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The wheeled bathing machines of earlier pictures have been replaced by this array of circular tents, allowing Edwardians to divest themselves in privacy.

Designed in 1865 and built at Chatham, she was completed in 1868 at a cost of £361,134 including machinery.

Lord Trenchard, father of the modern Royal Air Force, chose the site right in the middle of the Lincolnshire countryside so as to be as far away as possible from the temptations of the big cities.

This old view of St Osyths Lane includes the beautiful 14th-century spire of St Peter's Church in the distance, beyond the market place.

Until 1864, Clacton had simply been a row of cliffs. It was Peter Bruff, a railway engineer, who bought the land and started to develop a resort here.

The name of the town does not refer to any beach, but comes from the Old English word 'beck', meaning 'stream'. Clayhithe was the harbour of Waterbeach; the word 'hythe' means 'landing-place'.

This view, with the Grand Hotel on the left, shows the extent of the beach.

This scene shows punting on the river in pre-war days. Nearby is Conyngham Hall, now a conference centre, but once the home of the toffee maker from Halifax, Lord Macintosh.

Tilgate Mansion was situated about a mile south of the town on the edge of Tilgate Forest, part of the woodlands that comprise St Leonards, Tilgate and Worth Forests; they run in a swathe from Horsham

Dunstable Street housed most of the 'household' shops in 1955 - the situation has considerably altered since then as the town has expanded its boundaries.

Once tree-lined, the pavement edge to the right of the photograph has given itself up to signage and lighting standards.

By the time of this photograph Cromer had experienced a continuing building boom, which included new premises for fashionable stores such as Jarrold & Sons (left), who are still flourishing both in Cromer

Fishguard is famous for the defeat and capture of a French 'invasion force' in 1797, by the women of the town!

Charles Dickens is reputed to have penned 'The Pickwick Papers' on one of his many visits to Dorking. The inn has changed little in its appearance over the last two centuries.

Lying in the shadow of Magdalen Tower are the buildings of the University Botanic Garden, founded in 1621 by the Earl of Danby and established on the site of a 13th-century Jewish burial ground.

The village reached prosperity in the 17th century with the discovery of alum, which was used in the dying and tanning industry.

The earliest surviving structure in Worcester, and the largest Norman crypt in England, this is all that remains of St Wulfstan's cathedral of 1084.

Extensive stretches of the old medieval town walls survive today, and many of the towers and gates are still standing.

Hundreds of spectators line the Thames riverbank on Regatta Day in this late-Victorian photograph. There are also launches for hire and boats to let, as the sign advertises.

What a blissful way to get home at the end of the day. Imagine the pleasure of gliding along between meadow grass and wild flowers on the banks, accompanied by the music of birdsong.

Southwold Jack is a rather menacing warrior from the Wars of the Roses. His duty is to strike the bell with his battle-axe upon the pulling of a cord, thus announcing the beginning of services.

This magnificently carved war memorial stands at the junction of the Grantchester and Trumpington roads. The carvings on all four sides of the pillar were the work of Eric Gill.

Here a group of fashionable dandies gather outside Evans the jeweller's - two of the workers are daring to take a peep out of the door.

The red sandstone walls of Furness Abbey were built in the 12th century, started under the Savigny Order by Stephen, Count of Boulogne, later King of England.