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But behind the facades are centuries-old houses, some of them timber-framed.

Running north to south with closely built houses of all ages, the High Street of this quaintly composed village is set in a large parish rich in vernacular architecture, ancient burial

to No 43714, above, and taken five years later shows cows grazing in the Meadows, a cowshed in the shadow of the Grammar School (far right) and an even better view of the upper part of the Chantry House

The village lies inland from Hastings; its medieval church of St Leonard is isolated away from the houses among the trees.

The building is now a private house, its responsibilities usurped by more modern shops a little further along the road to the left.

Standing by the gatehouse to the 'Big House' - Holker Hall - these four local schoolchildren from Holker pose for the camera on a wet day.

This photograph was taken from St James's Park, and shows the Foreign Office building when it still also housed both the Commonwealth Office and the Home Office.

from long before the time when Machester's workers even considered the need to escape to live in more peaceful and cleaner areas, Chorley Hall is thought to be amongst the oldest inhabited timber-framed houses

In 1886 houses in front of St Mary's church were cleared; the railings date from about 1890. Much on the left has now disappeared to make way for the gruesome Broad Street Mall.

After 1855, the town was developed mainly by Peter Bruff, who built Marine Terrace, the central row of houses in this picture.

The city has gained another luxury hotel, the Macdonald Holland, housed in the shell of what was originally the Julian Hodge building.

The shops in Arndale House have changed over the years; they have reduced in floor size and increased in numbers.

Along the street in the picture was a special bath house, as well as a number of well-appointed new hotels and lodgings.

In this early view of the beach, there are already signs of local businesses capitalising on the new influx of visitors, with terraces of newly-built lodging houses and cheap hotels.

The elegant Georgian house on the right of the road has been converted to offices.To the right of it is the entrance to Botley Mills, an 18th-century mill complex, which is mentioned in the Domesday

Opened in 1885, the Art Gallery and Museum was designed by Yeoville Thomason, who had also designed the adjoining Council House.

Next door is the Caudle House restaurant.

At first, Basildon's schools were insufficient to house the surge of New Towners. For some of the primary-age children, there were places in existing schools at Vange and Pitsea.

The building now houses the Wirral Museum.

The Boat House is visible at the end of The Parade.

The Council House is now called St John's Court, and is occupied by the Somerset Redstone Trust. The Church of St John the Baptist is of Norman origin; its spire is visible for many miles around.

The Gas Service building on the right housed the offices and showroom of Redditch Gas Company at the time of this photograph.

The Old Lion and Lamb was formerly a coaching inn, one of the oldest posting houses on the Great North Road, and associated with the Bishops of Lincoln's palace at Buckden Towers.

The old school building, now a private house, dates from 1849. Note the old school bell-cote.