Caption For Totland Bay, The Beach C1955
The Broadway c1955
In the last years of the 19th cen-
tury Marconi set up an early wireless
transmitting station near to Totland
Bay, exchanging radio signals with a
steamer out at sea.
Caption For Barrow In Furness, View Acrooss To Morcambe Bay 2004
As was demonstrated in the tragic accident in 2004 which involved the loss of more than 20 Chinese cocklers, Morecambe Bay is a treacherous and deadly crossing point, and requires local specialist knowledge
Caption For Launceston, High Street C1960
On the left-hand side of the street, the building with the bay window, once the Castle Hotel and then the Co-op, is now Mackays clothing; while the premises to the right, occupied for many years by Folley's
Caption For Winchester, The Pentice C1955
Above the second shop on the left, the wood is brown and its walls are cream; the second bay window has been removed.
Caption For Portscatho, 1895
The little concrete pier affords some protection to the fishing boats at Portscatho, although it is barely a harbour.
Caption For Sandown, The Beach 1892
Sandown and its twin resort of Shanklin, a couple of
miles to the south, are connected by a long prom-
enade that winds around the curve of Shanklin Bay.
This
Caption For Newlyn, 1903
Here we see a corner in the old part of the fishing village, with a Victorian granite house added on the right.