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The view is much the same today, with Gould's Cottages (c1840) on the left-hand side.

some damage during an air raid, but it was in good enough repair to provide Winston Churchill, then the local MP, and his wife with luncheon whilst touring the district during the General Election of

Port Erin's increasing popularity with holidaymakers led to a number of hotels being opened, including the Falcon's Nest, the Eagle, the Bellevue, and the Bay.

The ivy-clad cottages facing the village green were built in the 19th century for agricultural workers, and are an example of the general improvement in housing for estate workers.

An assorted bunch of pleasure boats patiently wait for the lock to fill on a fine summer's day.

Above the white roofed building, The Jubilee Parish Hall, is an area of land that was actually a tennis court. The building to the left is the village shop, which we see in photograph S241002.

Her father, John McHandy, was the Chief Constable of Essex.

We can wlak along the High Street today and pick out most of these buildings, even if the delightfully named Public Benefit Boot Company on the right is more.

The clothing is particularly interesting: some remnants of Victoriana are counterpointed by the somewhat rakish outfit sported by the chap on the right.

The village store faces the war memorial on the green, which appears to have been fenced off. Surely this was not protection from vandals!

It is said that his famous poem 'Ode to Autumn', which begins with the line 'Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness...', was written after one such ramble.

The Harbour Inn is at least 800 years old, and very popular with the many birdwatchers who come to see the wildfowl on the River Axe.

The land has been built upon with an estate of new houses. Also in this area is the Sandy Lane Industrial Estate, near Hartlebury Common.

This village lies at the confluence of the River Anton and the Pillhill brook.

It was from here that the convicted leaders of the Chartist uprising in Newport were deported to Van Diemen`s Land in

As well as public parks and memorial gardens, Aldershot is famous for its enormous open-air swimming pool, which covers an acre and can hold a million gallons of water.

This pretty old Kentish village of Saxon vintage has a lovely green (alas, not now as rural as it looks here) surrounded by lime and chestnut trees, some grand Georgian houses and simpler homes.

On the left-hand side of the street, the building with the bay window, once the Castle Hotel and then the Co-op, is now Mackays clothing; while the premises to the right, occupied for many years by Folley's

The opening of this municipal building took place in September 1873 amid jubilant celebrations, and despite the torrential rain. The 200ft tower was modelled on the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.

A band serenades the promenaders on a hot Edwardian day. Parasols, perambulator covers and hats deflect the sun's rays.

The harbour, run by the Gweek Company, was in past centuries busy with ships from Holland, Ireland, Germany and Scandinavia, loading and discharging cargoes of coal, timber, grain and stone

We are a few yards downstream from the view pictured above, and the people on the bridge have been replaced by a lady. There is a horse-drawn farm implement to the right of shot.

Bedford School celebrated 450 years of independent education in 2002.

Even though there are no leaves on the trees, Lord Street is still busy; as at Blackpool, trippers visit all year round.