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This view shows the market cross on the left, a cone of stone replacing the original stepped base. Beyond it stands the 1809 town hall.

This interior demonstrates the typical decorative taste of a wealthy Victorian.

This interior demonstrates the typical decorative taste of a wealthy Victorian.

A similar view to H85002, a little further along the High Street, framed by some lovely trees on the left and showing the impressive three-storey bay windows of a fine private residence.

On the right, a coaster can be seen berthed at R & W Paul's granary.

The older houses of this charming little village, like many others on this coast, are built hanging precariously onto a cliff. The villagers once relied almost solely on fishing.

There is an inn, some shops and the remains of the old market cross. Over the centuries, the sea has crept steadily closer to the village and is now only a few hundred yards away.

The market place at Blandford held important sheep fairs until well into the 20th century, with the town council taking a toll on all sales.

The mill was built in 1857 on the site of an earlier post mill. The mill was worked by the Foster family until 1946.

Contemporaneous fashions undoubtedly included the Mekay 'immaculate shirts' advertised on the side of the 244 bus (which served Whitmore Way and Laindon).

The classical-style building on the left is the Midland Bank, claimed by many to be one of the town's finest buildings.

Totland Bay is a good starting point for a long coastal ramble past The Needles to Alum Bay - some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in England.

Still relatively new when this photograph was taken, the lighthouse on the cliffs to the east of Cromer replaced an earlier one which fell into the sea.

The chancel has a mosaic reredos based on da Vinci's 'Last Supper', made in Venice and installed in 1883; the east window was rebuilt in 1886 by G E Street.

The roof and floors had been removed when the upper two storeys of the keep were demolished after 1683.

East Runton offered visitors the same spectacular cliff scenery and ample beaches as its close neighbour, Cromer, but less of the noise and bustle.

She looks relaxed enough but the weight of the potatoes must be excruciating.

This beach in tidal Poole Harbour was handy for campers here in the northern part of Poole, who were some distance from the extensive beaches at Sandbanks and Canford Cliffs.

In the foreground is the remains of Ham Common, which today is a nature reserve.

The curious stone tower attached to the Castle Inn, whose sign hangs over the roadway, stands by a bridge over the Toller, or Hooke, shortly before it flows into the River Frome.

On the right we catch a glimpse of the Congregational Hall from the same era. The Ritz Cinema poster advertises 'The Four Feathers', starring John Clements and Ralph Richardson.

Some of the quarry's workers would probably have lived in these cottages.

It was a popular place for holidays, even though the village had been spoiled by the ruins of an alum works and an iron bridge that carried the railway line between Whitby and Saltburn.

It was most likely built by William Lightfoot, mayor of Salisbury in 1451 and later MP for Salisbury. Crane Bridge carries the road over the River Avon..