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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 Heswall, Telegraph Road C1955

The centre of Heswall was originally much closer to the shoreline, probably in the area around Village Road and St Peter's Church, but the advent of Telegraph Road - the A540 - has moved the commercial

Caption For Poole, The Custom House 1904

HM Customs has now relinquished the building, and it has become a wine bar and restaurant.

Caption For Padstow, The Harbour 1888

Padstow is a very ancient port and has long been associated with trading and shipbuilding.

Caption For Sevenoaks, Constitutional Club 1895

The foundation stone of this building was laid with two gold sovereigns beneath it, not in the north-east corner but at the southern end of the building, in 1889.

Caption For London, King William Street 1880

Here we are at the junction of Cannon Street and the approach to the new London Bridge; the street was opened by King William IV in 1831, and named after him.

Caption For Southport, The Pier C1955

The pavilion has lost its minarets, but it is now equipped with both an indoor snack bar and a self-service buffet.

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

The figures that now look down are Nicholas Langton, a Lord Mayor, a mason holding a model of the bar and a medieval knight.

Caption For Southport, The Pier C1955

The pavilion has lost its minarets, but it is now equipped with both an indoor snack bar and a self-service buffet.

Caption For Farnham, The Borough C1955

The Brown Owl café is now the Sevens bar and restaurant.

Caption For Wimborne, The King's Head C1960

In 1884 it annexed the adjoining Victoria Hotel and reopened it as the Victoria Hall, a theatre, cinema and assembly room.

Caption For York, Bootham Bar 1911

The figures that now look down are Nicholas Langton, a Lord Mayor, a mason holding a model of the bar and a medieval knight.The coats of arms are the Stuart Royal Arms and the City Arms; these were

Caption For Richmond, Castle Hill 1929

In the centre is a fish and chip saloon; to its right is the narrow wynd called The Bar, and on the railings is an advertisement for wet fish on sale in the basement of No 1 New Road.

Caption For Sevenoaks, Constitutional Club 1895

The foundation stone of this building was laid with two gold sovereigns beneath it, not in the north-east corner but at the southern end of the building, in 1889.

Caption For Richmond, Castle Hill 1929

In the centre is a fish and chip saloon; to its right is the narrow wynd called The Bar, and on the railings is an advertisement for wet fish on sale in the basement of No 1 New Road.

Caption For Alderley Edge, Liberal Club 1896

Besides the usual bar and bowling green, it boasted a library and reading room, and in the room above was Alderley`s first cinema.

Caption For New Brighton, Beach And Pier C1960

On the beach there was a children's boating pool, and the Pier had a bar and an amusement palace on it.

Caption For Skegness, The Pier C1960

It was again completely reconstructed in 1971, when the steps and ramps were removed.

Caption For Belfast, High Street 1897

The shape of things to come is the brand-new National Bank building; this bank had a London base boasting capital of £7m, and several branches in Ireland.