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The first building on the right is the tramps boarding house, on the site of the Chequers Inn.

Although originally captioned 'Holker Hall', this photograph actually shows one of the houses on the Holker Hall estate, which has been in the hands of the Cavendish family for over 200 years and is

The fencing rails almost seem to grow out of the truks of the ancient oak trees, one of which at least has been pollarded.

It is doubtful if a more perfect example of a genteel English sea- front could be found.

Although originally known as the Schools, the building has had a variety of uses - a men's social club, an evening institute and a Christian meeting place.

Roebucks are the males of the roe deer, whose herds once roamed this attractive landscape along the western fringe of the Lancashire hills.

This is one of many fine examples of public amenity open space in Port Sunlight.

The name 'Llandaff' means 'the sacred enclosure on the river Taff', and Llandaff is one of the earliest ecclesiastical foundations in Wales.

This church stands in an area with a long-standing Christian heritage: it is recorded that in 314 the Bishop of Caerleon was present at the Synod of Arles, the first general council of western Christianity

Surrounded by rolling hills, this has to be one of the most beautiful villages in Oxfordshire.

During the early part of the 20th century, the boat-building firm of Samuel Saunders took over Goring wharf.

Rose-clad cottages line the road in Burnsall, lying in the heart of Wharfedale where the drystone walls spread like a net over the fells, as we can just see in the background.

Note the Dales farmers and their wives sitting lined up to the right of the statue, perhaps waiting for a bus.

Viewed shortly after its restoration, this cross with a shaft and a figure of St John the Baptist dates from the 15th century - the ball on top dates from the time of Queen Anne.

Water power played an important role in the development of the factory system, for it was harnessed to drive machinery in cotton and woollen mills alike.

These two pictures are an echo of the commercial waterways of the past.

The property on the left is of particular interest, because in about 1970 a large section of the older central Middlesbrough buildings was flattened to create the first major shopping mall - the Cleveland

Grappenhall, or 'Gropenhale' (as it was then called), has the distinction of being recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086.

Sun worshippers in Marshall Gardens turn their backs on landmarks which will soon disappear.

Facing Undercliff Road are (from left to right) the 1930s Trent's Café; the Town Hall of 1892; the Empire Café; Bent Hill; and the Felix Hotel of 1903, with the Spa Pavilion of 1909 below.

The building on the right has 17th-century pargetting, with the arms of Bayning. Hicks, on the left, has an original 15th-century door.

Llangranog has a small, sheltered bay with a sandy beach on which about 20 ships were built during the 19th century. Like Tresaith, it became popular with holidaymakers from the 1930s.

The hilliness of these parishes was often cited as the cause of the 'Pure Air and Good Health' lauded in the property advertisements.

This is one of several short parades of shops along the main road through Penn. Built in the early to mid 20th century, it remains largely unchanged today.