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These premises were on Market Hill at the top of George Street, opposite the old Corn Exchange. They made way for Debenhams in 1978.

A very steep climb leads up the cliffs above the line of bathing tents. When the tide is out it is possible to walk a long way along the shoreline.

Situated on the high road between Cowes and Ryde, Binstead has views across the Solent to Spithead.

To the east of Kingsbridge is the road to Torcross and Slapton Sands. This photograph shows the old four-arched bridge over the estuary. There has been a crossing here since the 10th century.

As we have noted, rising from the centre of the City Hall is a most striking (pun intended!) clock tower.

The Exe estuary around Topsham is one of the finest places in Britain for birdwatching. Regular cruises take enthusiasts down-river to see the famous avocets on the river's mud banks.

Of all High Street's timber-framed houses this one is the grandest. It was built in 1599 for Edward Payne, an ironworker, though by 1923 its resident was Robin Reid.

The Exe estuary around Topsham is one of the finest places in Britain for birdwatching. Regular cruises take enthusiasts down-river to see the famous avocets on the river's mud banks.

The harbour was at that time still the preserve of local fishermen, but today the area is monopolised by pleasure craft and luxury yachts.

Most of the buildings shown here have gone, and there is a large indoor shopping complex and car parking facilities where the clock tower appears.

The original Tudor town plan was based on a series of both parallel and converging streets, but erosion during the 17th and 18th centuries resulted in many houses being lost to the sea.

They were in fact designed by Sydney Smith, Rector of Foston, and built in the 1820s. The view is taken from the coal wharf on the Foss Navigation.

The total absence of road traffic, other than bicycles, and the fact that people appear to be in their best clothes, suggests that this picture was taken on a Sunday.

The bridge was formally opened with great pomp and ceremony on 30 June 1894. The flags are flying on the steamers, one of which is being hauled along by a tugboat.

This is a formal portrait of a somewhat overpowering and formal building, which is generally considered to be rather fine. It was designed by Pennethorne and completed in 1862.

The atmosphere of this photograph is almost unbearably tragic, but is relieved by a nurse playing the piano in the background, whilst boys on crutches sing.

Lobster or crab pots lie on the beach awaiting the next fishing trip, in a scene typical of many small fishing coves around the Cornish coast.

All the taller houses on the right were replaced by what is now Debenhams depart- ment store.

Northampton shod most of Cromwell's army; over the years it acquired status as an important boot and shoe manufacturing centre.

Rather like Gulliver in Lilliput, the visitor finds an exact likeness of Bourton-on-the-Water in its famous model village.

Just along the road from Duntisbourne Abbots is the village of Duntisbourne Leer, named after the great Normandy Abbey at Lire which once owned the manor.

The English Civil War ended at Stow-on-the-Wold when the parliamentarian Sir William Brereton defeated the aged royalist Sir Jacob Astley in 1646.

Visit any resort where there are fishing vessels and you will be sure to find plenty of onlookers. In the distance is the landing stage at Knott End-on-Sea.

The wide and elegant Station Street leads down to the porticoed entrance of the railway station.