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Steamers discharge their cargo by way of chutes into dumb barges. In the centre of the picture is a Humber keel, sporting the traditional rig of a single square lug sail.

This settlement probably got its name from Andrew Wysmon, a tenant knight at the time of Edward II's reign.

The south aisle was added in 1870 in memory of the Rev E Hogg.

This pub is named after the Woodwose, or wild man of the woods. He is usually shown as he is on the sign here - bearded, hairy and carrying a club.

The hay ricks and the milking sheds (skillins) remind us of another time. The County Council bought the land in the 1970s for development into the Country Park.

The village overlooks the often windswept Rhosili Bay on the western edge of the Gower Peninsula. Tradition has it that the village is named after St Fili, who was possibly a son of St Cenydd.

Stoneycroft was part of the new town development, and work started in 1952.

The owners of these parked cars must be shopping. The first building on the left was Barclays Bank; today it is still Barclays, but it has had a fresh lick of paint.

The Swan Inn is south of Lyndhurst. A turning to the A35 is opposite it, and here we find Leominstead Lakes, where trout fishing is available daily.

Most of the buildings in St Mary Bourne are built of brick and flint. The church of St Peter stands in the village.

This attractive terrace of houses lies close to the sea on the north side of the Headland, which is beyond the buildings in the centre distance.

To the right of the picture are the Hall, now the Crown Inn, and the church. Behind the war memorial is Church House, the former Guildhall.

Situated on the corner of Queen's Road and Westwood Drive, this guest house was also a victim of changing times.

The village overlooks the often windswept Rhosili Bay on the western edge of the Gower Peninsula. Tradition has it that the village is named after St Fili, who was possibly a son of St Cenydd.

The church of St Mary was burnt down in 1914 and rebuilt by W Fellowes Prynne. What remained of the old building was the brick west tower dating back to around 1635.

This well, with its thirteen water jets, is a reconstruction of an earlier one destroyed by Oliver Cromwell's troops. On 23 January 1570, Regent Moray was shot as he rode through Linlithgow.

Holt, between Fakenham and Cromer, boasts a wealth of fine Georgian houses, which huddle haphazardly around its broad market place. It was rebuilt all of a piece after a devastating fire in 1708.

Close by St John's Gate is this narrow alley of tall tile-hung shops and houses, which lean precariously over so that residents might almost stretch out and shake hands from their windows.

It looks as if they have almost cleared their tray. A young boy pauses on his way to buy a jug of beer.

Hastings has suffered very much in recent years, now that the boom holiday period of the 1920s to the late 1950s has ended. Many of the seafront houses are in serious decay.

The 12th-century tower and spire of St Mary's Church viewed from the Market Place, a symbol of the mediaeval prosperity brought to this little town from wool-trading.

Holt, between Fakenham and Cromer, boasts a wealth of fine Georgian houses, which huddle haphazardly around its broad market place. It was rebuilt all of a piece after a devastating fire in 1708.

A Victorian guidebook, published in 1895, described Morecambe thus: 'Morecambe is much frequented by trippers from the busy towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire, for whose recreation are provided abundant

In the distance is the tower of Holy Trinity Church.