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Village stores soon began to cater for the new motorised tourist in the first affluent decade of peace.

Looking out into Christchurch Bay, Mudeford remains the centre of Dorset's small-scale fishing industry, though leisure yachting has dominated from the middle of the 20th century.

The remains of Hastings Castle, the first built by William the Conqueror, crown Hastings' West Hill, with superb views over the town and out to sea.

Looking West c1965 This peaceful view looks along the road through this quiet village beside the confluence of the Rivers Dudwell and Rother, renowned for its splendid collegiate church.

Just visible in this photograph is the church of St Mary Magdalene, which has a large and striking tower. Inside are various old brasses, together with the royal arms of George I.

This charming view is enhanced by the irregularity of the steps. It shows how elevated the church is, facing countryside to the south but opening out onto the Market Place to the north.

Of the latter, the one nearest the camera on the extreme right looks very much the worse for wear.

Lambeth Palace, residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, is seen from a barge loaded with timber.

Here we see the pretty centre of Coggeshall, an attractive village now given over to the antiques trade. It was once a prosperous wool town, and famed for its lace.

Here we see the open-top trams of the High Street to Morriston and Cwmbwrla service. Horse-drawn until the turn of the century, the trams provided much manure for Swansea gardeners.

Carmarthen's horse fairs were the Welsh equivalent of the Appleby fairs in Cumbria, and were still being held as late as 1955.

This narrow street runs north deep into legal London from the beginning of Fleet Street, near Temple Bar.

The Baptist chapel is near the top of the lane rising from Frogmarsh. Far right is the Anglican church. Its predecessor stood further north, at the site of the Roman villa.

The Church of the Holy Trinity was built in the 15th and 16th centuries, and the chancel was rebuilt in 1863.

This view shows Cei Bach (Little Quay), where a number of boats were built, with the typical Ceredigion coast beyond.

The Café on the left was one of Hitler's victims; it was replaced by a vast Nissen Hut, which served teas well into the 1980s.

This is the largest parish church in Kent, 227 feet long, and dates from 1395 when the original church on the site was completely rebuilt by Archbishop Courtenay.

The town climbs increasingly steeply away from the sea to the west of the Wish Tower, with an expansive green- sward, known as the Western Lawns, between the much lower promenade and the buildings fronting

With its 29 automated locks, this modern, commercial waterway forms a link with sea-going ships at the port of Goole.

With its 29 automated locks, this modern, commercial waterway forms a link with sea-going ships at the port of Goole.

In the background is the parish church, which contains some elaborate monuments to the Clifford family, the Earls of Cumberland.

In the background is the parish church, which contains some elaborate monuments to the Clifford family, the Earls of Cumberland.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel built the famous Box Tunnel in 1841 as part of his ambitious Great Western Railway link between London's Paddington station and Bristol's Temple Meads.

For decades, music was a feature of everyday life during the season. Late morning concerts were held at both the Crescent and the Winter Gardens.