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On the right is the Pharos lighthouse, designed by Sir Decimus Burton, and on the left, alongside the river frontage, is the new railway station, one of the finest in the country at that time.

Far from maintaining the sort of quietude suggested here, today both are major access roads to local public transport, the oil storage installation and the beautiful Country Park.

Exeter City Basin opened in 1830 as the final stage of a canal development going back to 1563.

Sandwiched between St Nicholas Street and the old market place at Cross Cheaping, Bishop Street was one of Coventry’s main shopping thoroughfares.

Pleasure seekers make the most of the winter weather skating on one of the many lakes. The Crystal Palace became a paradise for Londoners keen to escape the dirt and the grime.

This photograph shows the Cannon Street end of King William Street, which heads south-east from the Mansion House towards London Bridge.

This wonderful pediment from the temple of Sul Minerva contains the famous Gorgon's Head. It has Celtic and Roman features, and is part of a sculptured shield.

Race Hill was once the main road into Launceston from the south; it leads down to the South Gate, which is the last remnant of the old town walls.

This is the old Eastleigh Road, and we can see the post office and the telephone kiosk on the left. We are looking towards the old oak tree, which is just out of sight at the end of the road.

A 'temporary' bridge was superimposed on the old stone structure, pending the building of a town bypass, which still has to be constructed.

Stand where this picture was taken, and you can see that the fountain in the middle of the square is no longer there.

The old Northamptonshire Union Bank on the right of the picture is now the Nat West, though fortunately the facade remains intact.

Construction of the American-influenced Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramroad (B&FT) began in July 1897, and by September 1898 the line was fully opened.

At Fairhaven, visitors could take their exercise pulling on the oars of a rowing boat or playing 18 holes on the local golf course.

This view is in the heart of the village, where Green Street meets the High Street at a small green with a 1920s War Memorial cross.

The next two views were taken around the swimming pool north of Overstone Manor. They are typical scenes from the more hardy 1950s, when the country was dotted with open air pools and lidos.

Sad to say, this is an archive view, for since 1904 all the dignified Georgian and early Victorian buildings on the right have been replaced as far as the middle distance building with a corniced parapet

This part of the village has not changed: the Ship pub is still there on the right, and the line of little shops still stands on the left, but all with different owners.

This photograph was probably taken from the top of the big wheel, something no longer possible. Most of this area had been redeveloped after the 1953 storm, and it has since been redeveloped again.

A family group of children enjoy a boating trip on the River Leven at Newby Bridge, at the southern end of Lake Windermere.

A packed steamer is kept firmly alongside the pier as the Master on the bridge plots her progress carefully. She is either about to put warps ashore or has just taken them aboard.

This bustling scene offers a microcosm of life a century ago. Though it seems we are looking back into an era long past, already the trams are electric-powered.

A packed steamer is kept firmly alongside the pier as the Master on the bridge plots her progress carefully. She is either about to put warps ashore or has just taken them aboard.

Built in 1870, this was one of the many West Yorkshire institutes to offer working craftsmen the opportunity to study new skills and learn more about the world.