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Caption For Saffron Walden, Market Place 1932

On the left is Barclays Bank, next to the Rose and Crown, which was gutted by fire in 1969.

Caption For Charlwood, The Street 1904

The historic core of Charlwood is to the west of the view seen in photograph No 54172, by the medieval parish church of St Nicholas which was restored by William Burgess in 1858.

Caption For Barley, The Village And Pendle Hill C1960

The ancient name for the village is Barelegh (meaning 'wasteland'), but lush meadows now support flocks of sheep.

Caption For Dublin, Christchurch Cathedral Nave 1897

The choir and the nave, looking west.

Caption For Glentham, Main Street 1953

The Crown Inn (right) still looks the same, but the stone wall has been reduced in height.

Caption For Dorchester, Singer Car 1930

This is a closer view of the car in the previous picture.

Caption For Lindfield, Bower House And Church 1957

The High Street starts to curve its way around the church, and motorists were no doubt aided by the solid white line in the middle of the road.

Caption For Seahouses, The Harbour C1936

Seahouses grew up in 1889, when the harbour was built to improve the fishing industry in the area.

Caption For Merthyr Tydfil, High Street C1965

The jeweller`s shop, H Samuel (centre distance), which was beneath the clock, was once the former Post Office.

Caption For Aylesbury, Bell Hotel 1921

To the right of County Hall is the Bell Hotel, a Regency building which was recast in 1919 with the addition of a dormered roof storey.

Caption For Waddington, Coronation Bridge And Church C1955

Coronation Gardens commemorate the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II.

Caption For Castletown, From The Pier 1893

Near the college is Hango Hill, the scene in 1663 of the execution of the Manx patriot William Christian (Illian Dohne) for his role in the rebellion of 1651.

Caption For Bolton Abbey, The Abbey C1886

In the background are the romantic ruins of the Augustinian priory, and to the right are the tumbling waters of the River Wharfe.

Caption For Houghton, The George And Dragon C1960

Houghton is a hamlet with a long stone bridge across the tidal River Arun.

Caption For Osmington Mills, Red Cliffs C1960

We are looking westwards to the snout of Goggin's Barrow (right), Black Head (centre), and Redcliff Point (left) above Weymouth Bay.

Caption For Jervaulx, Chapter House 1896

Lying peacefully on the banks of the Ure, the land was given to the monks by Conan, son of Alan the Red, who built Richmond Castle.

Caption For Ware, Baldock Street C1955

The higgledy-piggledy row of pubs, shops and dwellings has hardly changed over the years.

Caption For Braunton, Old House Church Street 1900

As much as any other, this view illustrates the timelessness of North Devon.

Caption For Warboys, The Church C1955

Here we see Warboys church, with the 17th-century Dutch-influenced manor house next door.

Caption For Irby, Thurstaston Road C1955

The Anchor Inn (left) is a solid sandstone building, and its contents have refreshed the inhabitants of Irby for over 100 years.