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The park was newly opened at the time of this photograph, and as we can see, it was immaculately kept.

A country lane, a straggle of houses and open countryside is all we see as we look down Collier Row Road with the Church of the Ascension on the right.

A proud pose by both man and horse in front of the Church of the Ascension. The red brick church was built in 1886 at a cost of £2,000 and seated 250 worshippers.

As we look west along Friar Street from in front of the Town Hall, the amount of rebuilding is evident: the occasional older building survives amid a lot of neo-Georgian dating from the 1920s to

A classic view of a quiet Essex village, taken in high summer in the 1950s. The village stands above the estuary of the River Crouch, about three miles north west of Burnham-on-Crouch.

THE golden sands have always been one of Margate's main attractions and have given the resort an advantage over the more common shingle beaches of South-East England.

This view shows the northern end of Thirlmere, looking towards Great How Wood and the Castle Rock of Triermain.

Part of ancient Norwich, Cow Tower was once an integral part of the city wall. Much of this was dismantled in the 19th century, although it was reputedly in a poor state of repair.

Crantock is fortunate to be separated from the brash resort of Newquay by the estuary of the River Gannel, and because of this it has managed to retain its tranquil, country atmosphere.

In 1906 there was still a great deal of romance attached to soldiering, perhaps because of the long distance travel it involved, and the glamour of action in far-flung corners of the empire.

A sheltered location and mild climate have brought generations of holidaymakers to Ventnor. The town lies at the foot of an 800ft hill with gradients in some streets of 1 in 4.

The tiny village of Garboldisham on the Norfolk / Suffolk border has many houses made of the knapped flint which is so characteristic of the area.

This idyllic picture of the Brixham fishing fleet gives some idea of just how much the fishing industry dominated the town for hundreds of years.

The steeply-sloping cobbled Market Place in the centre of Wirksworth was the centrepiece of the restoration of this former lead mining town, which won a Casa Nostra award in the 1980s.

A glorious patchwork of fields and woodland stretches away under huge Sussex skies.

Low Brook was built in the middle of the 20th century as an overspill housing estate just to the south-east of Rockbeare village.

This postcard typifies Ramsgate at the height of its holiday seaside popularity, when it challenged the renown of Blackpool with its lights and entertainment.

Beneath the cupola above the central gateway is a statue of Caroline, Queen of George II, who donated £1,000 towards the completion of the quadrangle.

Mudeford is a pleasant fishing village at the mouth of Christchurch harbour, though the waters around are now full of leisure sailors.

The imposing Greek portico is the east front of the Bank of Ireland, originally the entrance to the House of Lords of the Irish Parliament, erected by James Gandon in 1785.

Reading Bridge is one of only two crossing points on this stretch of the River Thames. To the east of it lies King's Meadow, and just beyond it, the confluence of the Thames and the River Kennet.

An hourglass on an elaborate iron stand carries the arms of the Farriers' Company, London, and is a unique expression of the blacksmith's art of the time - 17th century - with leaves and grapes, a

Listed by Edward Baines in his Gazetteer with the many villages of Blackburn Hundred, Downham is 3 miles north-east of Clitheroe.

Perhaps it is the time of one of the annual fairs, rather than an ordinary market day, as stalls can be seen on both sides of Trinity Church Square.