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In the distance is Amptwade House of 1905 with mock timber gables, now Boutell and Son, funeral directors. To the left is the old Civic Restaurant, which we will see in view B265022.

The Green is out of view to the right; the buildings we see here are on its north side - the houses are dated 1898.

There were no public houses in the street, but the clubs - the RAOB, The Coronation, and the Seamen's Rest (later to become the Ex-Servicemen's Club), and the last remaining club in the street, the Liberal

This view is in Homefield Park north-east of Steyne Gardens, and looks towards the Homefield Road gate; the chimney of No 42, one of the road's 1880s houses, can be seen between the trees and Thurlow

Today we would be horrified to find beasts strolling around the town centre passing offices and private houses.

The Red Lion has lost two of its ground floor sahses (they have since been reinstated), and Kingsbury House beyond replaced the shops.

Princess Victoria in 1835 helped to stimulate interest in Swanage as a resort, but it was the activities of the general contractor and collector George Burt, the controlling mind behind the boarding house

The road now has pavements on each side and modern infill houses at various points.

To the left of the Market Hall is the back of the former Court House.

The winner was Charles Barry (1795-1860), who is best remembered for working in collaboration with Pugin on the designs for the House of Commons.

It benefited from the spread of the cloth industry in medieval times, and its prosperity led to the building of many solid timber houses for clothiers and yeomen.

He bought up the surrounding area, old industrial and housing land, to create the Park. Given to the town, it is above the bridge on the town side.

A little further north along Albert Embankment we get this wonderful view of the houses of Parliament.

The Beach House Temperance Hotel (to the right in photograph No 44204) is apparent on the left in this view of the broad Esplanade, looking towards the centre of the town.

Further up Church Road, we are looking at the backs of 18th-century houses on Church End, the lane which leads to the medieval parish church of St Laud, out of shot to the left.

Dr Arnold had a house at Under Loughrigg, a little further down the vale.

This was originally a terrace of very large houses built by Edward Welby Pugin. They failed to sell, and the terrace was converted to a hotel in 1869. In 1873, Pugin was bankrupted.

Today it houses the Yorkshire Bank and Provident Personal Credit.

The hall was later remodelled as a mansion house for the Hynde and Cotton families. The very fine 15th-century gateway came from the Old Schools in Cambridge in c1754.

Auckland Castle, also known as Auckland Palace, began as a manor house built in about 1183 by Bishop Pudsey, but it was later converted into a castle by Bishop Anthony Bek in the 14th century

This picture is one of the great views of Cornwall, looking down St Stephen's Hill towards the valley of the River Kensey, with the jumble of houses clinging to the hillside beyond, capped by the castle

There are several nice late 18th- and early 19th- century houses in the village, such as the one facing the camera. The camera proves to be a magnet to two small boys (extreme right).

At the top of the street stands an elegant 18th-century building housing the police station; on the near left, an outfitter's shop displays lengths of cloth.

The former Palm House of the Botanical Gardens was converted into the 'Best of Local Industry' exhibition, which included a 'Fine Arts' and an 'Industrial Design' section.