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Even in the late 18th century there were ninety pits in the Forest, with a combined annual output of about 100,000 tons of coal.

Even at this late date there were people advocating the 'dockisation' of the Avon, which would have resulted in the destruction of much of the natural beauty of the Gorge and the wholesale removal of Horseshoe

The Odeon cinema is typical of the super cinema style of architecture that came into vogue during the 1930s.

The parish of Rainow and Saltersford was one of the most extensive in the whole of Cheshire.

The 13th-century church of St Mary is built of stone rubble, not the usual flint of the area. Mapson's Farm was built in 1796. At high tides the sea comes very close to the fronts of the buildings.

This rare photograph shows the interior of the convalescent home at the end of Queen Victoria's reign.

In this view of Marske beach, with the distinctive cliffs of Huntcliffe in the distance, there appears to be some form of camp being held on the sands with a row of distinctive wigwam-like

The pretty cottages of Little Bredy stand in a peaceful setting along the valley of the River Bride, despite having been in the front line of Britain's defence during the dark days of the 1940s.

The delightful Victoria Pavilion suffered the ravages of time and fire and was demolished in the early 1990s.

This area was once the site of the city's horse fair.

It was constructed on the opposite side of the canal to the New Level Furnaces and adjacent to the tracks of the recently opened Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway.

Pinora, recorded in the Feet of Fines in 1232, is a village of considerable beauty and well-manicured charm.

The third great project of late 20th-century Carlisle was the transformation of Tullie House into a modern museum and art gallery.

Much of this lovely valley is now cloaked under a blanket of conifers, as are so many of the Lake District dales.

This is a classic example of a weaver's cottage. The village is famous for being the centre of the worsted cloth trade.

Milton Street forms one of the main commercial areas of Saltburn, and is characterised by some fascinating glazed canopies across the shop fronts that survive to this day.

Here we have a glimpse of the church tower between the houses of Market Street in the old heart of the waterside town. Note the gutter in the centre of the narrow roadway.

The village is set solidly in the heart of market gardening country, and Stotfold's name is a carry forward of the Old English title for a pigpen.

The lack of other vehicles meant that it probably didn't matter too much, but the driver of the horse and trap is apparently unaware of the 'keep left' rule of the road.

One of the main shopping streets of the town, this photograph of Union Street conveys something of the bustling nature of the area.

At this time, Harnham has something of an identity of its own. Harnham Bridge crossed the Hampshire Avon just south of Salisbury between the twin hamlets of East and West Harnham.

Little can be gleaned of the appearance of St Peter's church from this picture.

A quarter of a century apart, this and the previous view of the High Street show how little it changed throughout the 20th century, with the exception of traffic problems and an increased number

Some of the streets of Vickerstown were named after renowned people from the recent Boer War (1899-1902).