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A policeman stands on point duty at the junction of Lansdown, King Street, the High Street, and Gloucester Street, with the Greyhound Inn, built by the Stroud brewery in 1904, on the extreme

Stanwell lies on the northern side of the Staines reservoirs, and is now under the flight path of Heathrow Airport. However, it still manages to retain much of its village atmosphere.

When this picture was taken, the town hall, with its 225ft tower and spectacular frontage of giant columns and pilasters, was in desperate need of a good clean to rid it of decades of soot and grime

The stretch of buildings on the other side of the station were once the original Company Shop (of the Rhymney Iron Company), which was set up and strictly run by Andrew Buchan - there was another similar

It is seventy-five years on from view 18148, and the scene is little changed other than a slight realignment of the track in the foreground, which leads to the centre of the village of Newton

In 1716 the parish church of St Andrew was found to be 'in a dangerous and ruinous condition'.

Built on the opposite side of the beach to the harbour in the mid 19th century, Hartland Terrace still has some of its original buildings despite the encroachment of hotels.

Also lost during the town centre development was the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which had stood on the corner of the Parade and Newhall Street.

FOR MUCH of its existence Teddington has been regarded as a quiet town between the busier Richmond, Twickenham and Kingston centres on the River Thames.

The church of St James at Hemingford Grey comprises a chancel, a vestry, north and south aisles, a nave, a tower and a south porch. In 1741, the spire was blown off in a great gale.

As with so many seaside resorts of the 19th century, Bournemouth attracted a wealthy and fashionable clientele.

This building, which was part of Leeds University, was designed by T A Lodge and opened in 1951. Its broad tower dominates the city skyline.

The head office of the Wilts and Dorset Bank, built in 1869, is now Lloyds Bank, and is just one of a row of large, impressive buildings along the northern side of the Market Square.

A study of cyclists and pedestrians on what is now the A30.

Diverse materials make up the warp and weft of this village.

Much of the employment in Victorian Cheltenham had been directly related to the activities of a spa town, with a large proportion of the working population being domestic servants or employed in hotels

In the 1930s Sidmouth acquired a reputation as an upmarket holiday resort, not so much for its sea-bathing as for the tranquillity of its setting and the mildness of its climate.

All that is left today is a tantalising ruin in the grounds of Walsingham Abbey, with fragments of wall and window and two old wishing wells.

This eastern end of the Isle of Wight enjoys a milder climate than the busy towns on the north coast, and health- conscious early visitors came for the quality of the air.

Peeping above the rooftops of the village is the sturdy medieval tower of Headley's All Saints' church (left).

Lying to seaward of Poltesco, the rocky little beach of Carleon Cove had its own pilchard fleet until the 19th century, when it became the home of the Lizard Serpentine Company.

The 188 acres of Healey Dell became a Nature Reserve in 1976. Oak, birch and beech trees predominate and there are over 400 species of flora and over 60 species of birds.

This street of small distinctive shops and fine 18th-century terraced buildings is the commercial hub of the town.

The Butter Cross in the centre of Kirkby Malzeard, north west of Ripon, was the traditional venue for the village's famous Sword Dance, now rarely performed.