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The classical-style building on the left is the Midland Bank, claimed by many to be one of the town's finest buildings.

Totland Bay is a good starting point for a long coastal ramble past The Needles to Alum Bay - some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in England.

Still relatively new when this photograph was taken, the lighthouse on the cliffs to the east of Cromer replaced an earlier one which fell into the sea.

The chancel has a mosaic reredos based on da Vinci's 'Last Supper', made in Venice and installed in 1883; the east window was rebuilt in 1886 by G E Street.

The roof and floors had been removed when the upper two storeys of the keep were demolished after 1683.

East Runton offered visitors the same spectacular cliff scenery and ample beaches as its close neighbour, Cromer, but less of the noise and bustle.

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

This beach in tidal Poole Harbour was handy for campers here in the northern part of Poole, who were some distance from the extensive beaches at Sandbanks and Canford Cliffs.

In the foreground is the remains of Ham Common, which today is a nature reserve.

The curious stone tower attached to the Castle Inn, whose sign hangs over the roadway, stands by a bridge over the Toller, or Hooke, shortly before it flows into the River Frome.

On the right we catch a glimpse of the Congregational Hall from the same era. The Ritz Cinema poster advertises 'The Four Feathers', starring John Clements and Ralph Richardson.

Some of the quarry's workers would probably have lived in these cottages.

It was a popular place for holidays, even though the village had been spoiled by the ruins of an alum works and an iron bridge that carried the railway line between Whitby and Saltburn.

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..

This is how the River Avon looked just north of the city centre in 1923, forty years before the water meadows on the left were turned into the huge Central Car Park.

Since then, there has been much addition to it, but the integrity of the old building has not been compromised. It is privately owned and not open to visitors.

This view shows the entrance to the harbour dominated by the 95 ft-high Chaine memorial tower, a nineteenth-century reproduction of a round tower.

This one-ninth scale reproduction of Bourton opened for public viewing on the same day that George VI was crowned king in 1937.

An inscription warns all users to first boil any water taken for drinking purposes - the possible consequences of ignoring this advice are not given. Behind the pump we can see a tractor and trailer.

As a seaside town, Budleigh has developed almost entirely since the beginning of the eighteenth century. It was known as Saltre in 1210, and had become Salterne by 1405.

A fire destroyed many of its buildings in 1507. It is hard to believe that it was scheduled for demolition earlier this century.

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.

Herrington's window (right) is a treasure-trove of 1960s grocery products: Lyons Swiss Rolls, Brooke Bond Tea, Woodbines, and Bev. It later became the NatWest Bank.

The Chantry Café probably occupies the site of the priest's house.