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Caption For Mells, Gay Street C1950

Audrey Axford then ran it until its closure in 1965.

Caption For Alford, Five Sail Mill C1960

At the east end of the town is Alford Mill, a six-storey, five-sail mill built in 1813 by Sam Oxley, an Alford millwright.

Caption For Alford, Five Sail Mill C1960

At the east end of the town is Alford Mill, a six-storey, five-sail mill built in 1813 by Sam Oxley, an Alford millwright.

Caption For Sandhurst, Village 1906

Notice the telegraph poles supplying the new telephone system to those who could afford it.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, The Lower Promenade C1955

Another view showing the popularity of Saltburn as a holiday resort in the years which followed the end of the Second World War, but before the advent of the affordable package

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 Fordingbridge, High Street C1960

In very early times Fordingbridge was known simply as 'Forde' , a crossing point of the Avon since prehistoric times.

Caption For Portscatho, 1895

The little concrete pier affords some protection to the fishing boats at Portscatho, although it is barely a harbour.

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 Rainham, Upminster Road C1960

And if you could not afford a television, rent it from DER.

Caption For Ironbridge, From Rotunda 1892

This picture affords us a view across Ironbridge.

Caption For Gloucester, From Robinswood Hill 1904

It now houses the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, and affords massive views of the city and, of course, the cathedral.

Caption For Kingston Upon Thames, And Surbiton 1896

However, such pleasures were really only available to those middle-class people that could afford the time to spend in this fashion.

Caption For Bromsgrove, Old Timbered Houses 1949

A favourite epitaph is that over the graves of Thomas Scaife and Joseph Rutherford, killed in a railway accident: 'My engine now is cold and still, No water does my boiler fill; My coke affords its flames

Caption For Moorsholm, Swindale C1960

Set on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park, Moorsholm is surrounded by some beautiful countryside with picturesque lanes affording endless lovely walks.

Caption For Cromer, Garden Street 1894

Many of these houses rented out rooms to summer lodgers who were unable to afford bed and board in more prestigious hotels.

Caption For Bournemouth, Grand Hotel 1895

Even in a class-ridden Victorian society, Bournemouth entertained anyone who could afford to stay in the town.

Caption For Blakeney, High Street C1965

Founded by Nora Clogstoun in 1946, the association is not just concerned with the preservation of these beautiful homes; its primary purpose is to provide affordable homes to rent for local people.

Caption For Charmouth, C1965

His notable pupil in 1820 was Henry Alford (1810-71) who became Dean of Canterbury.