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During the winter months these rough seas are common on this coast. A terrible storm in 1871 claimed the lives of six local lifeboat men.

This photograph includes the Winter Gardens in the background. In 1887, William Holland was appointed manager.

In winter it would be treacherous. To the south of the town is remote heath and woodland.

This busy street has many shops and cafes to serve both the locals and visitors, but some close for the winter. The shops and houses on the left back straight on to the sea.

It shares the distinctive 'spotty brown and grey' stonework which brought the minster mixed reviews from architects and travel writers. The porch has acquired a glass door in recent years.

Minster on the Isle of Sheppey has two public houses in its High Street, as we can see here: The King's Arms is on the left, and The Highlander in the centre.

It became the meeting place for most Minster teenagers, serving only coffee and sweets. It stood on the corner of Station Road and St Mildred's Road, known by older villagers as Vicarage Lane.

To the right, there is still a fish and chip shop by West Street, which runs down to the Minster.

To the rear right of the bar we can see the turret on the roof of the Minster Chapter House.

Most of the stone used in the construction of the Minster was carried up this street. The names of streets and alleys are sometimes strange, such as Whipmawhopmagate and Jubbergate.

The Force has been known to freeze over in the depths of winter.

Several winding walks form an alternative way to return to Babbacombe for the energetic, or in the winter months when the cliff railway is closed.

Several winding walks form an alternative way to return to Babbacombe for the energetic, or in the winter months when the cliff railway is closed.

A winter river scene with the church in the distance; the boathouse with a path beside it belongs to Hartford House.

It was from here that four knights set off one winter evening in 1170 for Canterbury to murder Thomas à Becket.

The Minster's Chained Library dates back to 1686. It is one of the biggest in the country with over 200 volumes, the oldest dating back to 1343.

The minster finally became a cathedral in 1836. Hidden in the crypt are the remains of the original St Wilfrid's church.

The covered way at the side of J Todd's Grocer and Tea Dealer was built for the vicars-choral, so that they could cross from where they lived in Bedern to the Minster Yard without being molested.The

Situated between the Hall and the village, Kelham Bridge's one claim to fame is that it was rammed and split in two by a small iceberg that floated down the Trent during the winter of 1854–55.

On wilder winter days, with a storm beating up the Channel, the walk along the cliffs east of Hastings can be an exciting excursion, with salt spray soaking the clifftop rambler and fierce winds making

The street is almost deserted apart from a motor lorry, motorcycle and a few pedestrians, showing that the photograph was probably taken in the winter, outside the tourist season.

The Minster Clock 1886 This clock probably dates from the 14th century, though the works were replaced in the 18th century.

Its steep banks and overhanging trees would have provided protection for travellers when the winter storms came.

Lower Slaughter is best visited on a crisp winter's day, when the stream is full and the houses stand clear against the morning sun.