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St Pauls Church of 1837, by William Railton, dominates the village with its intricate pattern of roofs.

In the mid 19th century, as Birmingham expanded rapidly, wealthy businessmen were moving out of the city to prime suburbs such as Edgbaston, Harborne and Moseley, where some large, imposing

The cheese of the same name was possibly first made in the market during the 13th or 14th centuries, but the market was closed in the early 1900s (not long after this photograph was taken

A violent storm broke over Exmoor, and torrents of water hurtled through the streets of the town carrying all before them. More than thirty people lost their lives and the town was devastated.

Steamers like this were a feature of many harbours in Victorian times, offering the first pleasure service to eager holidaymakers.

The outer pier, which provides access to Ilfracombe at any state of the tide, was not yet constructed. In this view, a pleasure steamer is berthed at the quay.

Half a mile from Lyndhurst and yet located within the parish lies the scattered hamlet of Emery Down, surround- ed by peaceful forest glades and countryside.

At East Runton you could walk out along broad stretches of beach and enjoy digging for fossils in the soft cliffs, a pastime made popular by the Victorians.

The smart uniformed soldier stands silent guard outside this building, built in 1878 on the corner of Fishergate and Melbourne Street.

The imposing front of the Western Infirmary. Between 1861 and 1881 the city experienced four major cholera epidemics.

From the beginning, Henley's prosperity depended on communications. Timber, stone, corn and malt were transported from here to London by river.

All along the coastal belt, but rarely extending more than a few miles inland, rounded beach flints or cobbles were used for walls and every type of building.

This was a year that saw another important step in establishing Dover as one of the world's busiest ports.

So much so, that, in the 1870s, Fathers Perry and Sidgreaves were charged with making official observations of eclipses and other important events including a transit of Venus.

P G Wodehouse lived in Emsworth between 1904 and 1913, and based many of his locations and characters on local places and people.

The deep inlet of Boscastle Harbour is one of the few safe anchorages on this exposed coast.

'in this town is a great plenty of cherries, particularly a wild cherry that Mr John Evelyn tells me, it makes a most excellent wine, little inferior to the best French claret, and keeps longer; and

'in this town is a great plenty of cherries, particularly a wild cherry that Mr John Evelyn tells me, it makes a most excellent wine, little inferior to the best French claret, and keeps longer; and

Church Street is so named because it lies next to the church yard of 'the most magnificent parish church in England'.

The church of St Andrew with its distinctive wooden spire was restored in 1862. The south aisle with its square-headed windows was rebuilt in 1887 by a bequest of William King.

St Laurence's Church is just below the hill and the steeple of Trinity Methodist Church in the distance indicates the position of High Street.

Dedicated to St John the Evangelist, the main part of the church was built at the Parkers` expense at the end of the 18th century, but the tower is an 1840s addition by their successors the Dixons.

In the 1930s, traces of the mound covering the stones could still be traced.

Compare the detail of this photograph of the High Street with the one taken in 1906. Apart from the car having replaced the horse, little has changed.