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The best part of Thames Ditton architecturally is north and west of this viewpoint, which shows the post office at the High Street's junction with Ashley Road.

We are looking across the Market Place from the corner of Bridge Street, past the Town Hall.

This small esplanade at East Beach leads from the pier and passes the gangway where the fishermen launch and land their boats. This area is illuminated by beautiful, ornate lamp posts.

It is likely that the inhabitants of inland villages such as Wyke Regis and Melcombe Regis moved nearer the sea to take advantage of these new markets for goods, establishing the present

High Street c1960 On the left is the Town Hall with its unu- sual lead-sheathed clock turret.

For years Alnmouth has been noted for its sands; many of these holidaymakers would have taken a constitutional walking along the beach to Warkworth Castle.

We see a view of the main street here; this was probably as busy as it got in those days! The name Borden means 'woodland pasture by the hill'.

The 17th-century house Birch Grove was the home of Harold Macmillan, the former Prime Minister. Ludwell Grange, built in 1540, is a fine half-timbered house.

This well-known holiday resort, which has an excellent sandy beach, stands on the west coast of Wales at the mouth of the Mawddach estuary. Both Darwin and Ruskin enjoyed stays here.

A border town with a ruinous castle built by Henry III, Hawarden lies close to Chester on the former main road into Wales from the Dee lowlands and the Cheshire Plain.

There was at this time a set of swings for girls and another set for boys, and the playground was also divided. Moor Park had an open-air swimming pool as well.

There was at this time a set of swings for girls and another set for boys, and the playground was also divided. Moor Park had an open-air swimming pool as well.

Ullenhall has had its share of notorious residents, including a 19th-century forger called William Booth, who was also accused of his brother`s murder.

On the opening of the Barry lifeboat station at the entrance to Barry Docks, the watchtowe (built in 1865 when the population of Barry was fewer than 100) ceased to be used - it later became the first

In the middle of West View Park, opposite the paddling pool, was the bandstand. Here at the turn of the century ­visitors were entertained by Pierrot shows and bands. To the left is Wells House.

This view looking from the New to the Old Bridge is now much altered. A footbridge now spans the river between the two and there has been extensive development on both banks of the river.

Wootton ran his stables at Treadwell House, off Downs Road. He had come to Epsom in 1906 when he was a boy, arriving with his father Richard from Australia.

Here we see yet another of the beautiful Lincolnshire windmills; this one was built in 1813. Again it is in the Lincolnshire style, with an ogee cap and five sails.

Sudbury, on the River Stour, was once an important cloth town, and has always had a popular market. Market Hill is lined with elegant Georgian buildings, with St Peter's Church at the top.

Declining to adapt Edward Seward's original plans, the replacement architects, Willmott & Smith, drew up new ones at their own expense.

The Bowling Green 1906 The grass of this bowling green seems remarkably long compared with modern ones.

Like Winchelsea on the other side of the River Brede valley, Rye is a hill town at the end of a ridge between the Tillingham and Rother rivers.

Back at the Victorian eastern end of the village, the photographer looks north-east across the Recreation Ground, where mothers and children are enjoying the summer afternoon.

This traffic island at the south end of the High Street, with its random stone walling, double yellow lines, and Festival of Britain-style sign, somehow epitomises a rather unlovely village.