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One of the celebrities giving a demonstration on this occasion was Miss Cicely Cousins, who had won the ASA High Diving Championship in 1934.

At the centre of the photograph stands the then new College building.

The window of the Cockfield chapel is blocked by later monuments. The railed tomb (centre) is that of John Barnes (d1845).

Rickinghall Inferior is to the left of the road, with Superior to the right.

Jan's Folly stands at the junction of the A45 and A5 trunk road. It was originally one of Telford's tollhouses on the London to Holyhead turnpike.

Notice the almost formal clothing of the seaside visitors – the women all wearing dresses or skirts, children in smart footwear and ankle socks, and the men clad in jackets, pullovers and ties!

Although Congleton produced the most silk of the two towns, for some reason it was always Macclesfield further north that was known as 'the silk town' – but ribbons (nylon ones these days) are still

By the 1880s, following the development of nearby Crewe as a railway town, Wistaston had become a sizeable suburb, so the chancel was increased in length and the transept was added.

It was the site of the medieval market, and 'shambles' was the common name associated with meat trading.

This view shows Carbis Bay when it was still largely undeveloped, with just a scattering of houses above the cliffs overlooking the sandy beach.

The photographer has moved in closer to the beach to take this picture, although still concentrating on the same area as the former one.The Shrubbery Gardens, above the sun shelter, are well used

In 1810, Lewis Tregonwell built a house on lonely heathland close to the mouth of the River Bourne. During the years that followed other wealthy Hampshire gentlemen followed his example.

In 1810, Lewis Tregonwell built a house on lonely heathland close to the mouth of the River Bourne. During the years that followed other wealthy Hampshire gentlemen followed his example.

The rocky approach to this prominent outcrop upon which stands the small tower and remains of a larger castle looks wild, lonely and romantic, and it must have seemed a solitary outpost at times.

Here we see another reconstructed church, this time the responsibility of the Luftwaffe.

In 1871 W Harrison, secretary of the Birmingham Gas Co, certainly did his stuff; he cooked the books and made off with £18,000.When the company was dissolved, £100 was left in the kitty for Harrison's

A gap of just eight years after photo number L130223 sees this junction now dominated not by horses but by motor cars and buses. The number 11 bus still passes this point.

The huts to the left of the picture already look slightly past their best.

The Clock Tower, constructed during the extensive restoration and alteration of the castle 1867-72, was a Burges-designed monument to the third Marquess and his extended family.

The cross of 1882 was erected on the site of an ancient market cross.

Seaton is Devon's easternmost resort, with only a few miles of rugged cliffs and landslips separating the town from neighbouring Dorset.

Once this was the part of the street with clothing shops; it is now the part of town with the banks, building societies and estate agents.

Plenty of pedestrians walk these footpaths and it is a well-used bus route. Weeke Primary School is down this road - today it has about 280 pupils.

Notice the sign for the car park for the Bell Hotel (left) - the car park sits on what was once advertised as 'the finest and best kept bowling green in the Midlands'.