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Caption For York, Monk Bar C1885

With four storeys and standing at sixty-three feet high, this is the tallest of the four main bars, and also the most fortified - it was a self-contained fortress.

Caption For Salcombe, General View 1920

Local tradition alleges that Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote his famous poem 'Crossing the Bar' with the perilous entrance to the Salcombe estuary in mind.

Caption For York, Bootham Bar & The Minster 1893

The stone-arched building on the right was the postern tower built in 1497 on St Mary's Abbey walls; it is now an office for First York Buses.

Caption For Helston, Loe Pool 1890

The Loe is the largest freshwater lake in Cornwall, and the shore can be a place of peace and contemplation.

Caption For Poole, Rockley Sands, The Palladium C1965

The Palladium Bar was opened when the site was first developed for leisure.

Caption For York, Bootham Bar & The Minster 1893

The stone-arched building on the right was the postern tower built in 1497 on St Mary's Abbey walls; it is now an office for First York Buses.

Caption For Ellerby, Ellerby Hotel C1960

These buildings date from the 19th century.

Caption For Harborne, Princes Corner C1965

The pub on the corner was always a handy place for a quick lunchtime pint, and even in 1965 for a pie.

Caption For York, Bootham Bar 1911

Carved in 1894 by George Milburn, the statues on the top of the bar replaced the older, worn statues.

Caption For Harborne, Princes Corner C1965

The pub on the corner was always a handy place for a quick lunchtime pint, and even in 1965 for a pie.

Caption For Dorking, Boxhill, The Wimpy Bar C1965

When I was a teenager I remember riding out on my BSA Bantam to the Wimpy Bar on Box Hill.

Caption For York, Bootham Bar 1886

This was the main exit from the walled city of York.

Caption For Cheshunt, Temple Bar, Theobalds Park C1955

Designed by Christopher Wren in 1672 as a triumphal arch, Temple Bar originally stood at the top of Fleet Street in London.

Caption For Nottingham, Chapel Bar C1950

Long Row leads westwards uphill into Chapel Bar, now truncated by the Maid Marian Way roundabout junction with Derby Road.

Caption For York, Bootham Bar 1911

Carved in 1894 by George Milburn, the statues on the top of the bar replaced the older, worn statues.

Caption For Sudbury, Bathing Place And Common 1934

Mixed bathing (even for children) was forbidden.

Caption For Burnley, Duke Bar 1906

Duke Bar is on the outskirts of Burnley.

Caption For Coldharbour, The Village C1955

This splendid interior captures the atmosphere of a 1950s pub beautifully.

Caption For Gretna Green, Old Smithy Interior C1955

Marriages also took place at Gretna Hall and at the Toll Inn and the Sark Toll Bar.

Caption For Hull, The Humber 1903

The Humber is still a busy working area.