, and its inner harbour was filled in during the 1920s, but the town had recovered somewhat by the time this photograph was taken.

It was burned down by the French in 1377 along with Rottingdean's inhabitants, who had taken shelter inside it. Even today burn marks are visible.

This flint and brick village on the downs north of Brighton is now severed in two by the main A27. The village pond is an old dewpond; it is surrounded by sarsen stones found on the downs.

Peeping into view on the left of the picture is the sturdy tower of Wantage parish church, which dates from the late 13th century and was restored by the distinguished local architect George Street in

Power for the production of ornaments was provided by the waterwheel in the foreground. The headland in the distance is Black Head.

Note the canvas canopies and blinds used by the shops, and on the right the tall telephone pole and short street lamp.