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The Village 1901 This tiny, attractive hamlet close to the great manor house of Ightham Mote has one small shop, the Plough Inn selling beers brewed at Westerham near the county border, and

Situated between the Hall and the village, Kelham Bridge's one claim to fame is that it was rammed and split in two by a small iceberg that floated down the Trent during the winter of 1854–55.

On days when there is no market the square is used extensively as a car park, although many people were unhappy with the introduction of a parking fee, combined with a limit on waiting time, in

Several of these photographs show rebuilding work being carried out on sea front properties.

Beyond the bandstand is the Pagoda, a cast iron structure designed for the international Philadelphia Exhibition of 1876. It survived the war, but was removed in 1949.

In Victoria Road, just east of the A355 as it passes through Farnham Common, the late 19th-century Victoria Hotel is now The Victoria, with its brickwork painted cream and the window jambs and quoins

In the middle distance the London Brighton and South Coast Railway lines cut across Brighton Road on a level crossing.

Any fluctuation in prices can mean the difference between considerable wealth or months of hard work all for nothing.

Campers drift back to their caravans after watching one of Poole Harbour's famous sunsets.

At the far end is the church of St Peter, still under construction at this time; it was not finished until 1902.

On wilder winter days, with a storm beating up the Channel, the walk along the cliffs east of Hastings can be an exciting excursion, with salt spray soaking the clifftop rambler and fierce winds making

The store on the corner is that of W H Smith, which now occupies a different site. The perambulator in the foreground now seems decidedly old-fashioned.

Gardeners tend the remarkable holly hedge of Penny Hill Park, which grows in places up to 40 feet high. Penny Hill Park was built in 1873, and is now an hotel. It has a beautifully landscaped garden.

This outstanding timbered-framed building was built during the 14th century and is jettied (the overhang of the first floor) on both sides.

During the mid 20th century the forest of masts had vanished from Ramsgate's harbour, giving it a very different appearance to earlier pictures.

It was designed to emulate Queen Victoria's home on the Isle of Wight, Osborne House. Bought by the Council in the 1930s it was then converted for use as a Town Hall.

Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull.

Powick's older bridge was the scene of a Civil War battle in 1651 when Royalist troops under Montgomery held it for two hours against superior Parliamentary forces.

The Normans transformed the Benedictine abbey into one of England's greatest Christian establishments, the abbey building being larger than Worcester Cathedral.

It was recently sold, and has since been converted into a number of separate apartments.

With New Town status and under the aegis of the Development Corporation, Bracknell began to expand rapidly.

The village is situated at one end of the beautifully named Golden Valley.

Situated 7 miles from the centre of Oxford, the 16th-century Coach and Horses is an old coaching inn, as its name suggests. Although coaches do not call any more, it does have a bus stop nearby.

Note the perambulators in the centre of the picture.