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The Georgian coaching-inn, the Swan Hotel, dominates the street.

Running above the course of the Flete brook, this broad street, now one of Torquay's premiere shopping malls, was constructed in 1865 to replace the narrow lane of slums and fishermen's cottages that originally

Instead of horses and carts, cars now clog the pavement outside the Black Bull.

Cattle were sold at the Rother Beast Market in Broad Street, which had standings with gutters down each side, hence the width of the street.

Below Wroxham, the River Bure flows between several broads that form wonderful boating lakes.

To the right of Balliol College is the famous Martyrs' Memorial, commemorating the 16th-century Protestant martyrs Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer, who were burned at the stake in nearby Broad Street.

This colossal building, once home of the controversial Greater London Council, was designed by Ralph Knott and begun in 1912.

This broad, open street is the newer part of Hawkhurst, seen in the days before modern motor traffic took over. The only vehicle visible is the fine coach parked up on the left by the tree.

This breezy walk is one of the finest in the western counties, and promenaders enjoy broad vistas of the sea and boats plying between the fishing villages of Mounts Bay.

The winding hole (where boats are turned) lies to the east of and adjacent to the Great Wharf. Odiham Common is on the northern bank.

During the early 1920s, Broad Street was a busy part of Reading, bustling with cars, trams and shoppers.

Running above the course of the Flete brook, this broad street, now one of Torquay's premiere shopping malls, was constructed in 1865 to replace the narrow lane of slums and fishermen's cottages that originally

The High Street again, and a much busier scene is shown. The road is the A30 London to the west of England road which, even in 1955, could become horribly congested, especially at summer weekends.

'The sands', says the Frith title, but as you can see, central Morecambe has always had a pebble beach, especially at high tide.

Two of Oxford's most famous colleges, Trinity and Balliol, stand on the left side of Broad Street, famous for its bookshops, among which is Blackwell's.

This colossal building, once home of the controversial Greater London Council, was designed by Ralph Knott and begun in 1912.

This pretty river between Coltishall and Aylsham has three locks and seven bridges, creating quite a bit of work for the boat crews.

The St Erth to St Ives branch line, the last broad gauge railway to be built, was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1877.

With its shallow sandy bays, broad grassy downs, civic gardens, and terraces of unpretentious lodging houses, Bude is almost completely an Edwardian construction.

Unlike most broads, Ormesby is accessible by road rather than river and preserves a quietness not usually found during holiday periods.

A fine view down the length of Union Street in the last peaceful days before the First World War.

The very narrow Broad Gate is obviously named for the street rather than the width of the gate.

Girls pose with shrimping nets outside the Swan Hotel, with its boats for hire. The coal lighters are discharging coal at the Old Town Wharf.

A place familiar to all train travellers through Devon, Dawlish nestles across the sides of a broad combe, with the railway line protecting the town from the sea.