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A chemist and tobacconist stand on the left, while on the right near the parked car is a petrol pump - of course, it would not be allowed so close to buildings now.

The tram lift saves a long, tiring climb to the top of the hill.

The 'No Waiting' sign suggests that car parking has become something of a problem. In the middle distance that other scourge of modern life, the television aerial, is beginning to make an appearance.

The Village 1909 A handsome farm cart stands in the yard of a timber-framed two-storey building, in this small hamlet on the road between Tenterden and Hythe.

A big sea is running into the famous cove, as if to emphasise the rugged grandeur of the west coast of the Lizard.

Holidaymakers and day trippers have been drawn to the sandy beach at the mouth of the Seaton valley.

The first castle on this site was built in the 11th century; it was improved by subsequent owners until the 1470s, when Lord Hastings dismantled it.

We have a good view of the striking and dramatic west front with its trio of huge arches, richly moulded and recessed into the façade, dating from c1220.

The rather unusual construction of the front part of this old cottage, which stands beside the slope leading up to the church, is not entirely apparent from this picture, which groups it with an adjacent

The Crucible Steel-making Process The process of making crucible, or cast steel, as it was sometimes known, particularly the final part of the process which was pure theatre, has taken on an almost

Mock-Tudor houses are typical of the area, though these have a pleasanter outlook than most. It may be pleasant, but not necessarily peaceful, as they stand close to the A41.

We can also see Prince's Park with its colonnade to the right of the casino. A new open-air bathing pool was added on the seaward side of the park in the late 1920s.

A view of Seaview's High Street during the final summer of the First World War.

The Victorian poet Horace Smith wrote these lines on leaving the village: 'Farewell, sweet Binstead!

Wootton Bridge has many connections with the sea, as the name of its inn suggests. In the churchyard lies the grave of the Victorian admiral Sir John Baird, who died in 1908.

Brixham is located at the south end of Tor Bay. Its natural harbour, sheltered by the limestone cliffs, made it ideal for settlement.

It is hard to believe that the arched bridge, built in 1797 by John Carr of York, used to carry all the main Great North road traffic.

Just five miles south of Huddersfield on the road to Wakefield, Kirkburton in the 19th century was just as polluted by smoke as its near neighbours.

This lovely old hall was requisitioned by the local council around the time of the Second World War. However, they failed to bring it the care and attention it deserved and dry rot soon set in.

Boar Lane bissects Briggate and runs along the southern edge of the commercial heart of the city between Kirkgate and Park Row.

This lovely old hall was requisitioned by the local council around the time of the Second World War. However, they failed to bring it the care and attention it deserved and dry rot soon set in.

Most of the scene in the picture has become pedestrianised only recently. The majority of the buildings on the right are still standing, but many on the left have gone to make way for new stores.

This ancient oak tree finally collapsed on 16 May 1941, just a month after the council had proposed the adding of a steel support.

To tread the stage of the London Pavilion, shown behind, was the loftiest ambition of the music hall artiste. The Piccadilly Restaurant has been taken over by the Spaten Beer Company.