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Caption For Romford, Victoria Road C1950

In the centre is a motorbike and sidecar, a popular and affordable form of transport.

Caption For Borth, Upper Borth 1906

Some of these houses were owned by sea captains, who could afford to build a substantial two-story house.

Caption For Wenvoe, The Castle 1899

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

Caption For Penarth, The Pier 1896

The Windsor Gardens, above the esplanade, afford pleasant walks and views.

Caption For Burgh Le Marsh, The Windmill C1965

Built in 1813 by Oxley of Alford, it is a five-sailer owned by the County Council and often open to the public.

Caption For Morland, Lowergate C1955

Though cars were more affordable by the 1950s, engines, being thirstier by today's standards, needed more frequent refueling.

Caption For Penrith, Devonshire Street C1955

The baronial revivalist Gothic building on the left afforded smart premises for the Liverpool Bank.

Caption For Penruddock, The Village C1955

The slightly raised location affords fine views of the Lake District hills to the west and south.

Caption For Cardiff, Church Street 1925

This busy conduit linking St John's and High Street affords a perfect view of the tower.

Caption For Alderley Edge, London Road C1965

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.

Caption For Romford, Victoria Road C1950

In the centre is a motorbike and sidecar, a popular and affordable form of transport.

Caption For Calshot, The Beach C1960

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

Caption For Largs, The Church Of St Columba 1897

There is now a golf course here; and the shelter afforded by the Great Cumbrae makes Largs a first-rate place for boating.

Caption For Alfold, The Crown Hotel C1950

But in the 16th century, Alford was also a major glass-making centre.

Caption For Alford, West Street C1950

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

Caption For Pembridge, Red Lion Corner C1965

Elsewhere people paid to follow fashion and cover their houses with bricks; here that was a luxury few could afford.

Caption For Morland, Riverside C1955

Though cars were more affordable by the 1950s, engines, being thirstier by today's standards, needed more frequent refueling.

Caption For St Peters, The Church Of St Peter In Thanet 1897

As a result it was afforded the rare privilege of flying the White Ensign.

Caption For Alford, The Church C1950

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

Caption For Uley, From Uley Bury 1900

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