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Beyond are two of the big houses that line the north end of the High Street, mostly late Georgian and earlier 19th-century.

At this date Queen Victoria's statue can still be seen (just visible, centre left); and between the bank and the Queen's Hotel the narrow gabled building with the big arched window is the

The big tree remains, but the fence has gone and the mellow clay pantiles of the roof have been replaced.

The big water tower of 1882-3, soon named 'Jumbo', can be seen in the distance.

The big tree remains, but the fence has gone and the mellow clay pantiles of the roof have been replaced.

The timber- framing and big chimneys in the loom of the church tower is The Priory, a fascinating early 16th century timber- framed building built as a church house or marriage-feast house, although

They lie in a north-south axis on the western edge of the town; they measure as high as 22ft 6in, and are as big as the stones at Stonehenge.

The roadside house (Newby Bridge House), the big tree and the cottages are virtually unchanged since 1940, but the motor bike and sidecar (centre) are very much of the 1930s.

Lord Trenchard, father of the modern Royal Air Force, chose the site right in the middle of the Lincolnshire countryside so as to be as far away as possible from the temptations of the big cities.

On the opposite corner is Thomas, the tailors and hosiers; shortly after this photo was taken it became the Biglis Dairy.

Lord Trenchard, father of the modern Royal Air Force, chose the site right in the middle of the Lincolnshire countryside so as to be as far away as possible from the temptations of the big cities.

Many were employed on scheduled feeder runs between small harbours and the big ports; others traded in the 'go anywhere for any cargo' world of tramping.

The name Egremont was given to a big house built by John Askew, who bought land here.

The most famous of the bankers was Big Bertha, which clocked up 800,000 miles on the Lickey between 1920 and 1956.

She is buried with her husband Sir Benjamin Hall (after whom Big Ben was named) in Llanover churchyard, to the left of the path.

Grain, slate and coal were once brought to Freckleton Naze, and ocean-going ships were built at the shipyard, which was established in 1814, but the big event of the village now is Club Day in June.

In the distance we can see the Houses of Parliament, the Victoria Tower and Big Ben.

Here we see Eccles Town Hall in Church Street; at this time it was still its own master, but threatened with take-over even then by big brother Salford.

The big house (the castle) was not yet begun, and it came without a long drive.

We are looking west along Market Street from the corner of Cable Road, a scene that has changed remarkably little, apart from a big increase in the volume of traffic, especially on sunny weekends and holiday

All the buildings have changed proprietors except the big white building with the three dormer windows, which is still the post office.

Facing the sands were (from the left) the Prince of Wales Theatre, the Winter Gardens, the Tower, the Royal Hotel, the New Inn, the Big Wheel, and the Coffee Palace.

This massive works was erected in 1915 for the production of artillery shells in the build-up to the big push on the Somme in 1916.

The right side of this picture is now taken up by Natureland, whilst the Figure 8 switchback, the dodgems, the big wheel, the tennis courts and the North Shore Café (right) have all gone.