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In the centre is a motorbike and sidecar, a popular and affordable form of transport.
Some of these houses were owned by sea captains, who could afford to build a substantial two-story house.
Designed by Robert Adam, Wenvoe was built in 1775 by the wealthy Yorkshireman Peter Birt. 11 years after this photograph was taken, it was destroyed by a fire so devastating that the owners could not afford
The Windsor Gardens, above the esplanade, afford pleasant walks and views.
Built in 1813 by Oxley of Alford, it is a five-sailer owned by the County Council and often open to the public.
Though cars were more affordable by the 1950s, engines, being thirstier by today's standards, needed more frequent refueling.
The baronial revivalist Gothic building on the left afforded smart premises for the Liverpool Bank.
The slightly raised location affords fine views of the Lake District hills to the west and south.
This busy conduit linking St John's and High Street affords a perfect view of the tower.
The town developed in the 19th century as a suburb of Manchester for those who could afford to live away from the smoke and grime, and could also spare the time to travel.
In the centre is a motorbike and sidecar, a popular and affordable form of transport.
Calshot has long been popular with local people and holidaymakers for the views it affords of Southampton Water.This stretch of the Hampshire coastline is the perfect spot to watch all the comings
There is now a golf course here; and the shelter afforded by the Great Cumbrae makes Largs a first-rate place for boating.
But in the 16th century, Alford was also a major glass-making centre.
The thatched cottages of one or one and a half storeys with dormer windows are more villagey in character: there are remarkably few thatched houses in towns, but in Alford even the Manor House is thatched
Elsewhere people paid to follow fashion and cover their houses with bricks; here that was a luxury few could afford.
Though cars were more affordable by the 1950s, engines, being thirstier by today's standards, needed more frequent refueling.
As a result it was afforded the rare privilege of flying the White Ensign.
Alford is a most attractive small market town on the eastern edge of The Wolds, noted for its thatched Manor House in West Street, a 16th-century hall house with crosswings, all encased in brick in 1661
Standing some 800ft up, rising in green terraces above the village, it affords panoramic views with the erosion caused by rivers and frost action during the Ice Ages evident in the isolation of the