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Serving at the front in the First World War, Brooke wrote a short poem called 'The Soldier'; surely he had Grantchester in mind when he composed these lines: 'If I should die, think only this of me: That

In the foreground to the right the former short jetty is just visible.

The tower was taken down shortly after this photo was taken.

The scene has not changed too much today, as the suburban growth of New Sarum has stopped short of the site of its neolithic ancestor.

Transformation into the Centre for the Visual Arts proved short-lived - its closing recriminations equal to that of its opening fanfare.

Next door is a snack bar, which disappeared shortly after this photograph was taken.

At the outbreak of the Second World War it closed for a short time.

Along with its neighbouring villages of Betteshanger and Tilmanstone, this settlement was a centre of the short-lived Kent coal industry, which began when coal was discovered when borings for a proposed

The canal provided a link between the navigable rivers Trent and Don, and with its opening Thorne went on to enjoy a new lease of life as an inland port.

It was to Port St Mary that the Scottish granite to be used in the construction of Chicken Rock Lighthouse was brought, and where each stone was cut and dressed to size before being taken out to the site

the Stainforth & Keadby Canal opened in 1802.The canal provided a link between the navigable rivers Trent and Don, and with its opening Thorne went on to enjoy a new lease of life as an inland port

The top storey was a recent addition in response to the growing popularity of the short sea route.

The hexagonal building at the bottom was a provision store plus post office, then a gas company showroom for a short time, and finally Martin's Central Heating, before it was demolished for road widening

The small civil airport at Lympne was developed from the wartime fighter base, prior to the enormous expansion of London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports, for short cross-channel flights.

Brixham fishing smacks were built in a style peculiar to this port.

Reedham, in the broad, silent expanses of the Yare valley, was once a thriving North sea port.

Littlehampton was a thriving port during the Middle Ages, when stone from Normandy was landed here in order to construct many of the county's churches and castles.

Once a proud member of the medieval Cinque Ports, various attempts to revive the town as a seaside resort half succeeded.

As well as having one of the most important markets in the South Hams, Kingsbridge was also a thriving port.

As with the port of Newlyn, the small harbour at Porthleven uses the registration letters of Penzance.

Two schooners plied a busy trade with London in the middle of the century, but by 1870 competition from the railway had killed off the fledgling port.

The lane from Port Isaac descends the cliffside to its neighbouring harbour, also once important for fishing, and a place where sailing vessels were beached to be loaded with Delabole slates.

The arcades of the short Norman church were continued east by two standard Decorated bays, but no chancel arch.

The centre was in use with temporary structures shortly after the war, but was formally built between 1950 and 1951 as a part of the Festival of Britain.