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Today, nearly a century later, the view is instantly recognisable, with the lofty tower of St Mary the Virgin's church in the centre and the Town Hall a little to the left.

About a mile from Bidford, the hamlet of Marlcliff sits snugly below the eponymous marl cliff beside the River Avon.

There is an impressive dignity about the globe-crowned, lion-guarded obelisk that was unveiled by HRH the Duke of Windsor in July 1922.

Basic housekeeping is a requirement of any well-organised camp, and these boys carry out their chores under watchful adult eyes.

This is a quite charming view of an old donkey cart and a rough road surface. The road is made up today, but it is still as narrow.

Note the policeman's summer issue helmet, and the elegant white outfits and hats of the ladies.

A wonderfully evocative view showing the joys of the motorcar and the open road.

Woodbury's village green is rarely as empty of parked cars as it was in this day in the 1960s.

Signs for Seville Orange Marmalade and Strongs Romsey Ales can be seen to the right of Bargate.

Bennett is renowned for his novels based on The Potteries, and Mitchell was the designer of the legendary Spitfire fighter.

In 1954 the NCB sank its first pit in the country at Lea Hall, Rugeley.The colliery opened in July 1960; most of its output went by conveyor direct to nearby Rugeley, a power station.

West Bromwich was one of four Staffordshire county boroughs created in 1889; the others were Hanley, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

St Oswald's parish church at Askrigg is the mother church of Wensleydale, and it is easily the largest church in the dale.

The variety of accommodation ranged from hotels such as the Metropole and Grand down to family boarding houses, commercial lodgings and public houses.

There are few men in this picture taken in the last summer of the Great War - though Bournemouth was a popular retreat for soldiers on leave from the trenches.

Bournemouth's Square stands at the very heart of the town, astride the Bourne Stream.

It is worth comparing this photograph with earlier ones of the same site to see the dramatic changes.

Today Currys trades from an edge-of-town superstore in St Georges.

Facing the King's Head is the guildhall of St James's Guild; it was built c1495, and has a jettied upper storey. In the 18th century it was used as a poorhouse.

In 1960 it catered for dinghy sailors, swimmers, paddlers and canoeists, with plenty of room for all.

Looking at the bandstand from the beach, the reason for its popular name of 'the bird cage' is obvious.

Only two of these cottages survived recent road improvements. They include the one on the left and the middle thatched dwelling on the right.

Bude sea lock is still in use today, although the rest of the canal was abandoned in 1896. However, the barge section was retained as a water channel.

Designed and built by George Stephenson, Stockton and Darlington No 1, 'Locomotion', achieved a speed of 15mph when he hauled the 34-wagon inaugural train from Shildon to Stockton on 27 September 1825.