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A memorial stone at the entrance to Botley station recalls the murder in 1800 of one Thomas Webb.

The impressive sweep of Saltburn's beach with Huntcliffe overlooking it remains as breathtaking a view today as we see it here in 1891.

The Mason's Arms serves as the inn for the seaward end of Branscombe, and it has links to both the smuggling and quarrying industries.

Japanese plants and shrubs were planted, and at the time it was said that Oak Hill Park had one of the finest rock gardens anywhere in the country.

Here we see the feeder stream and the lily stream at the lake; note the clean appearance of its surrounds.

This photograph shows the shingled spire of Holy Trinity Church peeping above the rooftops in Church Road.

Fred Thacker waxes lyrical about Boulters Lock and its unspoilt setting in his 'Thames Highway' - 'a memory of Boulters Lock this which compensates for all the alien things of Maidenhead', he says.

The right side of this picture is now taken up by Natureland, whilst the Figure 8 switchback, the dodgems, the big wheel, the tennis courts and the North Shore Café (right) have all gone.

A footbridge now spans the river between the two and there has been extensive development on both banks of the river.

This small seaside town on the west coast overlooks the wide sandy expanse of the Dyfi estuary.

The Bowling Green 1906 The grass of this bowling green seems remarkably long compared with modern ones.

Like Winchelsea on the other side of the River Brede valley, Rye is a hill town at the end of a ridge between the Tillingham and Rother rivers.

Back at the Victorian eastern end of the village, the photographer looks north-east across the Recreation Ground, where mothers and children are enjoying the summer afternoon.

This traffic island at the south end of the High Street, with its random stone walling, double yellow lines, and Festival of Britain-style sign, somehow epitomises a rather unlovely village.

When the new bus station opened in May 1963 on the site of two former glass works, it was during a period of massive redevelopment in the town centre.

On the left, out of view, is Brandon's chapel, a surprisingly large cruciform Gothic-style stone church of the 1860s and the only building to survive the housing estate deluge that replaced the hospital

The Mersey Docks & Harbour Company also had their offices in the building at the time of our photograph.

The old road is quiet in this view; the volume of traffic seems unlikely to challenge the skills of the officer on point duty! The tower is almost hiding behind the body of the church.

Some distance away from the village is charming Beck Hole, today a magnet for tourists in search of locations from the TV series Heartbeat.

The pure white marble angel (centre left) is seen by all who pass through the Trough of Bowland.

It was rebuilt in 1752 after the remnant of the Cluniac priory church became unsafe.

The first building past the row of cottages on the left was the post office and a beer house many years ago. In the 1960s it was a village shop, but that now has closed.

Looking like a refugee from Disney World, or something dreamed up by mad King Ludwig of Bavaria, the Shakespeare Memorial Building was erected in 1879.

This street, originally called Sepulchre Street, was renamed Gainsborough Street c1910 in honour of the artist. The building was at this time a hotel with tearooms.