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Caption For Ynyshir, The Pit C1965

The ubiquitous St Catherine breaks through what would have been the skyline.

Caption For Caversham, From Caversham Heights 1908

The skyline today is radically different: here a few factory chimneys break the skyline, but now large offices and shopping malls dominate the middle distance.

Caption For New Brighton, Lighthouse C1955

In the late 1980s it was sold, refurbished and subsequently marketed as a quirky site for honeymooners and those enjoying esoteric weekend breaks.

Caption For Abergavenny, Frogmore Street C1955

The Frogmore Café (left) offered busy shoppers a break until 1969, when it was taken over by Sketchleys the cleaners.

Caption For Stroud, Bank Gardens C1960

behind Bank House, situated in the lower High Street, were given to the town of Stroud in 1930 by Mr Ernest Winterbotham, and were intended as a quiet corner where shop workers could enjoy a lunch break

Caption For Clydach, The Wells 1893

Perhaps they are enjoying a well-earned break from the rigours of whatever profession they are engaged in.

Caption For Bakewell, From Station Road 1914

The spire of All Saints parish church on its hilltop site breaks the horizon, while to the right in the middle distance is the medieval bridge over the River Wye.

Caption For Cavendish, The Green C1965

The brick house on the left belonged to the blacksmith, with the forge behind.

Caption For Isle Of Grain, The Cat And Cracker Hotel C1955

The Cat and Cracker got its name in 1954, when the brewers Style & Winch Ltd of Maidstone named it after the catalytic cracker, which breaks down crude oil, and was used by the nearby Anglo- Iranian

Caption For Carnforth, Canal 1918

Here we see a barge loaded down with hay, with the two horses taking a break as the photographer creates his picture.

Caption For Eype, Seascape Bungalets, Television Lounge C1955

The minimalist look, breaking free of contemporary taste in wallpaper, includes a couple of local views, with a picture of the western cliffs (right).

Caption For Letchworth Garden City, Leys Avenue C1950

The more modern Burtons tailors breaks the line and starts the row of more traditional buildings with their fine pargetted gables.

Caption For St Mary Bourne, The School C1955

This is a lovely environment for children to go to school; here they have been photographed during their break.

Caption For Buckland St Mary, C1960

As a break from a succession of market towns, the route heads north-west to Buckland St Mary, situated just north of the A303 and at the east end of the well-wooded Blackdown Hills.

Caption For Burton Bradstock, C1955

The cliff line of Dorset breaks to give access to a small cove and the village of Burton Bradstock, with the River Bride gurgling away to the end of Chesil Beach.

Caption For Anstey, The Nook C1965

It is said that the first rumblings of the Luddite Movement were felt in Anstey with the breaking of the knitting frames; the village had expanded rapidly to accommodate an influx of workers.

Caption For Earl Shilton, The Hollow C1965

The driver of the 658 Leicester to Coventry Midland Red bus service breaks his journey to await passengers in this familiar view of the centre.

Caption For Ilkley, The Moors 1914

The massive rocks were taken down Cowpasture Road to stone breaking yards around Ash Grove.

Caption For Porthleven, The Harbour 1924

A good example of the ferocity of winter storms was in 1990, when waves were breaking over the 70-foot tower of the Bickford Smith Institute in the background.

Caption For Blackpool, From The South Jetty 1890

The sea wall had not been built either, and the promenade is bordered by cobbles sloping to the beach, with wooden piles providing some protection against the breaking waves.