Caption For Cardiff, University College 1925
The 'new' University
College building which
opened in October
1909 was the fruition
of ten years' concerted
fundraising aided
by the Corporation's
gift of five acres of
building land.
Caption For Southwold, The Market 1896
It must have been a hot day when this photograph was taken - note the boaters, the parasol and the baby in a frilly sunbonnet enjoying a ride in a goatcart.
Caption For Ilfracombe, Lantern Hill 1899
Lantern Hill and the Chapel of St Nicholas are not just a focal point for visitors; for centuries the
light on the chapel was a vital navigational aid for mariners.
Caption For Scarborough, Fishing Boats 1890
Local vessels such as the 'Aid', 'Moscow', 'Trimmer', 'Fallowden', 'Commerce', and the 'Free Briton' ran to London, Hull or Newcastle, though some of the services were not regular.
Caption For Christchurch, The Castle 1900
Christchurch Castle, of which only the ruins remain, was probably built by Richard de Redvers, a cousin of Henry I,
who was given the royal manor as a reward for aiding Henry in his fight for the crown
Caption For Tenby, North Bay 1950
The old smoke house (foreground) was built in 1848 in a romantic style to resemble an
ancient castle, complete with mock stone cannons which aided the drainage from the
private garden above.
Caption For Lands End, 1890
The solid granite buttresses of the Land's End seem to have remained unchanged for ever, but it is the passing steam ship aided by three sails that puts this photograph into its period.