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The area opposite the Town Hall was redeveloped in the late 1950s by the Arndale Property Trust in association with Shingler Risdon Associates.

Elsewhere in the village a stream gurgles by the side of the road. The village church is a squat Norman building with a fine interior with ancient wall paintings.

Note the wonderfully coloured bonnet worn by the child to the left.

Haigh Hall was designed by the twenty-fourth Earl of Crawford for himself and built at a cost of £100,000 between c1832 and 1840.

The volume of Raleigh's 'History of the World' has a hole burnt through 104 pages, supposedly caused by the poet Matthew Prior who fell asleep with an unguarded candle nearby.

It is believed that he was the victim of a contract killing arranged by the Italians.

This is one of the classic views of the Lake District; it is now used by the modern National Park Authority as its logo.

The north end of King Street has changed dramatically since 1904: the right hand side is mostly occupied by the backside of Tesco's, and on the left only The Rose pub, with the tall chimney, and the Methodist

The raised site chosen for his castle by the Norman Hamelin de Ballon in the late 11th century can be clearly seen here from Castle Meadows.

Judging by the slogan on the rectory wall, not everyone was happy with the post-war Conservative government.

This photograph shows reeds growing at the edge of a broad, with the cut stalks stacked by the cottage.

Originally built in 1859, it was rescued as a rotting hulk and restored to public use by the National Trust in 1980.

Like the White Swan on the left, inns were named so that a sign could be used and recognised by the illiterate. On the right are the tower of All Saint's Church and the Admiral's Arch.

At the beginning of the 19th century there were only about four hotels in Hornsea, but by the mid 19th century more were built to accommodate the influx of visitors wishing to sea bathe, which was considered

Manor Road joins the High Street by the pyramid roofed mid-19th century house, The Forge, in the distance. To the right, is a small wing with the date 1852 over a Gothic-style stone window.

It seems to have originally been a granary used by the monks of Studley Priory, but in 1534 they converted it to an inn to cater for travellers.

Note also that Buddens tailors shop on the corner of The Square has been demolished and replaced by the London Joint City Bank, established in 1836.

In a manner typical of this coastline, the soft red sandstone has been blasted into grotesque shapes by the constant battering of wind and wave. Note the winch alongside the nearest boat.

The Franciscan Order, the grey friars, arrived in 1234 to a frosty reception from the Abbot of Reading Abbey, who grudgingly gave them marshy land by the River Thames.

The hotel site is now replaced by a modern characterless Holiday Inn; we may be thankful that the ornate 1905 drinking fountain has been saved and relocated down by the river.

The landscaping of these gardens was only completed in 1964, following the purchase of Linda Vista House and gardens by the council in 1960.

The High Street is even busier by the mid-century, reflecting the growth of service industries in Aldeburgh and the gradual return to prosperity after World War II.

However, by the beginning of the 1960s, just before the act that designated the area as a new town, the population had only grown to over 26,000 people.

Beyond the primary school is the Tarleton Hotel, which has stood in the village since the 17th century and now goes by the name of the Cock and Bottle.