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Here we see a classic late Victorian scene: people are enjoying the relaxing waters of the Thames in a skiff.

With an old castle, and the River Exe running through the town, it presents plenty of opportunities for recreation.

That the area is not disfigured by Victorian brickwork is an indication of how slowly the town developed. The varied façades create a flowing and pleasing harmony.

Instow is on the Torridge, opposite Appledore. Apart from a reinforced sea wall, this view of Marine Parade is little changed today. Here, visitors await the ferry for Appledore.

The Wheatsheaf Public House on the left is now a jewellers shop, and Matthews, the Gillingham brewery, closed down soon after this picture was taken.

Generations of British naval officers have trained in this impressive building, or on the old ships moored here in the days before the land base was established.

The Bellevue Hotel at Pegwell is pictured here in its clifftop setting.The structure that is visible on the left was an artificial lagoon offering visitors sea-water bathing in safe, sheltered

In the centre of the picture is the Gaumont cinema, which opened as the Regent in 1927; to the right is Cole Brothers department store.

Before the opening of the M3, it used to run right through to the Portsmouth Road. At this time the road was just being developed.

Stourport's close proximity to the industrial cities of the Midlands made the town and the rivers a favourite day out around this period.

The tower with its clock belongs to the Preston Baptist Church; the Town Hall spire can be seen further up Fishergate.There is an interesting diversity of shops, from a plumber's to the Cocoa

The top-hatted gentleman on his cart is thought to be Mr May, known as 'Cabby', who was presumably seeking customers for his horse and trap.

This view of the great tower shows the neglect from which the castle had suffered.

These houses are still there, although they have lost their look of uniformity. The fences are now no longer all the same, and the houses are painted in many different colours.

The land behind the long-disappeared beach huts is part of the Royal North Devon Golf Club.

This was the earliest English settlement of the Knights Templar, who were given the manor in 1135. Cressing is known today for its medieval barns at nearby Cressing Temple.

Most people associate the Isle of Wight with sailing, but few think beyond major resorts such as Cowes for the activity.

Many visitors walk up to the Iron Age hillfort of Eggardon. One such rambler was Thomas Hardy, who famously used the ramparts as a setting in his novel 'The Trumpet Major'.

The Guildhall (left) with its tower was built in 1881, and the Town Hall (right) was added in 1887 in commemoration of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee.

It became a girls' boarding school at the turn of the century, and is now a nursing home.

It became a girls' boarding school at the turn of the century, and is now a nursing home.

In the words of Edward Baines Leeds was 'a slower town and our neighbourhood is quieter'.

Sixty years earlier the village had five inns and taverns, all of which took in paying guests; the Crown & Anchor, the Jolly Sailor, the Red Lion, The Ship, and the White Swan.

Note the traction engine and trailer on the left of the picture, up Longdene Road. Today the Dolmetsch Workshop is in King's Road, and is open to visitors by appointment.