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Caption For Wallasey, The Village C1955

Linking Harrison Drive and Breck Road, Wallasey Village has always been just that; no Road, Drive, Way or other title, because it doesn't need it.

Caption For Luton, The Vauxhall Motors Canteen C1950

Part of the main dining room during an average lunch break.

Caption For Sheffield, Endcliffe Woods 1893

This park was laid out for the benefit of working people to give them a break from the dust and grime of industrial Sheffield.

Caption For Exmouth, The Miniature Railway C1960

All of this area of the sea front is now part of the Exmouth Fun Park, a modest theme park for the young and not so young who want a break from the miles of sandy beaches.

Caption For Acle, Upton Dyke C1965

From Acle to Yarmouth the Bure flows through low-lying, flat marshland with few trees to break the skyline.

Caption For Portland, Prison Entrance 1898

Portland prison was a grim institution during Victoria's reign, with convicts spending long days breaking stone in the nearby quarries with pickaxe and crowbar.

Caption For Andover, Town River 1901

Before the Town Bridge was strengthened, heavy carts had to ford the river from either the ramp at the sunlit break beyond the trees or another ramp on the right beside the bridge.

Caption For Stilton, High Street C1955

The hotels and restaurants in the High Street offered a welcome break to travellers, who could also fill up their tanks with petrol from the single petrol pump at the garage.

Caption For Norwich, Cathedral, Nave East 1896

The immensely long nave has shafts and colonettes breaking its length, leading the eye up to the vaults.

Caption For Norwich, Cathedral, Nave East 1896

The immensely long nave has shafts and colonettes breaking its length, leading the eye up to the vaults.

Caption For Freshwater Bay, The Beach C1965

He described the scene in verse: 'Groves of pine on either hand To break the blast of winter, stand; And further on, the heavy channel Tumbles a breaker on chalk and sand'.

Caption For Freshwater Bay, The Beach C1965

He described the scene in verse: 'Groves of pine on either hand To break the blast of winter, stand; And further on, the heavy channel Tumbles a breaker on chalk and sand'.

Caption For Porthcawl, Rough Seas C1960

This photograph shows rough seas breaking over the Lower Promenade, with a fine view along the Promenade: from the right we can see the Esplanade Hotel, the Grand Pavilion, the Westward

Caption For Blackgang Chine, The Gardens C1955

guidebook writer noted that 'entrance to the Chine is through a bazaar, where one must either make a purchase or pay sixpence before he descends to this great chasm, echoing the ocean waves that break

Caption For Blackgang Chine, The Gardens C1955

guidebook writer noted that 'entrance to the Chine is through a bazaar, where one must either make a purchase or pay sixpence before he descends to this great chasm, echoing the ocean waves that break

Caption For Camberley, Park Street, Post Office 1921

Notice the decorator up his ladder taking a short break to make sure he is in the picture.

Caption For Sidmouth, Fore Street 1904

The red sandstone cliffs of East Devon break into the green and pastoral valley of the River Sid; Sidmouth lines the slopes of the gap.

Caption For Barnstaple, Imperial Hotel 1900

There are also plenty of seats around the well-tended grounds which allow ample opportunity for breaks whilst taking the air.

Caption For Winchester, Church Of St Cross C1960

A visit to St Cross breaks down the barrier between past and present; it is a chance to glimpse the charitable values of medieval England—and to pause for a while from the hurry and bustle of the

Caption For Plymouth, Hoe And Pier 1889

The prominent structure on the top of Staddon Heights (just right of centre) is not, as local myth says, a wind- break for the golf course on the top of the Heights; it was actually constructed as a