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However, St Andrew's was built to replace a 13th-century church, only part of which still stands and now serves as a mausoleum for the Sandys family of Ombersley Court.

Above the white roofed building, The Jubilee Parish Hall, is an area of land that was actually a tennis court. The building to the left is the village shop, which we see in photograph S241002.

This complex was built in the 1930s, and became a popular venue for concerts and dancing; there were facilities for sports, such as the tennis court on the right.

Included in the original structure was a corn exchange, library, mechanics' institute and a magistrates' court. The photograph gives us a good idea of the slope of the Market Place.

This panoramic view takes in Lendal Tower, the Assize Court and the towers of the Minster in the distance. Outside the walls along the section near the hotel and station was a burial ground.

This panoramic view takes in Lendal Tower, the Assize Court and the towers of the Minster in the distance. Outside the walls along the section near the hotel and station was a burial ground.

A famous Dublin landmark, Cooley and Gandon's magnificent Four Courts, built in 1785 and gutted by fire in the Civil War of 1922. Restored, it opened again for business in October 1931.

The long building at the end of the cul-de-sac, now Windsor Court, is a home for the elderly.

The college was designed by George Street, the distinguished Victorian architect; he was also responsible for the Law Courts, and the style is neo-Gothic with a Decorated chapel.

The second court contains the President's Lodge, one of the few half-timbered Tudor college buildings.

The shadowy side of the street rises from Chapel Cottage and Chideock Court (with the vintage car parked beside the railings) to Alice Cottage and what is now the Old Post Office.

St Nicholas was the patron saint of fishermen; much of the town's early wealth was based on its many fish ponds When the king was in the area, the town was obliged to supply his court with fresh fish.

This view looks south along King's Parade, with King's College Chapel and the beautifully pinnacled screen and gatehouse leading to Front Court on the right.

Farmers were compensated for losses, as the court ordered that Will Cass be paid 37s 6d for killing a cow suffering with distemper.

To the right, where hair cuts are advertised at four pence, is Tottenham Court Road. The number 7 bus on the left is heading into Shaftesbury Avenue.

Opposite is the old war Office, and beyond we can see the riverside Whitehall Court flats and clubs, including the National Liberal Club.

Nearby Hampton Court became the home of the Arkwright family, the well-known cotton spinning industrialists. The family were great benefactors to the village, hence the name of these almshouses.

The Magistrates' Court (centre left) was built in 1930 as a police station. An earlier police station had stood in the same position.

Where the tree is seen on the left, St Mary's Church Centre now stands, sharing a forecourt with the modern flats of Gale Court.

The village is in a pleasant spot on the road from Esher to Hampton Court. Some fine old cottages and a pond border the large green and common.

Bowling greens, tennis courts, concert shows and walks were provided for those too nervous to dip a toe in to the cool waters of the English Channel.

A cannonball fired from here struck the north wall of Christ Church, where Charles I and his court were staying at the time.

Lord Zetland had given the town six acres of land, which was developed and opened in 1924; it originally also included tennis courts and gardens, a lake and an aviary.

A view across the Promenade, tennis courts, and King's Gardens to Pleasureland. The Gardens were part of a scheme to enhance Southport's image as a garden city.