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The writer and poet Laurie Lee was born in Stroud in 1914 and moved to Slad when he was three. The village and countryside around inspired his most famous book, 'Cider with Rosie'.

Lee was a favoured spot for smugglers, who did not do things by halves - in September 1820 it is recorded that 1,500 gallons of brandy and gin were landed here in one night.

The Lees Hotel was one of the many hotels to be found in this popular area of the town. Southend The Undercliff

Almost brand new at the time this photograph was taken, the first multi-storey car park of this size in the country opened on the site of Lee Street, the birthplace of Joseph Merrick, the tragic Elephant

Dinas Powis Tennis Club was founded in 1901, thanks to the generosity of General Lee as Lord of the Manor. Premises were amicably shared with the Bowls Club.

On his return from his circumnavigation in 1580, Drake anchored in the lee of the island while he sent messen- gers ashore to check if Queen Elizabeth was still alive and, if so, whether he was still

Lee-on-the-Solent grew as a late-Victorian development.

On the left, the windows of Lee's drapers shop display a sale of costumes, blouses and millinery, with many hats filling the right-hand window.

The hospital was officially opened by the Mayor, Alderman Lee, in 1898, and named the Victoria Cottage Hospital in commemoration of the Queen's reign.

Next to Boots came the old-established drapers Lee & Clarke, then came the Public Benefit Boot & Shoe Co, Gaskell's the butchers, Hallett the jewellers (goldsmiths and silversmiths), Carter's Cafe and

Steanbridge House, where Laurie Lee's Squire Jones lived, is approached by way of this lane.

The exchange was built by Richard Lee, once Mayor of Totnes, and two of the pillars have his initials carved at the top.

St Ives Harbour, facing east and in the lee of the Island, is one of the more sheltered harbours on this rugged coastline.

Not far from Lee-on-the-Solent, this is a wonderful spot for sailing. Is the man on the right about to set sail?

Lee on the Solent grew as a late Victorian development.

The figure seated on the corner of Market Street is probably Charlie Lee, a well-known stallholder at the fish market opposite. Perhaps he is composing his latest daily poem wto amuse his customers.

In its lee is the old Roman road, Ermine Street, while at its foot, on the spring line, are a line of villages, mostly built from the local limestone.

Behind the statue is the Forrest Stores, to its right SPQR Tobacconist's, Lee Bros. Hairdressers and Edward Privett, Gents Outfitters.

These delightful ironstone cottages stand in the lee of the trees; nearby lies Barton Hall, reputed to have been built with stones from a 14th-century castle here.

This square, newly raised and planted with trees, was financed by the sale of part of the common to the Barry Docks & Railway Company – the shortfall was met by General Lee.

The name comes from a local poem which tells of three young women who were so picky about would-be husbands that they ended up as The Three Old Maids of Lee.

The northern lee along the foot of the South Downs escarpment always seems to have been a favoured location for country houses.

This picturesque hillside village was to be immortalised in English literature in 'Cider with Rosie', the first novel of Laurie Lee, who was born in Stroud in 1914 and moved to Slad when he was three,

Beyond, in its lee, is the good early 18th-century Manor Farm House.