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Looking inland from the high ground above Black Head, this view captures almost the whole of the little valley where trees thrive in the shelter.

Tennis courts, a café and beach huts are situated on the sands reclaimed from the sea beneath the cliffs; down them the steep access lane descends to the Riviera Club.

In the foreground stands the arch of the Conservative Club, with the solid brick-built Cambridge Hotel next door.The honey-pot style telegraph poles carry lines to the surrounding buildings.

Christchurch stands on two rivers, the Stour and the Avon, and gets its old name of Twyneham from the Anglo Saxon, meaning 'the town between the rivers'.

A steam train pulls into Newby Bridge Station, at the southern end of Windermere.

Lots of bustle and business make this a delightfully atmospheric photograph, typifying the times just after the Great War.

The street is a pleasing mixture of Georgian and Victorian houses and shops.

This is the manorial core of Saling: the church and the hall. St James' dates from the 12th century, but its early details have been obscured by Victorianisation.

Rock is now a very popular resort for dinghy sailors on the north shore of the Camel estuary, which is seen behind at high tide.

Gnosall's church of St Lawrence is largely 13th century, with some fine Norman details and an impressive central tower.

Here we see a classic late Victorian scene: people are enjoying the relaxing waters of the Thames in a skiff.

With an old castle, and the River Exe running through the town, it presents plenty of opportunities for recreation.

That the area is not disfigured by Victorian brickwork is an indication of how slowly the town developed. The varied façades create a flowing and pleasing harmony.

Instow is on the Torridge, opposite Appledore. Apart from a reinforced sea wall, this view of Marine Parade is little changed today. Here, visitors await the ferry for Appledore.

The Wheatsheaf Public House on the left is now a jewellers shop, and Matthews, the Gillingham brewery, closed down soon after this picture was taken.

Generations of British naval officers have trained in this impressive building, or on the old ships moored here in the days before the land base was established.

The Bellevue Hotel at Pegwell is pictured here in its clifftop setting.The structure that is visible on the left was an artificial lagoon offering visitors sea-water bathing in safe, sheltered

In the centre of the picture is the Gaumont cinema, which opened as the Regent in 1927; to the right is Cole Brothers department store.

Before the opening of the M3, it used to run right through to the Portsmouth Road. At this time the road was just being developed.

Stourport's close proximity to the industrial cities of the Midlands made the town and the rivers a favourite day out around this period.

The tower with its clock belongs to the Preston Baptist Church; the Town Hall spire can be seen further up Fishergate.There is an interesting diversity of shops, from a plumber's to the Cocoa

The top-hatted gentleman on his cart is thought to be Mr May, known as 'Cabby', who was presumably seeking customers for his horse and trap.

This view of the great tower shows the neglect from which the castle had suffered.

These houses are still there, although they have lost their look of uniformity. The fences are now no longer all the same, and the houses are painted in many different colours.