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The Army, probably from the neighbouring garrison town of Catterick, was on parade in the sloping, rectangular Market Place at Leyburn in Wensleydale when the Frith photographer called for this picture

This is probably the most dull row of buildings in Edgware town.

Now renamed The Abbey Hotel, this terrace of houses became an hotel in 1879. It is part of the elder Wood's Royal Forum, with its long, formal composition fronting North Parade.

In the 13th century, St Ives was one of the biggest markets in Europe. Since then, encroachment by buildings greatly reduced its size.

The Butt and Oyster is probably the most well-known pub on the East Coast, at Pin Mill, on the River Orwell.

Now known as the Stokesay Castle Inn, this hotel overlooks a new tourist attraction in the town - a museum of the Shropshire countryside.

The waters rise at flood-tide, reaching the sills of the cottage doors, and over the years television news programmes and local newspapers have carried pictures of motor vehicles stranded in the water

A large crowd has gathered to hear the band, including the lady in the invalid carriage in the centre of the photograph. Further on, people are promenading.

On the right the large bay windows of the clock and electrical shops have been entirely removed.

The house on the left was the bakery of William Kenny; hidden behind the next building is the Reading Room of 1858. To the right is Harry Nunn's hardware shop, which closed in c1980.

A mixture of near-derelict and beached craft gives this working slipway an untidy appearance that will certainly have been at odds with the fact that the majority of the boats represented someone's

Despite the obvious assumption that this sculpture adorns a pub, there was never a pub of that name in this area.

Close to Northwich, Weaverham straddles an old Roman road, thus reminding us of the importance of the salt mines in this area nearly 2,000 years ago.

This detail from R84017 (page 40) provides a close-up view of the former home of the Redditch Benefit Building Society.

The foundation stone was laid in October 1954 by the late Princess Margaret and blessed by the Lord Bishop of St Albans.

Close to the village of Nettleden is one of the most beautiful places in the county.

The station (left) was built on the site of the old rectory; it closed in 1968, and is now used as offices. The fine set of old cottages on the left were probably owned by the railway.

Paddington first emerged as a district in the mid 19th century as the invention of a local soap manufacturer.

The Town Hall, with the clock tower, was built on the Cornhill in 1867.

The ship, which visited many parts around England, is dressed with flags of all nations, showing the spread of the Gospel throughout the world.

The railings of St Mary's churchyard are on the right. In the distance the post office and house remain, but the next house has been demolished.

The New Inn can be seen in this photograph, on the right-hand side of the road.

This view shows the backs of buildings along Kempock Street. Kempock Place is just in view on the extreme left of the picture.

The hugely impressive mountain of Ben Cruachan—its summit 1126m above sea level—boasts two Munros, and it is one of the most celebrated mountains in Scotland, with its dramatic ridges and steep, soaring