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The popular composer Noel Coward later owned one of the small houses here.

using the Great North Road, who stopped over just long enough to sample the waters in the Pump Room before departing for more sophisticated destinations; and the citizens of Leeds who made the place popular

The family in the boat are enjoying sailing on a light breeze, and the boy on the bank is fishing, probably for tench, although eel catching is more popular.

The tea gardens prospered after the Second World War and became a popular and convenient stopping-off place for boat trips along the Thames to and from Oxford and elsewhere.

Westwards from Folkestone, and now linked to it as a suburb, Sandgate shared in the popularity of its neighbour as a seaside resort around the turn of the century.

The popular composer Noel Coward later owned one of the small houses here.

Today its is a popular establishment offering 3 real ales, food and accomodation. When this picture was taken it was rather run down, but a major refurbishment has improved it wonderfully.

It is still a popular tourist attraction - note the figures looking down on the visitors from Marten`s Tower.

New baths (the ones we see here) were built in 1931, and they proved extremely popular; the English National Championships were held here. The baths were closed and demolished in 1984.

A popular attraction during the 1950s were the annual lights along the front and in Roker Park.

The popular Complete Angler Hotel lies on the Berkshire bank and looks out across the Thames to Marlow.

The tall, hipped roof building had been the popular Brock's Café. The pub in the right foreground, on the Broadway junction, was rebuilt in the 1950s and is now Finnegan's Wake.

Once the village of Ebbisham, its immense popularity as a spa resort after the Restoration, followed by its emergence as a racing centre, brought Epsom to national prominence.

Popular Sabden attractions are Pendle Antiques Centre in Union Street and Pendle Toy and Train Museum. A favourite walk is down the valley between the rivers Calder and Ribble.

However, the owners were justified in their optimism; for the Grand Union Canal and the River Chess, although they see little commercial traffic, are popular with pleasure craft owners.

It is now an immensely popular attraction owned by the National Trust.

In the Victorian era it was very popular with anglers, and there were coaches carrying visitors from Betws-y-Coed to Bangor and Llanberis.

Aberystwyth became a popular resort for the well-to-do, who came here to bathe and socialise from the late 18th century.

Next door is the Esplanade Hotel, which from its inception proved an extremely popular watering hole that would soon become the spiritual home of the Barbarians rugby side.

The two piers were completed, and so was the promenade, complete with free shelters; there was a fun fair, and in 1890 Morecambe started an annual Music Festival, which proved very popular.

Mothers or even nannies - because Cromer was popular with titled and influential families - take time to relax in the deckchairs, while others on the left stroll along the promenade.

A popular attraction during the 1950s was the annual lights along the front and in Roker Park.

Self-service super markets have become popular, this one being The Maypole. It was at nearby Rochford Hall that Anne Boleyn spent her early years.

Though camping was already enjoyed, Baden-Powell's book 'Scouting for boys' was published in the same year, and may have increased its popularity.