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Caravan breaks provided an opportunity for cheaper holidays in Dorset; it was a far cry from the exclusive days of King George III.
Bispham lies just a little to the north of Blackpool's bright lights and seemingly non- stop amusements, and its sea-front hotels and guesthouses attracted holidaymakers seeking a more
The Lancaster Canal was never connected to the main canal system.
Before the advent of cheap, foreign package holidays, Lancashire resorts and beaches continued to draw summer crowds, with donkeys and deckchairs here completing a traditional British scene.
Wider car ownership and a busy railway station helped Sidmouth develop as a holiday resort in the 20th century.
A final view of the Park with plenty of activity around the paddling pool, but with no one in it.
The Frogmore Café (left) offered busy shoppers a break until 1969, when it was taken over by Sketchleys the cleaners.
This is a classic view of the market town of Bakewell, seen from the steeply climbing Station Road.
Constructed from granite blocks cemented together with 'puzzellani', a special hardening material developed from volcanic dust extracted from the slopes of Mount Etna, the lighthouse was
The gardens 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
It is certainly not unlikely that these men and boys are workers at what remained of the indigenous ironworking industry after the 1877 collapse.
The brick house on the left belonged to the blacksmith, with the forge behind.
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
Jonson was 45 years old when in 1618 he left London and walked the 400 miles to Scotland.
A top of the range television set - twice the size of the little boxes on which the nation viewed the Coronation two years earlier - stands in the communal room at the end of the first line of Golden Acre
The Lancaster Canal was never connected to the main canal system.
We are looking westwards along Leys Avenue; we can just see the last of the Georgian-style shops and flats in the distance.
This is a lovely environment for children to go to school; here they have been photographed during their break.
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.
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.
