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Caption For Worthing, Bandstand And Pier 1919

By the end of the Victorian period, band concerts were a popular form of entertainment at most resorts.

Caption For Hoveton, The Village C1955

Hoveton is one of the centres of Broadland, and is crowded in the summer months.

Caption For West Witton, The Village C1960

A herd of Shorthorn cattle is driven down the main street of West Witton, which stands at the eastern entrance to Wensleydale.

Caption For Canterbury, The Cathedral C1875

The Cathedral 1888 A springtime photograph of the massive and imposing cathedral, the first in Britain and the seat of the Primate of All England, as well as one of Europe's most celebrated places

Caption For Penarth, The Roundabout C1940

The south side of Windsor Road lay undeveloped until c1880 with the construction of the block seen here beyond the roundabout.

Caption For St Albans, The Cathedral And Abbey Church 1921

The imposing west front of the Abbey is seen here, following the completion of its restoration 30 years before.

Caption For Waltham, The Mill C1960

The appointed King, Godrich, Earl of Cornwall, takes care of Goldborough, and promises to fulfil the dead King's wish - to marry Goldborough to the strongest man in England when she is of age.

Caption For Larne, Glynn Village C1890

A charming view of Glynn, a little Irish village about a mile to the south of Larne, on the western edge of Larne Lough.

Caption For Croft On Tees, St Cuthbert's Hospital

A game of billiards is in progress under the cast iron Victorian columns of the games room.

Caption For Accrington, Market And Bus Station 2004

The main part of the new outside market lies along Peel Street; its construction forced the alteration of the bus station into a line of stands on each side of the street.

Caption For Eastbourne, Queen's Hotel From The Pier 1910

Beyond the Queens Hotel with its tiers of balconies, which opened in June 1880, are one or two of the surviving buildings of the original Sea Houses, one of the four hamlets of pre-Victorian Eastbourne

Caption For Portchester, Yachting C1965

Prehistoric Cams Most people enjoying a round of golf on the Cams Hall Estate today are probably unaware of the existence of the 429 pieces of worked flint that were recovered during topsoil stripping

Caption For Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery 1895

The statues of Raphael and Michelangelo stand on the entrance steps to the Walker Art Gallery in William Brown Street.

Caption For Malmesbury, Abbey Ruins 1924

Here we see the south transept of the abbey before the restoration had taken place, with the spire of St Paul`s in the background.

Caption For Luton, Upper George Street C1950

Originally called Dunstable Street, there is no available record of the reason for the change of name apart from the coincidence of the accession to the throne of King George V.

Caption For Great Chart, The Church 1901

By the gate leading into the churchyard are the overhanging eaves of the old priest's house, later to become the centre of the local Girl Guides troop.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Broad Street C1955

Shop signs beyond the Three Cups Hotel include those of a Co-op store, the Tudor Cafe, and the Nook.

Caption For Dumbarton, Castle 1897

South of Dumbarton rise the massive twin peaks of the volcanic plug of Dumbarton Rock.

Caption For Eastleigh, The Town Hall C1960

The Urban District Council of 1895 needed a home, and in 1899 the council offices were built and occupied.

Caption For Sherborne, The Post Office C1960

The Cotswold village of Sherborne lies between Northleach and Burford.