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Some of the boys on the beach were probably from Mostyn House School in the town; the yacht in the foreground is a typical 12ft vessel favoured by the school.

They were, of course, designed to make life easier when using transport of the four-legged variety; although by the time this photograph was taken, the motor car was beginning to make its presence felt

When the English vessels failed to appear, French troops landed on the island, burning and looting, and were resisted only by the islanders who inflicted heavy casualties on the invaders.

Here, looking towards Ingoldmells Point, are the sandy beach and the sand dunes, a view now radically changed by the more recent sea defences with a massive concave-fronted sea wall forming a promenade

One such three-day visit by the king in 1634 is said to have set the duke back £15,000, a phenomenal amount of money in 17th-century England.

This house was built by the three Medley brothers in c1750 in the grounds of Buxted Park, situated about two miles north of Uckfield.

By the time of this photograph, the view from the Beaconsfield Road had changed very little over the previous twenty years or so, except for the addition of the garage next to the parked vehicle (right

The building has never been an abbey, but took its name from the lands owned by the Benedictine Abbey of Bec in Normandy.

Close by the altar of the Abbey church lies the body of Isabella, wife of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, the second son of the founder King John.

This ancient mill was working up to the 1930s, when it was bought by the National Trust and run as a youth hostel.

Viewed from the west, the facade of the west front is dominated by the Great West Window and the Triple Arch Door. The west front of many cathedrals were intended to be showpieces.

We can see the First and Last House down by the Land's End, while in the far distance is the headland of Cape Cornwall.

This one was built by the Chichester family in the 18th century; it burned Welsh limestone, which was held to be superior to the Devon limestone.

Originally it linked Great Haywood to the old village of Shugborough; the village was later removed by the Ansons as it spoiled their view.

Acquired by the Borough and used as offices (gas masks and ration books were collected from here in the war), it was transferred to the regional water authority when local government was reorganised

The only action the castle ever saw was in 1216, when it was occupied by the French at the invitation of the barons rebelling against King John. COMPTON, Loseley

Funds for its construction were raised by the King Edward VII Welsh National Memorial Association, whose president was Lord Davies of Llandinam.

It is odd that the street lighting is only on the left side of the road, supported by the telephone poles.

Bell, Old Church Street has survived for three hundred years; its bar is in the passageway.The Junction, High Street has one very big room, an island bar, and some fixtures and fittings supplied by the

The clump of trees just in front of it marks the position of Barstable Cottage, one of the thousands of small tenements swept away by the New Town.

Note the hotel carriage by the entrance and the various horse-drawn conveyances. The fountain in the middle of the square has now been removed and this is now a busy road junction.

The original market place, as laid out in the Bury St Edmunds' grid pattern devised by Abbot Baldwin in the 11th century, was a good deal larger than it was by the time this photograph was taken.

The house beyond was the forge, run by the Stone family, who were also parish sextons. Walter Bowers is driving the carrier's cart.

Note the fashionable straw hats, and the wrought iron frame protecting the wooden signpost by the lady on the left.