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Whitehead is a popular resort and the pebble beach is much in evidence in this view looking round to Black Head. A

Although the photograph was originally captioned 'Porthpean Cliffs & Blackhead', the distant headland is in fact Gerrans Point, which obscures Black Head from this viewpoint.

Lying to seaward of Poltesco, the rocky little beach of Carleon Cove had its own pilchard fleet until the 19th century, when it became the home of the Lizard Serpentine Company.

Here we see the village tucked away in its valley, with the great expanse of the bay reaching beyond to Black Head (centre) and the Dodman Point (left).

A new harbour had just been constructed, only to be destroyed in March 1891 and then rebuilt in 1897.

Just around the corner from Mevagissey, this charming view places the little cove and hamlet in their context admirably, with the outline of Black Head in the distance and a few fishing boats on the water

The little valley of Trenarren reaches the coast just to the west of Black Head, and the stream cascades over the cliff onto the beach.

The marshes are home to large populations of birds that include wild fowl, little terns, and black-headed gulls.

Looking inland from the high ground above Black Head, this view captures almost the whole of the little valley where trees thrive in the shelter.

The small hamlet of slate-roofed farm houses and cottages lies at the end of a lane near Black Head, sheltered in the valley which climbs up from Hallane Beach.

Black Head is at the west end of the true St Austell Bay.

We are looking westwards to the snout of Goggin's Barrow (right), Black Head (centre), and Redcliff Point (left) above Weymouth Bay.

The railway company was still working to extend the path round Blackhead, and the shelters have the unmistakable stamp of railway architecture about them.

The heads of traitors and conspirators were often displayed on pikes here up until 1754, when the government called a halt to this practice because two of the heads were stolen by a Jacobite tailor.

The Black Sail Youth Hostel near the head of Ennerdale is one of the most remote in Britain.

The heads of traitors and conspirators were often displayed on pikes here up until 1754, when the government called a halt to this practice after two of the heads were stolen by a Jacobite tailor.

The summit at 1083 feet is at the head of West Down at the southern point of Cleeve Common.

Occupying a hill-top, Preesall grew as a small market around a corn mill and two pubs, both of which are shown here, the Black Bull and the Saracen's Head.

The heads of traitors and conspirators were often displayed on pikes here up until 1754, when the government called a halt to this practice because two of the heads were stolen by a Jacobite tailor.

The heads of traitors and conspirators were often displayed on pikes here up until 1754, when the government called a halt to this practice because two of the heads were stolen by a Jacobite tailor

This wonderful nostalgic photograph shows steam engine 'black 5', the work-horse of the LMS region, heading south with non-corridor stock on a local, probably to Bamber Bridge and on to Blackburn.

The road leads downwards and eastwards from opposite the Charmouth House Hotel (right), to Hardown Hill and Stonebarrow Hill (centre), where it climbs through Morecombeland.

The A52 leads to Boston, and the A152 goes on to Spalding.

The area had a large number of public houses: on the corner was the Cambrian Public, on the right-hand side was the Kings Head, on the left was the Golden Lion, and the Black Prince was just around