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It was never a financial success because of its rural course, and the success of the Kennet & Avon Canal put paid to the owners' hopes.

This is another view of Lower Eype from further to the south-west, closer to the cliff above Lyme Bay, looking inland to Mount Lane and St Peter`s Church (centre).

Rope making was a flourishing industry both for the marine and agricultural markets.

Milnes rivalled the Denisons of Leeds as the county's biggest cloth exporter, and in 1778 he married the heiress of another prosperous Leeds textile merchant, Hans Buck.

The remarkable features of this shot, north-eastwards from a timber jetty, actually stand between the buildings - the Haven Hotel (centre right), an 1898-built villa (left) in an acre of land that was

The carving on the upper floor oriel window, and on another hidden round the corner, is of a high quality.

The road to the right of the Three Cups Inn is St Mary`s Street.

The best part of Thames Ditton architecturally is north and west of this viewpoint, which shows the post office at the High Street's junction with Ashley Road.

This view of the interior shows the elegant arcades of the nave and aisles and also the grand Victorian timber chancel screen and the pulpit of 1636, both of which survive today.

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.

This well-known holiday resort, which has an excellent sandy beach, stands on the west coast of Wales at the mouth of the Mawddach estuary. Both Darwin and Ruskin enjoyed stays here.

There was at this time a set of swings for girls and another set for boys, and the playground was also divided. Moor Park had an open-air swimming pool as well.

There was at this time a set of swings for girls and another set for boys, and the playground was also divided. Moor Park had an open-air swimming pool as well.

The bus station relocated to another site in Newbury some years ago and today the area on the right is a car park.

Another infamous resident was Lady Luxborough, whose husband hid her away there in 1736 because she had been scandalising London.

This massive increase came from those seeking work in the town's coal mines, both from other parts of Wales, industrial and rural, and from the west of England, particularly Somerset and the Forest of

The popular Century Cinema was built in 1937 on the corner of Kingsway Road and Station Way.

This service, broadcasting round the clock in 40 languages, became well loved by 'ex pats', and it was a trusted source of truth and news both during the war and through the succeeding

On the extreme right are the police offices (a very small building) and next come the warehouses in the pier yard, demolished in 1890 to widen access to the Sands station.

Another descendant, Thomas Weld, leased the building to a Jesuit teaching order; it became a famous Roman Catholic public school, attended by such notables as Charles Laughton, the actor.

The opulent car has just arrived through an impressive gateway out of view on the left, and has entered a courtyard reminiscent of Tudor times with domestic rather than military buildings.

The view is westwards from Lower Eype to the outline of Thorncombe Beacon (centre) above Lyme Bay.

At this date, the town's tramway system was still horse-drawn, and would remain so for another five years. The town'' cabs represented good value for money.

Detail, both internally and externally, is paramount, from the clustered brick chimney stacks to the beautifully-carved brackets supporting the jettying.