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Caption For Harlech, High Street C1960

By the 1960s, more and more holiday visitors were arriving by car as well as by rail.

Caption For Minehead, Esplanade Hotel 1923

Facing the sea and with a large garden and tennis court, this private hotel promoted itself as being central for the Staghound, Foxhound and Harrier Meets, popular sports for the gentry

Caption For Winterton On Sea, The Beach C1955

Up to the Second World War about 250 people from the village were employed in the herring and mackerel industry.

Caption For Nailsworth, Bridge Street C1955

Built at the junction of two valleys, Nailsworth represents the transition between the old wool- based industry and more modern industries.

Caption For Cheam, The Crossways C1955

The new building on the corner of the High Street, with its three large shops and two floors of flats above, can be seen in greater detail in this photograph.

Caption For Palnackie, The Harbour C1960

The village of Palnackie is set in a region of wooded hills and streams.

Caption For Broadstairs, Promenade 1902

Broadstairs still remains quieter and more select than its larger and noisier neighbours, and is especially in high favour with family parties, who find quite a little paradise on the sheltered beach.

Caption For Bognor Regis, Arthur's Home 1898

Further west and more in Aldwick than Bognor is Arthur's Home, a convalescent home built in the 1890s, one of many.

Caption For Anchorsholme, The Pumping Station C1950

The disposal of sewage off Anchorsholme became an increasing problem as more and more houses were built.

Caption For Greystoke, The Church 1893

Chantries were added to the original structure by the 14th Baron Greystoke, who built the first Greystoke Castle.

Caption For Crawley, Parish Church 1903

However, a substantial amount was demolished, and more is soon to go at the south end.

Caption For Cookham Dean, Winter Hill 1925

The hill rises about 180 feet above the river and gives superb views of the valley below.

Caption For Sheringham, Fishermen On The Beach 1901

Sheringham fishermen gather round a lobster boat for the camera.

Caption For Oakham, School House 1927

School House stands at the corner of Market Place and Market Street.

Caption For Hemingford Grey, The Apex C1960

The Apex stands in the fork of the junction between the High Street and Church Street, both of which lead down to old landing stages on the Great Ouse.

Caption For Hest Bank, The Canal C1955

Hest was part of Bolton-le-Sands, and was a hamlet near Morecambe Bay.

Caption For Holkham Hall, 1922

The huge building is set in a park of over 3,000 acres, which on certain days in the summer are opened to the public.

Caption For Pulborough, Swans Corner 1921

The church and a cluster of old houses are at the top of the hill, and more old buildings are on the river bank, east and west of the Bognor Road river bridge.

Caption For Worthing, The Beach 1925

Between the wars, Worthing lost its wonderful town hall and theatre.

Caption For Colwyn Bay, West Promenade 1906

The sands slope gently, offering safe bathing for children, and extend for a mile and more.