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Hugh's Crag Bridge is on the Penrith to Cockermouth line.

Many Northumberland resorts are famed for the quality of their sands, but alas for Newbiggin - both pollution and wave action have taken their toll.

Here we see the town bridge in Maidenhead with an elegant steamer - the 'Empress of India' - tied up in the foreground.

The party in the bottom left-hand corner seem to have abandoned their boat for a rest on the bank. This view is upstream of St Catherine's Lock.

These passengers have just alighted from a train out of Southampton. Lord Beeching closed this branch line in 1964.

The old rectory, of warm red brick, with its tall chimneys and light-gathering broad bay windows has creeper running rampant all over it.

He is apparently travelling on two wheels, as he is wearing bicycle clips. His straw boater is in the fashion of the time.

The picture shows some of the well-kept flower beds.

It was most likely built by William Lightfoot, mayor of Salisbury in 1451 and later MP for Salisbury. Crane Bridge carries the road over the River Avon.

The church, castle and market hall, the historic heart of the town, remain at the centre, but more modern housing fans out from it in this scene.

Nowadays there has been a dramatic increase in car ownership and commuting, as many of the local companies have closed down.

Most of the pictures have been acquired by the Council, though the Hall has some pictures formerly in the Towneley Collection.

Shore and Portchester Harbour have been dated from the Mesolithic period (10,000 BC to 4,000 BC), while flint and stone artefacts from Titchfield and Wallington provide evidence for the existence of

On the left is the rear of the Swan Inn; a car park has replaced the buildings ahead.

This view shows the market cross on the left, a cone of stone replacing the original stepped base. Beyond it stands the 1809 town hall.

This interior demonstrates the typical decorative taste of a wealthy Victorian.

This interior demonstrates the typical decorative taste of a wealthy Victorian.

A similar view to H85002, a little further along the High Street, framed by some lovely trees on the left and showing the impressive three-storey bay windows of a fine private residence.

On the right, a coaster can be seen berthed at R & W Paul's granary.

The older houses of this charming little village, like many others on this coast, are built hanging precariously onto a cliff. The villagers once relied almost solely on fishing.

There is an inn, some shops and the remains of the old market cross. Over the centuries, the sea has crept steadily closer to the village and is now only a few hundred yards away.

The market place at Blandford held important sheep fairs until well into the 20th century, with the town council taking a toll on all sales.

The mill was built in 1857 on the site of an earlier post mill. The mill was worked by the Foster family until 1946.

Contemporaneous fashions undoubtedly included the Mekay 'immaculate shirts' advertised on the side of the 244 bus (which served Whitmore Way and Laindon).