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Caption For Tregaron, View From The Church Tower C1965

On the right is a half-timbered building that houses a bank.

Caption For Ruthin, Clwyd Street C1955

The hillside town of Ruthin retains its medieval origins, although the aggressively black and white mock-Tudor half-timbering of the bank and outfitters' buildings on the left is perhaps a little over

Caption For Penrith, Shops, Market Place 1893

Occupying a prime position in the Market Place from 1887 to 1908 was Henry Thompson, Furnishing and General Ironmonger, Black and Whitesmith.

Caption For Lindfield, Post Office Corner C1955

The chequered brick and weather boarded cottage (right) is Barclays Bank; it opened in 1910 in what was then the front room of a cottage.

Caption For Matlock, Bank Road From Crown Square C1949

By the mid-Fifties, Crown Square had taken on a much more urban appearance, with black and white kerb markings, a Belisha beacon on the right, and traffic signs in the centre of the

Caption For Holdenhurst, Throop Village C1945

Holdenhurst has retained its rural setting near the banks of the River Stour, despite the sprawl of Bournemouth across its more distant meadows.

Caption For Clifton Hampden, The Barley Mow Inn 1890

On the east bank, beyond the bridge, this medieval inn is noted for its 'cruck' construction, the large curved timbers in the gable wall, and for the fact that Jerome K Jerome commends it in 'Three Men

Caption For Chatburn, Bridge Road C1955

Beyond Martin's Bank and the shops is the Black Bull Inn, which carries a date stone of 1855.

Caption For Clifton Hampden, The Barley Mow Inn 1890

Standing on the east bank of the Thames, below the bridge, this medieval inn is noted for its cruck construction – note the large curved timbers in the gable wall – and for the fact that Jerome K Jerome

Caption For Clifton Hampden, The Barley Mow Inn 1890

Standing on the east bank of the Thames, below the bridge, this medieval inn is noted for its cruck construction – note the large curved timbers in the gable wall – and for the fact that Jerome K Jerome

Caption For Parkgate, The Parade C1939

At one time it was an important packet port for passengers travellingto Ireland, but then it too succumbed to the growing silt banks.

Caption For Douglas, Promenade 1897

Dumbell was a banker, a director of the Laxey mines and a Deemster (justice of the Tynwald), but the failure of his bank on Saturday 3rd February 1900 ('Black Saturday') was one of the greatest financial

Caption For Newbury, The Broadway And Clock Tower C1965

The Flower House on the corner became a bank in more recent years, while Wheelers car showroom on the right was demolished in the early 1970s and replaced by offices.

Caption For Sudbury, Market Hill And St Peter's C1955

The two hanging signs on the left are for the Black Boy, where King George VI lunched during the Second World War.

Caption For Bungay, Market Place Showing The Black Dog Of Bungay C1960

The dog was Black Shuck, who supposedly attacked worshippers at church here and at Blythburgh in 1557.

Caption For Horsforth, Town Street 1901

The old King's Arms opened in 1749, and opposite is the Black Bull, dating back to 1758.

Caption For Horsforth, Town Street 1901

The old King's Arms opened in 1749, and opposite it is the Black Bull, dating back to 1758.

Caption For Keswick, Bridge And Greta Hall 1889

The pencil works of A Banks on the right is an example of one of Keswick's major industries, founded on supplies of plumbago, or black lead, from the Seathwaite valley in Borrowdale.

Caption For Macclesfield, Churchwallgate C1955

This view has changed little, although the pub's black and white walls have been painted over.

Caption For Pontefract, Market Place C1965

Barclays Bank (left) was the Bank of Leatham and Tew before 1906, and from 1776 to 1801 the Black Bull Inn occupied this 18th-century private house.