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The grassy sward in the foreground is now the Helen Garden, and the middle distance is dominated by South Cliff Tower, an unfortunate eighteen-storey block of flats built in 1966 that sits ill amid

The tide is in, and the sea is a millpond fringed by bathing machines in this view looking from the lawns east of the Wish Tower.

Looking towards Beachy Head, this view shows the 'combe' of Holy Well with its paths. It is here that the sea can be reached, albeit by a steep path, in a break in the cliffs enlarged by quarrying.

The beach huts of curiously railway style have long gone and are now replaced by modern toilets, but the fine views of the chalk cliffs remain.

This is the central bandstand, where, according to the advertising banner, Billy Merrin & The Commanders were preparing to perform at the time of the photographer's visit.

The air age came to Yarmouth as early as 1913, when an Air Station was established on the South Denes.

Upwey has been a popular excursion for visitors from Weymouth for most of the history of that resort.

The necessity of telling the time was obviously important to Wimborne folk.

A total contrast is Charlcombe, a tiny hamlet on a minor road a mere half mile north of the Bath suburb of Fairfield Park.

Looking south from the bridge, the towering mass of the former Empire Hotel is on the right with its terrace. Beyond is the spire of St John the Baptist Church and the Parade Gardens.

The market here dates back to medieval times, when it was one of the most important in existence. A great fire in 1689 destroyed over a hundred houses.

Victoria Road, leading to Heath Park on the south side of the railway, provides the photographer with a catwalk for an Edwardian fashion parade.

It is surprising that there were not more accidents in the days when the main road passed through the middle of the Market Place.

The construction of Caerphilly and its associated water defences must have been a drain on resources, even for a man as wealthy as Gilbert de Clare.

Situated five miles south-west of Bridgend, the Dunraven in our picture is the 19th-century castellated mansion built for Thomas Wyndham MP between 1802 and 1806 on the site of a medieval fortress.

A typical street scene on this busy promenade. The building on the extreme left is the Bedford Swan Hotel, wherein may be found the staircase extracted from Houghton House in the 18th century.

Though there is not a double yellow line in sight, parking on Knifesmithgate was restricted to just one side of the street, alternating daily.

Green-painted iron gates inscribed `In memory of the fallen` open into the Garden of Remembrance from Plymouth Road, just round the corner from the bus station.

Par Beach is seen at low tide with the china clay port of Par in the background.

At this time the Crown and Anchor Inn, the large building at the foot of the hill, was still open and a focus for community life in Lyme Regis.With its congested, narrow streets, this is by far

Looking out onto Christchurch Bay, Mudeford remains the centre of the fishing industry in the area.

Only minor changes would be noticed in this small village from the beginning of the last century to this day.

Lantern Hill and the Chapel of St Nicholas are not just a focal point for visitors; for centuries the light on the chapel was a vital navigational aid for mariners.

Closer to the city centre, Broadgate is nowadays a frantically busy dual carriageway, and the site on the left a bus station.