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The Spa can be seen on the left, but the familiar cliff paths had not been made at this time - it would have been more easily accessible from Royal Crescent, developed by George Hudson.

Half the pleasure of being on holiday oneself is watching others working, and it certainly was hard work for the fishermen off-loading their catch at the market.

The Wesleyan church on the right dates from 1844, and is typical of the big town chapels at that time.

Little Ann Village C1955 Ann or Anna was originally the name for the shining stream now known as the Pillhill Brook, a tributary of the River Anton.

She looks relaxed enough but the weight of the potatoes must be excruciating.

The central column is crowned by the figure of St George and the Dragon. Circular memorial plaques on either side on the wall commemorate both World Wars.

It was to Cardiff Castle that Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, was brought after his defeat at Tinchebrai in 1106, having made war on both William Rufus and Henry I.

In 1233 the town of Ludlow was given permission to build town walls. Originally there were seven town gates (four main and three postern). This is the southern gate, and the only one surviving today.

Sometimes a lot of change can take place in a very short time. Notice how the butcher's shop has obviously just been repainted. Mr Mason (?)

The fine embattled western tower of Holy Trinity houses a clock and one bell.

Well-designed bollards and street signs front a typical road-house at the junction of the Great North Road with the lesser east-west Elstree to Chipping Barnet Road.

Of the buildings behind the beach, three were public houses. The central building is the famous Sloop Inn, still operating today.

Matthew Wren (uncle of the more famous Christopher) was master here from 1625-34, and he was responsible for the chapel, which combines Perpendicular and classical styles.

The county boundary between Cambridgeshire and Norfolk actually runs along the middle of the river at this point, so the church is in Norfolk, while the pub is in Cambridgeshire!

The church of St Mary Magdalene is mainly 13th and 14th-century, with beautiful stained glass windows dating from the 16th century.

Jesus Lock is the limit of navigation on the River Cam for powered craft.

Even though there are no leaves on the trees, Lord Street is still busy; as at Blackpool, trippers visit all year round.

The Front Quadrangle, seen here, dates back to 1710-34 and is based in part on designs by Hawksmoor.

The Hindhead crossroads were named after this hotel, which at one time had been an isolated hut on the Portsmouth Road from which bilberries or whortleberries were sold to travellers.

The building apparently dates from the early years of the 18th century. The small notice on the signpost discourages coaches.

'Tommy's Pit', built at the end of the breakwater, was strictly men only, while women used Crooklets beach, then named Maer Beach. Mixed bathing did not come about until after World War One.

The road between Greatstone and Dungeness consists mainly of bungalows with the miniature railway running behind them, and the area can be pretty bleak in the winter.

Dairy cattle still crop the meadows around the village of Alderholt, and are still taken in for milking much as we see here.

The little harbour of Burry Port was in times past a busy export terminal for tin and fine anthracite coal.