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The post office stands on the left; Thomas Robinson was the sub-postmaster here, as well as being a carpenter.

Fine sea views can be obtained from the regular summer open-top bus service which runs from Brighton to Rottingdean, a picturesque village situated in a dene, or valley in the downs.

On Pilling's main street stood Pilling Pottery, run by Jim Cross.

Old Hill's official name is St Thomas Hill, and it was once used as a toboggan run when there was snow on the ground — rather a hair-raising ride!

Running north to south with closely built houses of all ages, the High Street of this quaintly composed village is set in a large parish rich in vernacular architecture, ancient burial

A marvellously evocative view looking to the town from the east pier.

The turreted building in the centre of this photograph is Vale Tower, built in the 1830s as Romanoff House, a school run by Thomas Allfree - he had been tutor to the Russian royal family

Pelham Road runs all the way through the town; it is now built up on both sides of the road.

Thomas Cook started his travel business from a building overlooking the Clock Tower in 1841, and the front commemorating this historic undertaking, put up in 1894, is, indeed, special.

The bustling town of Huddersfield, like so many other Pennine towns, was founded on the wealth won from the 19th-century explosion in the worsted and woollen industries.

Pendleton nestles right in the shadow of Pendle Hill: in fact, the name means 'the houses on Pendle'.

Often described as the gateway to the Cotswolds, the picturesque town of Burford has changed little over the years.

Once a canal feeder, Chasewater was developed for recreational purposes in the late 1950s offering sailing and boating.

A ferry has run across the Exe from here since the 12th century.

In the latter part of the 19th century, several colleges run by various religious denominations opened around Leeds.

This quiet road has now been widened, and there is little sign of the water-filled ditch.

The Old Forge dates from c1500; note the blocked mullion window on the side, the double-jettied front and the octagonal 16th-century chimney stacks.

The inn has over the years provided shelter to many villagers whose homes have been plundered by the lashings of storms and rising tides.

We are looking north down the High Street towards its division into East and West streets.

A concert is taking place at the bandstand at The Fort, a few seasons before massive construction work took place here to create the new Pavilion and Winter Gardens.The tram running along Fort Crescent

The stream running through the village was dammed in the 19th century to supply water for Bristol and three local mills.

The running of the postal service in Victorian times was considered vital to the public good.

This view, from Parson's Hill between the deep tree-filled Hawk Combe and the A39, looks across the small town below to Hurlstone Point.

This village is often called 'the Garden of Suffolk', something promoted by the local chemists Cleghorn and Owen, who produced the 'Garden of Suffolk Bouquet'.