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Part of the village is clustered around the top of a ravine; notice the steep flight of steps in the lower foreground dropping away down toward the sea.

A row of Cotswold stone cottages in Vineyard Street, named after the former abbey's vineyard which was once nearby, built in the style so beloved of all who love the towns and villages of the Cotswolds—and

The pretty gardens on the 'embankment' surround the town's war memorial, and the bay window on the extreme left of the view is the window of the presbytery of the Catholic church.

This site looks almost deserted, except for a Volkswagen parked by one of the caravans and a few cows grazing in the field behind.

The newly-opened Grammar School at the end of Windmill Avenue. A ceramic mural on the front by William Mitchell demonstrated the progressiveness of the architects.

The broad High Street, once the site of the market established under a charter from Edward I, was, at the turn of the last century, still very much a rendezvous for the cattle and sheep farmers of the

Christ Church is renowned for its magnificent hall, impressive timbered roof and collection of portraits, including Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey.

Here we see a very crowded Ramsgate beach, with the pier in the distance on the right beyond the massed bathing machines.

This is a general view of Kendal from the south, with the Lakeland hills in the background.The town of Kendal was founded on the west bank of the River Kent, although the earliest settlement around

Bindon Abbey was the location of an important Cistercian monastery and dates back to 1172. Little remains of the original building; this neo-gothic gatehouse dates back only to the 1790s.

Here we see the black and white cottages of 'Churchside' with their thatched roofs, and the tower of All Saints', dating from the 14th century.

Deck chairs still provided the main form of seating. The shelters remain unchanged.

This view looks from the junction of the High Street and South Parade on market day.

A pre-war motorcar of much character is parked outside 63 Manor Way on the corner of Chipstead Way, whilst a modern delivery van runs downhill towards Rectory Lane.

This photograph of Roebuck Ferry House is a reminder of the days when an un-accommodating landowner refused access to the Berkshire bank of the Thames.

IMAGINE an area of low-lying marshland riddled with secret smugglers' paths and tales of Wat Tyler's doomed revolt.

This photograph was taken on 10 September 1961, the last day of passenger services on the former Midland & South Western Junction Railway line that connected Andoversford (near Cheltenham

Pigot and Co's National Commercial Directory, published in 1830, gives an interesting snapshot of the town just before its rapid decline (the building of the Great Western Railway killed both the

of the road.

supplies of various kinds to the London market.'

Inskip was the cradle of Methodism in the Fylde along with Elswick, which was reckoned the headquarters of non-conformity.

It was modelled on the farm created by Louis XIV for Marie Antoinette.

The camera looks at the early 16th-century Great Barn, which was originally one of four opening onto the farmyard; a second smaller one has quite recently been particularly well restored from a skeletal

In 1797 a committee of seven was appointed by the trustees to negotiate with the proprietors of the newly formed Grand Junction Canal Company who required land for the extension of their canal.