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It was demolished in the late 1960s, and the site is now occupied by the Ladygate Shopping Centre.

It was built in the 1830s by the builder and tallow-chandler Jacob Hamblen to create a direct, if somewhat exhausting, route between his shop and house.

In 1993 this was replaced by the very successful design of the Castle Mall shopping centre, partly built underground below a raised park.

Stand by the Burton monument and look down the High Street to compare this photograph with the scene today. The Lion and Lamb on the right has changed its name, and is now called Fridays.

Down by the crossroads is the Six Bells public house, while to the left, the church is one of only two in England dedicated to Saint Vigor.

Dawlish began as two discrete hamlets, one inland by the parish church and another on the seashore, but quickly grew as the first visitors arrived to holiday in the late 18th century.

Fishing, once the livelihood of many, had declined by the early 20th century, so small boats are now mainly used to take visitors trips around the bay.

The new road bridge was built by the renowned engineering firm of Dorman Long of Middlesbrough, who also built the Sydney Harbour bridge.

The lane to the right leads to Gosmore, and at the top of the hill in front of us, hidden by the bushes, is the Moorhens public house. The footpath follows the original level of the road.

Salcombe was preserved from wholesale development because it was never reached by the railway. Kingsbridge, five miles to the north, was the closest the line ever penetrated.

The hotel is on ground well below the level of the water in the river Yare, and is protected from flooding by the riverbank.

These boats were used by the ancient Britons, and are still made in the traditional way: canvas is stretched on a framework of interwoven rods and rendered waterproof with pitch or tar.

Advertising has always existed, though today it is controlled by the local authority.

By the 1920s, bathing costumes had become more practical than those shown in the previous illustrations, and the bathing machines had become redundant in favour of smaller kiosks and tents.

The road below was frequently flooded by the River Frome.

It is bordered by the sea on one side and a meandering river on the other.

By the twenties motor cars had almost completely replaced earlier horse- drawn transport, and charabanc tours had become a popular feature of a seaside holiday.

By the 1950s motor traffic was beginning to dominate the centre of Bournemouth, though it was still possible for drivers to easily pull in at the side of the road.

The statue of William III, originally erected in 1734, stands proudly in the centre, bisected by the tramlines. William has moved several times over the years; he now sits above a Gents urinal.

Both had been employed by the local magnates, the Lowther family, to manage their lands. This corner of Cumbria abounds in associations with the poet.

An earlier bridge at Bewdley, described by the topographer Leland as a 'goodly fair bridge over Severn of great arches of stone', probably led to the development of the town.

In this photograph, carts are being transported across the lake by the chain-operated pulley ferry.

The boy on the left appears to have been diverted from what he was doing: probably he has been hailed by the two cyclists opposite Lloyd's Bank, who seem to be about to head across the road towards him

By the turn of the century, the event had become one of the major attractions of the English Season.