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 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 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.