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The newspapers are full of the news of the impending strike by the miners.

By the end of the 19th century, the cove was already attracting a great many visitors.

Until the early years of the 20th century, a thriving brewery, which was run by the Brown family, stood on the green.

The castle was founded in 1070, and in the 14th century it was bought by the Luttrell family. In 1645 it was the last Royalist garrison in Somerset, and only fell after a siege of 150 days.

By the end of the 19th century, the cove was already attracting a great many visitors.

The newspapers are full of the news of the impending strike by the miners.

The castle was held by the de Braose family until 1326, when it passed to Alice de Bohun and then to her eldest son.

This Tenterbanks part of the college was begun in 1937, but the shell of the building was requisitioned by the military and was used as a store by the Americans during the war.

The 35ft statue of Queen Victoria, designed by the architect J S Gibson and the sculptor H C Fehr, dominated the centre of the new city square following its unveiling by the Prince of Wales on 12 May

Once a fishing village, Brighton was rescued by the late 18th-century fashion for sea air and sea bathing.

Standing by the gatehouse to the 'Big House'—Holker Hall—these four schoolchildren from Holker pose for the camera on a wet day.

The crypt of St German's used to house the bishop's prison, where those found guilty by the ecclesiastical court were imprisoned. The bishop's prison was last used in 1780.

By the time of this photograph, the river was being used more and more for pleasure: streamlined boats are moored by the bank, and a canoe with its lone occupant is heading towards Lendal Bridge

By the end of the 1920s they had been rendered redundant by the quicker, go-anywhere buses, and the trams were withdrawn in 1930. The High Street is the original part of Cheltenham.

The market is dominated by the castle (centre right), which was built by Henry II between 1165 and 1173. The scaffolding shows that it is under repair by the Ministry of Works.

The rest of the church is 15th-century with early 16th- century aisles - the north one was built by the Risdons of Bableigh, and the south by the Giffards of Halsbury.

This is a great place for a seaside holiday, with golden sand serviced by the growing resort of Newquay, with hotels and boarding houses built literally to the cliff edge.

Its west window was designed by the pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones.

A 'new town' was built on the hilltop when the original town was claimed by the sea in 1287. It suffered repeated attacks by the French in the Hundred Years' War.

Kendal Castle was built by the Normans to the east of the town, probably by Ivo de Tailbois, the first Lord of Kendal in the late 12th century, and it still commands good views to the north and

By the 1950s, East Runton was an established holiday destination for campers and caravaners.

This oval-shaped double avenue of lime trees was laid out by the Chaloner family in the 18th century.

When it was consecrated by the Bishop of St David's in 1876, music was provided by the pupils of Upping School, Rutland, 300 of whom stayed in Borth for nine months to escape a fever prevalent in the school

This YMCA residential hostel was opened in 1931 by the Countess of Plymouth, and was advertised as a modern residential centre catering for 130 guests.