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Caption For Bildeston, Duke Street C1955

Just off to the left is the site of the earliest Baptist chapel in Suffolk, registered in 1731.

Caption For Melton, The Street C1965

Skoulding's shop (to the left) now has a window across the whole building.

Caption For Torcross, The Sands 1896

Looking at a tranquil summer scene like this, it is difficult to imagine the furious weather to which Torcross is sometimes exposed.

Caption For Bildeston, Market Square C1965

The clock tower was built of red and white brick in 1864.

Caption For Reading, Broad Street 1913

By 1913 the electric tram is operating, and the motor car has arrived to mingle with the horse carriages.

Caption For Marton In Cleveland, Stokesley Road C1965

The old church and churchyard lie in the trees on the left, and the old wooden church hall - now gone - can be seen in the right foreground.

Caption For Billericay, Chapel Street C1965

The substantial building behind the trees is Billericay church, which was rebuilt in 1780, though retaining its fine 15th-century brick tower.

Caption For Eastbourne, Holywell Retreat 1910

Looking towards Beachy Head, this view shows the 'combe' of Holy Well with its paths.

Caption For Banbury, High Street C1955

The High Street has a fascinating diversity of provincial architecture dating from the 16th century through to the late 19th century.

Caption For Swanbridge, The Slipway C1950

Even at this time, the visual appearance of the slipway at Swanbridge had become a cause for concern.

Caption For Horley, Constitutional Club 1905

The two buildings either side of the turning into Albert Road have long gone, to be replaced by new offices.

Caption For Ilfracombe, From Capstone Hill C1875

The Ilfracombe Hotel (centre left) was built by the Ilfracombe Hotel and Esplanade Company.

Caption For Odiham, High Street C1955

The sign 'Luncheons and Teas' on the right, just beyond the White Hart, advertises the Two Sisters Café, which from 1939 to 1949 was also a guest house.

Caption For Rye, The Windmill 1912

The brick and white weatherboarded smock mill still stands in Mill Lane on the banks of the River Tillingham, though it is now converted for use as a guest house.

Caption For Reading, Prospect Park 1912

The park had focussed around Prospect Hill House, now known as The Mansion House, which after being a problem building for years is now a pub/restaurant with marvellous views south from its hilltop

Caption For Southborough, St Peters Church 1896

Consecrated in August 1830, St Peterís church is built in brick and stone; it consists of chancel, nave, north and south porches, and an eastern tower with a spire containing a clock and six bells

Caption For Towcester, The Pickwick Restaurant C1960

Watling Street has a good range of buildings, mostly dated 18th and 19th century, built in a mix of materials - stone, brick and render.

Caption For Cropredy, Station Road C1955

We can almost feel the peace and tranquillity typified by a road deserted apart from a solitary horse-drawn delivery cart, standing near an attractive row of brick-built thatched cottages.

Caption For Willingham, The Mill C1955

Cattell's Mill is a black-tarred weatherboarded smock windmill on an octagonal single-storey brick base.

Caption For Stoneleigh, Birmingham Road C1960

For centuries, Stoneleigh was home to the dozens of estate workers employed by the Leighs.