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A close-up showing the foundations of the original Chapter House dating back to the early 18th century.

Here the Whitstable United Christians hold a beach gathering; on the sheet at the back it says 'Suffer little children to come unto me.'

Dating back to 1309 and rebuilt in 1403, the bridge is now preserved. Six of the arches are original; however, the central one was raised in 1822 to allow barges to pass through.

Back in the Market Place, the clock tower is an architecturally undistinguished brick structure with a stone plaque telling us that its foundation stone was laid on 26 January 1899.

Looking back up North Street towards the Parade and Market House, with the Post Office on the left, as it still is today.

From the back gardens belonging to many of the terraced houses, individual steps leading to the water front encourage boat

This view shows the backs of buildings along Kempock Street. Kempock Place is just in view on the extreme left of the picture.

Nine crew were lost and a tribute to their courage and selflessness is to be found in the churchyard: 'Caister men never turn back, sir'.

Inside the Castle, the photographer looks back to the gatehouse, which is basically 14th-century over a Norman archway, although the drum towers on this side are early 19th-century.

On the right side we can see the back of the Cholmley School, which was endowed by Lady Cholmley in 1869. The building is still used today as the headquarters of a rowing club.

The timber-framed Tudor House, one of the city's finest buildings, dates back to about 1500, and has hardly changed at all since this photograph was taken.

This view from the canal towpath looks north to the George Street bridge in Bathwick, with the backs of Sydney Buildings on the right.

The west range of the castle to the right dates back to the 13th century, whereas the heavily fenestrated north range to the left is Elizabethan, the work of Sir John Perrot, half-brother

hardening material developed from volcanic dust extracted from the slopes of Mount Etna, the lighthouse was inaugurated in March 1830; it replaced an original wooden structure dating back

At the time of this photograph, the Post Office had announced the Saturday afternoon closing of the smaller offices and the cut-back of Sunday services in an effort to make more profit.

It remains an important centre for the sport, and it has some charming Colonial- style buildings that hark back to the days of the Raj.

Over time a hostelry developed, but only a hundred years ago, a dairy stood where the back bar is today.

The road out takes you back to Frome.

A haunting and unusual picture of a marching band at Frensham during the First World War. How many of these men came back by the end of the following year?

The Swan, which dates back to the Middle Ages, was originally known as the Yew Tree (after a nearby yew) but changed its name in the 18th century when it was a busy inn on the London-Brighton turnpike

However, mothers and children manage to find space and the boats form useful back-rests. The promenade is well used by walkers. Straw hats are popular for both men and women.

The maids seem to find the visitor ready for a chat, and the lad on the carriage looks back also.

The black-painted smock windmill, set back from the road, and the prominent Cricketers pub facing the local cricket pavilion, are both local landmarks.

The long, galleried Granary possibly dates back to the reign of Charles II, and is now part of the Museum.