Captions

64 captions found. Showing results 41 to 60.

Caption For Pwllheli, West End Promenade 1898

This view of the promenade looks south-east around the curving sweep of the bay. The

Caption For Criccieth, Golf Club 1913

The golf club was established in 1905, on parkland set high above Cardigan Bay. The

Caption For Kents Bank, From Kirkhead 1894

We can just see the river channel out on Morecambe Bay. The

Caption For Colwyn Bay, West Promenade 1906

The beach runs in a glorious sweep around the bay. The

Caption For Rugeley, Blithbury Reservoir C1955

Three miles away from the Trent and 50ft above it, this reservoir was formed in 1953 by damming one of its tributaries, the River Blithe.

Caption For Cawsand, The Bay 1904

We are on the south-east coast at Cawsand Bay; the twin villages perched above the beach, where fishing boats are drawn up.

Caption For Porthcurno, The Bay And Logan Rock 1908

Across the bay the rocky headland of Treryn Dinas is surmounted by the Logan Rock, a 60-ton block that can be rocked on its perch.

Caption For St Blazey, Luxulyan Valley 1893

St Blazey is a modest town that sits inland from the port of Par in St Austell Bay. The

Caption For Falmouth, Flushing From Green Bank 1893

The calm waters are a significant feature of the shelter here, even when storm force winds are blowing outside in the bay. The

Caption For Worbarrow, Bay C1930

The fishing hamlet of Worbarrow (upper left), is seen here with Hill Cottage below Gold Down and Sea Cottage boathouses facing Worbarrow Bay. The

Caption For Pegwell, Bay 1907

Pegwell village overlooks a large bay, which has in the past been named Hope Bay, Greystone Bay, and Courtstairs Bay, and today is simply known as Pegwell Bay. The

Caption For Kewstoke, The Village 1896

The Church stands surrounded by trees, whilst in the distance is Sand Bay. The

Caption For Aylesbury, Ye Olde King's Head Hotel C1955

Here the photographer looks down the alley from Market Square to the entrance bay; the oriel window was added by George Devey for the Rothschilds in the 1870s.

Caption For Barry Island, Redbrink Crescent 1925

This photograph was taken from Nells Point above Jackson's Bay. The

Caption For Maiden Newton, The Village 1906

It was paralleled 79 years later with the opening of the Wiltshire, Somerset & Weymouth railway line, and its branch line from here to Bridport and West Bay. The

Caption For Tenby, The Harbour 1950

After the war, marine craft in Tenby were chiefly employed in providing Range Safety in Carmarthen Bay. The

Caption For Weymouth, Beach Show 1899

The coast here, turning to the south, forms a wide, open bay. The

Caption For Cresswell, Pele Tower C1955

Looking out over Druridge Bay, the rectangular three-storey tower of the late 14th to early 15th centuries takes its name from the Cresswell family.

Caption For Reculver, The Beach C1955

In March 1943, one mile to the east of Reculver Towers was cordoned off, and on 11 April Wing Commander Guy Gibson tested the Barnes Wallis 'bouncing bomb' in Reculver Bay. The

Caption For Chideock, Village 1903

Opposite, the stone and slate cottages are Trefoil and Corner Cottage, on Stocks Corner, where Duck Street turns towards Seatown hamlet, beside Lyme Bay. The