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The churchyard rails are on the left in this scene in the heart of the old town.

Keay House—on the right—was home to Basildon Urban District Council from 1960 to 1965.

This restful scene of the village pond in the High Street with its magnificent trees, thatched cottages and elegant pair of swans, fell victim to the sweeping expansionism and development of the 20th century

Here we see a busy scene at the height of the tourist season.

The Gardens were part of a scheme to enhance Southport's image as a garden city.

This quiet little corner is on the north side of Torquay and reached by way of a romantic wooded ravine.

Felixstowe has of late years risen rapidly.

The ferry boats, one of which could take a horse and cart, were rowed across to Malpas Passage, a narrow peninsula at the confluence of the Tresillian and Truro Rivers, both long branches of the Fal estuary

Two prams represent the only traffic in St Austell's attractive shopping street in this scene, which is dominated by the richly carved tower of Holy Trinity church.

This tiny village straddles a steep slope above the east bank of the Fowey River.

Prestbury, close to Cheltenham Racecourse, has the reputation of being one of the most haunted villages in England.

This remarkable triangular building was erected for the Roman Catholic enthusiast Sir Thomas Tresham in the 1590s as a physical manifestation of the Holy Trinity.

Belfast is pleasantly situated at the end of the lough that bears its name.

Aberdour in the Kingdom of Fife, lying between Burntisland and Dalgety Bay, is described in the 1906 Baedeker as 'a favourite little sea-bathing place, with an old castle and the ruins of a Norman church

The final picture shows a brand new council estate; by the look of the gardens, no one has yet moved in.

Cheltenham entrepreneur Joseph Pitt benefited from an Act of Parliament that enclosed common land on the northern edge of the town.

Carved from a 17-ton block of white marble from Carrara in Tuscany, Queen Victoria looks unamused as she grasps her orb and sceptre in front of the Shire Hall.

There is no indication in this photograph of the dreadful conditions existing in the Queen Street area.

Today, this is the only interdenominational chapel in the Republic of Ireland.

This quiet little corner is on the north side of Torquay and reached by way of a romantic wooded ravine.

Between the 14th and early 19th centuries, Bursledon was an important centre for naval shipbuilding, with the wooded slopes of the River Hamble providing much of the timber.

Here we see a change of pace compared to some of the previous pictures: the pavements are crowded with pedestrians and the road is heaving with traffic. 1955 was a year of newspaper and dock strikes;

Lines of wind shelters adorn the beach at the popular Yorkshire coast resort of Filey.

This view at Butt Brow north-west towards Combe Hill across Willingdon Bottom is part of the four thousand acres previously owned by the Duke of Devonshire that the corporation of Eastbourne have managed