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In the shadow of the Lord Nelson Hotel and the lifeboat house, a century on from the first day-trippers, some of the surroundings have altered, fashions have changed and deckchairs are in abundance, but

A photograph like this would be impossible to take in the 21st century, but this band of troupers provided many happy hours of innocent enjoyment for residents and visitors alike.

A view of St Marys church in 1931, with the War Memorial in the foreground. In 1752, the Rewd William Cole wrote that the tower was `one of the most clumsy and heavy ones I ever saw`.

This general view of the river near Potter Heigham bridge clearly illustrates the flat and treeless banks of the river.

Hemmed in by a circle of hills and built on a gravel bank between the Thames Isis and the River Cherwell, Oxford creates the impression of sitting on an island.

Powers were sought in Parliament to establish new residential areas, and many of the squares and avenues of modern- day Cheltenham date back to that period.

To the right is the Cross Keys Hotel, but the most famous of all is Ye Old White Harte Inn, where the Governor and other leading citizens of Hull took the decision not to let King Charles I enter the city

To the right is the Cross Keys Hotel, but the most famous of all is Ye Old White Harte Inn, where the Governor and other leading citizens of Hull took the decision not to let King Charles I enter the city

Here we see the half-timbered gatehouse of the Hospital of St John, founded by Archbishop Lanfranc in 1084 and the second oldest medieval almshouse in England, which stands in Northgate Street, outside

East of Ashford, and now subsumed by it, the little village of Willesborough possesses two landmark structures.

In fairness, Culmstock is not one of England's natural tourist attractions. But there are better corners than can be seen from this view.

A splendid view of the gardens, taken when they were already seventy years old. The gardens, near Queen's University, are still a restful oasis to the south of the city.

A carriage with top-hatted coachman waits patiently outside one of Cheyne Walk's many grand Georgian brick houses. Graceful plane trees screen residents from the more boisterous life on the water.

Puddletown is the 'Weatherbury' of Thomas Hardy's 'Far From the Madding Crowd'. This area is rich in Hardy associations.

Because of the town's pervading odour of fish it was known familiarly as 'Fishygissey'.

The Zonita Cinema has followed 'Adventures of Quentin Durward' into obscurity, but the pub across the road still provides a service for thirsty residents and travellers.

By 1923 the number of cars in Chester was increasing; no doubt there were already complaints about the volume of traffic.

Though the Gardens were opened in 1836, within four years of this picture being taken the Gardens' operating company was in financial trouble.The Town Trustees agreed to buy the Gardens for £5,445

The first house on the left is Peel House, which was built in 1851 as Bagshot Police Station, one of only four in the whole of Surrey at that time.

Belbroughton is happily situated just south of the Clent Hills.

This view shows how the Cathedral also played the role of a parish church; it was surrounded with the burial stones of the town's faithful.

This view shows how the Cathedral also played the role of a parish church; it was surrounded with the burial stones of the town's faithful.

Set in a most attractive position on the shore of Restronguet Creek off the Carrick Roads, the old thatched inn was once owned by the captain of the 'Pandora', which sailed to the South Pacific to

Thatcham has grown and expanded enormously in recent years, though the character of the village centre remains intact.