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During the latter half of the 20th century, Holdenhurst became more or less a suburb of Bournemouth and was blighted by some ugly new development.

The town centre of Coniston shows a quieter scene than today, with just one car on the road and a pair of ramblers (right) setting out purposefully for the hills.

Berrynarbor sits on the side of the Sterridge valley. St Peter's Church is the main landmark. It is mainly a 15th-century building, with the sandstone tower dated to 1480.

It is all bustle at the Market in this picture of the large Thames-side town, properly called Grays Thurrock.

The restoration of the castle was started in 1930 by the Ministry of Works. The central tower has an impressive vaulted ceiling.

This traffic-free view of the town centre from Bridge Street conveys the history and feel of the place instantly.

Margaret Dobson's book 'Bradford Voices' has a picture of the pre-stressed concrete sections being lowered into place in October 1962.

A fragment of the medieval Town Wall, this postern gate allowed the townsfolk to obtain drinking water from springs at the Greyfriars.

Taken from Billy Banks Wood south of the Swale, this distant view shows the defensive site of Richmond Castle, and the town clinging precariously - and picturesquely - to the hillside

Completed in 1731, Rokeby was designed by its owner, the amateur architect Sir Thomas Robinson, son-in-law of Lord Carlisle of Castle Howard.

Looking eastwards along the river Bure, this photograph shows a wide range of sailing and motor boats.

Here we have a good view of the sweep of river which provides an extensive water frontage for Horning.

Bishop's Cleeve has now become something of a small town, a dormitory for nearby Cheltenham, but it still has an attractive setting under the slopes of Cleeve Hill.

Upper Slaughter's tiny church has been 'restored' on several occasions, not always sympathetically.

One of the most colourful events on the Thames, Eights Week takes place in May: it is then that the college barges and the river banks rapidly fill up with riverside spectators and those who simply enjoy

Queen Victoria's Scottish physician Sir James Clark thought that the climate of upper Deeside might alleviate their rheumatism, and they took over the lease of Balmoral in 1847, subsequently rebuilding

Across the broad expanse of the High Street is the portico of the Town Hall, which was rebuilt in 1790.

During the winter months these rough seas are common on this coast. A terrible storm in 1871 claimed the lives of six local lifeboat men.

In the 17th century, the second marquess wrote a treatise on the use of steam and water-power in which he anticipated the invention of the steam engine.

A carriage with top-hatted coachman waits patiently outside one of Cheyne Walk’s many grand Georgian brick houses.

The river meanders through the grounds and beside the flowerbeds of this park, which adjoins The Walks.

Pictured from the beach, the sheer extent of the Grand Hotel becomes plain.

The development never happened; one problem was the continual danger of erosion of the cliffs. This kiln is now surrounded by holiday caravans and chalets.

Blakeney Point, a shingle peninsula owned by the National Trust, is a haven for wild birds and also the home of thousands of seals.