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Alum Chine, with its spectacular coastal scenery, became a popular walk down to the seashore for visitors staying in the family hotels of Westbourne.

Holiday time at the beginning of the 19th century. The meeting of two worlds is illustrated by the seine net boats still drawn up on the sand.

The large building on the left of the picture is the present Chy-an-Albany Hotel.

Compared with the view of Porthminster Beach taken in 1890, this view indicates how much the holiday industry had taken over the St Ives beaches.

Two of the buildings in this narrow main street are former inns: the one on the right, with its fine 19th-century shopfront, and the large building at the end of the street, which was built in the early

The Hospital was founded by Henry Howard, Earl of Northampton, in the early 17th century.

The Wells House Hydro on the right of these views gives an idea of how compact the town is.

The buildings seen to the right of the bridge here have been extensively redeveloped with the exception of the building with the bay window which remains as it is in this photograph.

On the eve of the Great War the decision was taken to use Southport's refuse as infill for the Lagoon.

In the distance is St Nicholas's Church, said to be one of the largest parish churches in England.

Flint and brick feature predominantly in traditional Norfolk buildings, particularly so in the pretty village of Blakeney, seen here looking down towards the marshes.

The fountains were sited near the harbour; this is now the site of the Lifeboat Station. On the right can be seen the gas works, which used to make the town's gas supply.

We can see All Saints' church to the left in the background of this peaceful scene. King William gave lands here to one of his supporters, Drogo, who built a castle on the land.

On the left is the former Presbyterian Chapel, now Unitarian Chapel, of 1711.

The sea wall leads to the Parson and Clerk rocks, with the railway - surely one of the loveliest stretches of line in the country - running alongside.

The City of Plymouth has given its name to some forty other Plymouths around the English-speaking world.

This is reputed by East Grinsteaders to be one of the longest continuous rows of medieval timber-framed buildings in the country.

Designed and constructed as a working tool, canals have become some of the most attractive and restful waterways in Britain.

The elegant, five-arched ashlar bridge of around 1830 is named after the Countess of Wilton, whose husband - a well-known figure in the hunting world - bought Egerton Lodge and entertained the rich and

A fine view of one of Belfast's many imposing buildings, the Ulster Bank in Waring Street. It was built in 1860 and still stands today.

The Palace is situated upon the south shore of Linlithgow Loch. It was here in 1542 that Mary, Queen of Scots was born in 1542.

This overhead view of the Broomielaw area of the city shows the George V bridge in the foreground.

The Shire Hall of 1837 is on the right. The County Assizes were once held here, but today part of the building contains the town's Tourist Information Centre.

The gatehouse or outer barbican is the last surviving remains of the medieval castle.