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Caption For Lincoln, Broadgate C1950

Messrs Parke & White of 45 Broadgate (extreme left) closed in 1958, and the site is now the new and expanded Lincoln City Library.

Caption For Kidderminster, Broadwaters C1955

Broadwaters occupies a site where an ancient monastery once stood - it was destroyed by invading Danes.

Caption For Kidderminster, Broadwaters C1960

In 1933 a house clearance and house building scheme was developed at Broadwaters.

Caption For Newtown Linford, C1960

The speed regulation signs do little to enhance an otherwise idyllic scene on the A50 Leicester-Coalville (Bradgate) Road, looking across to All Saints' Church, standing adjacent to the entrance to

Caption For Newtown Linford, C1960

The speed regulation signs do little to enhance an otherwise idyllic scene on the A50 Leicester-Coalville (Bradgate) Road, looking across to All Saints' Church, standing adjacent to the entrance to

Caption For Broadwater, Village 1906

Now a northern suburb of Worthing, Broadwater was once a small coastal settlement.

Caption For Worthing, St Andrew's Church 1890

Although the Gothic style flint and Bath stone cruciform church was completed in 1886, it was not consecrated until 1888 due to strong and often bitter opposition from the rector of Broadwater and

Caption For Westbourne, Herbert Home 1892

It has some of the best clifftop views in the area, overlooking the broad waters of Poole Bay.

Caption For Westbourne, The Beach 1918

Westbourne has some of the best clifftop views in the area, overlooking the broad waters of Poole Bay.

Caption For Sompting, West Street C1955

West Street was originally part of the main route through Sompting, linking it to Broadwater and North Lancing.

Caption For Appledore, Quay 1923

This charming Devon fishing village lies alongside the broad waters of the Torridge River, which swings left just beyond the point to join the Taw and the open sea.

Caption For Broadwater, The Village 1919

Although Broadwater Street was picturesque, it was eventually unable to cope with the increase in modern traffic.

Caption For Barnstaple, Bridge 1890

The Long Bridge over the broad waters of the River Taw was certainly built by 1300, but it may be a hundred years or more older.

Caption For Worthing, Marine Parade 1890

Prior to that it had been little more than a settlement of fishing cottages down by the beach, below the village of Broadwater.

Caption For Woodhouse Eaves, Village From The Memorial C1955

In walking country, the village, although undistinguished, is associated by local people with Newton Linford, Bradgate Park and Beacon Hill, or just as being on the back route from Leicester to Shepshed

Caption For Newtown Linford, Bradgate Park C1965

In the heart of the park stand the ruins of Bradgate House, a Tudor mansion; it was the childhood home of Lady Jane Grey, the tragic nine-day Queen of England who was executed in 1553.

Caption For Leicester, St Mary De Castro Church C1955

All Saint's Church c1965 Prominent on the north side of Bradgate Road as it rises away from the City towards Ulverscroft Priory, the church with its recessed spire is comparatively unadorned,

Caption For Woodhouse Eaves, Main Street C1955

Bradgate Park, only a stone's throw away, where Lady Jane Grey, the ill-fated nine-day queen, lived in the now ruined house, is a favourite beauty spot away from the city.

Caption For Newtown Linford, The Village C1965

thatched and slated roofs, while not overheating the blood, do present a well-ordered scene; their dates range from the pre-17th century to modern, close to the parish church and the entrance to Bradgate

Caption For Newtown Linford, The Village C1965

The village is the gateway to Bradgate Park, a very large medieval deer park, which was donated to the people of Leicester for recreation in 1928.