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The Victorian lavatories under the steps with their decorative brickwork and small domes are a work of art. Cafes and shops abound on this easy route to the beach.

It is likely that the inhabitants of inland villages such as Wyke Regis and Melcombe Regis moved nearer the sea to take advantage of these new markets for goods, establishing the present

The plastered section of this long building was known as Webbs Cottages, and the southern range, Portsmouth Cottages. The first one of the latter was the Reading Room and Club.

The floor of the Royal Exchange was the scene of frantic activity on Tuesdays and Fridays, when at the hour of High Exchange anything up to 6000 men would gather here and shout at one another.

For years Alnmouth has been noted for its sands; many of these holidaymakers would have taken a constitutional walking along the beach to Warkworth Castle.

St Mary's has been called 'the Cathedral of North Hampshire' and it is said that the arcaded walling around the sanctuary was inspired by Salisbury Cathedral.

This village stands on Watling Street close by the Little Stour.

The 17th-century house Birch Grove was the home of Harold Macmillan, the former Prime Minister. Ludwell Grange, built in 1540, is a fine half-timbered house.

In this town we will find a fascinating mixture of alleyways, courtyards and shambles.

Ullenhall has had its share of notorious residents, including a 19th-century forger called William Booth, who was also accused of his brother`s murder.

On the opening of the Barry lifeboat station at the entrance to Barry Docks, the watchtowe (built in 1865 when the population of Barry was fewer than 100) ceased to be used - it later became the first

Compare this photograph of the tennis courts with that of 1895. The building in the centre is the Lowther Pavilion.

Note the soldiers marching down the road side by side in the centre of the photograph, just to the right of Craster's corner shop.

This park was laid out for the benefit of working people to give them a break from the dust and grime of industrial Sheffield.

Another view of the cathedral. Behind the cathedral, the Necropolis can be seen, stretching from the left and to the right of the photograph.

The estate in which the house stands is very beautiful, its heath and forest land described as a 'piece of Scotland south of the Tweed'.

It all looks very quiet along Rye Ground Lane, quiet enough for a group of locals to stand chatting in the middle of the road.

The extensive remains of Piel Castle date from the early 14th century, and are located on Piel Island to the south of Barrow in Furness.

A number of interesting half-timbered and tile- hung cottages can be found in this village, which lies just to the south of the M25.

Another view of the Spa buildings, this time from Promenade level. There is no record of why the huge banners proclaiming Queen Victoria are displayed.

Caversham Heights lies to the north of the Thames and began to expand up the valley slopes when Caversham became a fashionable suburb of Reading.

The zany comedienne Joan Sims, star of many crazy 'Carry On' films, started her acting career in amateur dramatics in the Basildon area.

Each day at dawn, strings of racehorses would pass gracefully up the hill, as they had 100 years earlier.

Here a number of children show interest in the launching of the boat. Behind the wall, lined with seats, is the River Thames.