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Caption For Launceston, Coronation Park C1950

The entrance arch, with its green gates, was demolished in the 1980s to allow access for lorries building the new leisure centre.

Caption For Lulworth, Durdle Door 1894

The great natural arch of Durdle Door braves the sea just a little way from the more famous Lulworth Cove.

Caption For Lulworth, Durdle Door 1894

The great natural arch of Durdle Door braves the sea just a little way from the more famous Lulworth Cove.

Caption For Chester, Dee Bridge 1923

The old bridge with its seven irregular arches dates from the late 13th century and was partially rebuilt during the mid-14th century.

Caption For Abergavenny, The Bridge C1965

There seems to be ample room beneath the wide arches of Llanfoist Bridge, but when the Usk floods the waters have often risen to the top of them and flooded the Castle Meadows in the foreground.

Caption For Ingatestone, The Hall, Gateway And Courtyard C1955

Above this arch there is an impressive clock tower.

Caption For Newtown, Long Bridge 1959

The River Severn is wide here on the approach to the town, so that a lengthy twin-arched bridge was needed to make the crossing.

Caption For Glynneath, The Railway Viaduct C1955

The line is long-since closed, but this towering sixteen-arch structure stands as a lasting reminder of Victorian skill and energy.

Caption For Norwich, Cathedral, St Saviour's Chapel 1932

The twin arches, with the quatrefoil over, are all that remain of the 13th-century Lady Chapel.

Caption For Grays, The Lightship C1955

Grays is a much re-developed town, but it has a fine Norman church.

Caption For Eling, St Mary's Church C1955

Above the altar hangs an impressive picture of the Last Supper.The chancel arch is a striking feature of the church, as is the 15th-century tower.

Caption For Chepstow, The Museum 2004

Since then it has been a school and a hospital; it is now Chepstow museum, which was originally housed above the Town Arch.

Caption For Norwich, St John The Baptist Church 1896

A temporary wall separates it from the crossing tower and the dust from the building works beyond the west tower arch.

Caption For Gloucester, Infirmary Arches 1891

The last two arches are showing signs of some form of reconstruction as the century closes.

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Caption For Bude, 1906

The missing stone arch of Nanny Moore's Bridge marks the site of a mill.

Caption For Amesbury, St Mary And St Melor's Church C1955

St Mary and St Melore's is basically Norman, large and built mainly of flint; its large squat Early English tower rests on triple chamfered arches and has three wide-spaced single bell openings.

Caption For Haverfordwest, Market Street 1898

The arched building on the left is presently a building site.

Caption For Newby Bridge, The Swan Hotel 1914

In the background is the 16th-century five-arched bridge which gave the village its name.

Caption For Ribbesford, The Lido Café C1965

The Lido Café was a much frequented leisure stop along the way.

Caption For Eastbourne, 1925

The central bays of the promenade building survive, but the arched bays on each side were rebuilt in the 1950s.