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Away from the boisterous life of the river, Cheyne Walk, with its narrow, balconied houses and modish shops, was a haven of gentility, dedicated to refined if somewhat Bohemian pursuits.

Here we have another view of North Landing, showing the brick-built lifeboat house.

The houses along New Park Road and Commercial Road were not built until the late 1920s. Stone urns were added to the gate posts at a later date.

In 1785 James Gandon added the east entrance (on the right of the picture) giving access to the House of Lords.

This winding cobbled street, edged with handsome medieval timber-framed houses with flint-faced ground floors, was anciently known as Houndgate. A fire destroyed many of its buildings in 1507.

Clifton House, which is now the local museum, dates from 1782 and is the work of John Carr of York, one of the country's outstanding architects of his day.

This picture of the Square shows the Crown Hotel, an old coaching house, forced to offer every attraction from livery to billiards, as the road network suffered during the dominant days of the railway

Within the Leeds city boundary most of the open areas between the townships gradually dispersed under an urban sprawl of industrial and housing development.

Within the Leeds city boundary most of the open areas between the townships gradually dispersed under an urban sprawl of industrial and housing development.

The Hen and Chickens public house is to the right of the picture, with the road going towards Guildford. This quaint village came under the jurisdiction of Woking up to recent times.

The awning of Laslett's shop is just visible on the extreme left, while private houses are vying for room with neighbouring shops.

Two public houses, the Royal Arms and the Princess Hotel are visible as well as two shoe shops, a jewellers and a butcher's shop.

This view towards the Little Orme is now almost completely covered with housing developments, so we can dwell on this rustic scene and imagine the odd visitor wandering along the road, or members of

The brick-built houses show that this too was once a prosperous farming district.

The Dolphin Hotel is an old coaching and posting house. By 1907 the railways had reduced reliance on coaches, and this one is probably an excursion coach.

The photographer seems to be the centre of attraction as the family from the left-hand house peer over the hedge. The youngsters on the left watch coyly as the deed is done.

The photographer seems to be the centre of attraction as the family from the left-hand house peer over the hedge. The youngsters on the left watch coyly as the deed is done.

Bruton's High Street prospered from medieval times with the woollen industry, which grew along the Brue - gardens behind the houses ran down to the river.

Their house, built in 1670, underwent extensive alterations in 1752-56. The DuCane Arms takes its name from the family, and stands on the site of an earlier alehouse.

Nearby are other isolated houses, some of which would have been leased out to visitors.

Continuing through the village, we come to The Black Bull public house (centre); the parish church stands in the background.

Ivy House on the right dates from 1698.

Mr Charles Collins, a Victorian builder, had his offices in this house in the Cornmarket.

Holidaymakers in this newer age of recreation sought alternatives to accommodation in hotels and boarding houses.