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The site is quite near the part of the River Stort that had been used for swimming lessons and galas by local schools for at least one hundred years.

There were a whole range of shops along the Broadway, ranging from a chemist's, a sweet shop, a gentlemen's outfitter's, a garage, a bank and the gas showroom, but competition was to follow from

This view looks across the Solent from the Esplanade with the Ryde Esplanade station on the right.

The bridge in the foreground is 18th century, built of brick rubble with a moulded parapet.

To commemorate 300 years of the regiment in 1935, the north chapel was converted into the Suffolk Chapel, designed by Sir Ninian Comper.

The house, now a museum, has changed little over the years and includes her writing table, as well as a collection of documents and letters.

Paignton's harbour is an extension of a simple early shelter for shipping. Though not as protected as the harbour at Brixham, it maintained a fishing fleet for several centuries.

Before the new resort grew up across the landscape, much of the countryside around the old village was open downland along the breezy coastal strip.

Bognor's is a delight, with stucco cottages of varying heights and designs, many with balconied bow and bay windows, fronting an elongated square.

The surfing resort of Polzeath developed between the two world wars.

Cattle seek the cool waters of the River Teme. After its journey through Wales, the river meanders through Shropshire and Worcestershire before joining the River Severn at Worcester.

In a back room of the same establishment, the renowned Mrs Siddons gave a memorable acting performance.

It was named after the medical superintendent who served here for the first 54 years of its existence. This asylum later became the Coppice Hospital.

A moody shot of Charles and William Warren`s boathouse at Eype Mouth, southwards across Lyme Bay. Crab, lobster and crayfish pots are stacked by the door.

A directory of 1898 noted that in Dunstable 'the Catholics have a mission at 78 High Street'.

The Village c1955 Situated on the high road between Cowes and Ryde, Binstead has views across the Solent to Spithead.

This view shows Sir Charles Cavendish's 17th-century 'Little Castle', or keep, at Bolsover Castle.

is still the cry from the Cliff Hotel, and it is difficult to argue - these buildings perch on the cliff tops.

The chimney at the summit is that of the Cape Cornwall mine, whose workings ran far out under the sea to the north-west.

The sandhills to the north of Perranporth are constantly shifting; they are held in check by marram grass, reputed to have been introduced by Sir Walter Raleigh.

The open building on the left, now occupied by Dartington Glass, was until the 1990s the old fish market, built in 1892.

The kings of England often used Lyndhurst as a base for their hunting expeditions in the New Forest. The King's House dates from 1640, though it has been much restored.

This view across what is now known as the Peace Gardens towards the mock-Gothic spires of Sheffield's Town Hall has not changed significantly since this photograph was taken.

By 1925, the music pavilion had been added to the landward end of the pier; while strolling along the promenade remains immensely popular, the folding deck chair has now arrived in large numbers.