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Caption For Newport, Allt Yr Yn, Above The Lock 1893

Allt-yr-yn is the name of the hill in the distance.

Caption For Newport, Allt Yr Yn, Above The Lock 1893

Allt-yr-yn is the name of the hill in the distance.

Caption For Porthmadog, From Marine Terrace 1889

The poet Shelley and his first wife Harriet lived for a while at Tan-yr-allt, near Porthmadog; it was here that a mysterious attempt on his life was said to have been made.

Caption For Newport, Allt Yr Yn, Above The Lock 1893

Allt-yr-yn is the name of the hill in the distance.

Caption For Somerton, Broad Street 1904

Broad Street is a later medieval planned extension of the market place, which is beyond the end houses.

Caption For Trusthorpe, The Post Office C1955

Trusthorpe Post Office is on the road to Thorpe, and is in a late Victorian projection from the left bay of a late 18th-century small farmhouse.

Caption For Trusthorpe, The Post Office C1955

Trusthorpe Post Office is on the road to Thorpe, and is in a late Victorian projection from the left bay of a late 18th-century small farmhouse.

Caption For Rumney, The Church C1960

St Augustine's church is of the Early English period, with a later Perpendicular embattled tower with pinnacles.

Caption For York, Bootham Bar 1911

York was a late comer to electric trams: the system did not open until January 1910, and even then it only lasted 25 years.

Caption For Cranbrook, High Street, The Studio 1901

Situated on the High Street is The Studio, a Wealden Hall House, with a later gable on the left-hand side.

Caption For Leeds, Boar Lane C1965

It was designed by Halfpenny, with a later 1839 tower and square spire by Chantrell.

Caption For Goudhurst, Twissenden Manor 1904

This half- timbered Wealden Hall House has a late 16th- century sandstone facade at the back.

Caption For St Ives, Westcotts Quay C1955

This view shows the narrow promenade without its railings, which were added in a later more safety-conscious age.

Caption For Brimington, Secondary Boys School C1965

A typical example of a late-fifties/ early-sixties school and college building; it seems monotonous and characterless.

Caption For Thorpe St Andrew, Village And River Yare 1922

The Rush Cutters has a late 16th-century core, evident in the octagonal brick chimneys on the right and the massive stack behind the left hip.

Caption For Pangbourne, The Bridge And The Old George 1899

A late 19th-century advertisement for the George Hotel reads: 'This house, being in the centre of the picturesque scenery of Pangbourne, affords every accommodation for tourists, boating parties or

Caption For Newbury, The Weavers' Cottages And The Canal C1955

A late 19th-century advertisement for the George Hotel reads: 'This house, being in the centre of the picturesque scenery of Pangbourne, affords every accommodation for tourists, boating parties

Caption For Pangbourne, The Bridge And The Old George 1899

A late 19th-century advertisment for the George Hotel reads: 'This house, being in the centre of the picturesque scenery of Pangbourne, affords every accommodation for tourists, boating parties or anglers

Caption For Kingsland, The Angel Inn C1955

There are a number of lovely timber-framed buildings in this village, and many more that were once of timber, until a brick façade was added at a later date.

Caption For Lincoln, Eastgate C1955

Number 18, on the left, was refronted in the 1770s in brick with Venetian windows (with their centre part arched), and a later Greek Doric- style porch added.