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In these, ladies changed into their swimwear and the whole contraption was pushed into the sea. The ladies then made their exit down a flight of steps to the rear, straight into the water.

Looking down the lane, towards Cannock Chase, note the railway bridge which carried the line between Colwich junction and Macclesfield.

We can see Pendle Hill and Black Hill in the background. Beside Sabden Brook stands the church of St Nicholas, built in 1846. A countryside of varied beauty accounts for the caravan site.

Local dry stone walling, brick and Swithland slate are all here in abundance, as the road drops down from Maplewell Hall to the village centre.

All the way north from Burnham to Brean Down, the six miles of road behind the sand dunes and beaches has a string of bungalows, chalets, shops, caravan parks, amusement parks and holiday camps, as well

Blinkhorn & Son is clearly to be seen on the left, and beyond that is Currys electrical store, which also sold cycles.

The houses on the right were built by the council not long before the photograph was taken, and from their appearance several are now privately owned.

The recent news is that spa water has been found about six hundred feet down, and the Golf Hotel is about to resurrect the spa baths sometime during 2005.

This narrow passage leading down to St Mary's Street was home in 1900 to a fishmonger and hairdresser, as well as the Hole in the Wall Inn, previously the Coach and Horses (although it is hard to imagine

It is quite remarkable to see the crowds of Londoners poured into Southend by steamboat and excursion train on a fine summer's day.

On the left a woman stands in the door of the Post Office, which in 1895 also acted as a money order and telegraph office. Just beyond a carpenter is at work.

The original font was rediscovered and replaced in the 19th century. Next to the church is the old manor house, with gardens running down to the river.

The Savoy Café is on the right, and further down hill across the road Mazda lamps are for sale close to the inn sign.

Here the photographer looks down West Street to Colmer's Hill (left), with the Lily Hotel projecting into the highway as it narrows to a normal width near the bottom of the hill.

Down below, on what was once marsh land, and an area known as Duke's Fields, is not only the Manchester Ship Canal but the Waver Navigation Canal and the Runcorn Docks.

A delivery boy rests with his bicycle between rounds on the right, while down the street a policeman looks out for traffic to direct.

At the height of the season, Peel harbour was often full of fishing boats - Manx, Cornish, Irish and Scottish - as they followed the migrating herring into Scottish waters.

From the High Street, Ferry Lane leads down to the river and the former ferry point. We are looking back up the lane with the river behind us.

Collingham village has a fascinating mixture of houses - down past the parish church of St Oswald are the Old Rectory, the Manor House, the Dower House and some well preserved artisans' cottages.

The view is from Lockyers School looking down Blandford Road North.

Behind her is a small steam tug which was making ready to tow several barges down the Trent to Nottingham. The steamer in the background is the locally-built (1896) and registered 'Dido'.

For centuries, lines of horses would lumber over this bridge weighed down with freight. Often, lead would be the main load.

The Langdale Pikes are among the Lake District's most popular and recognizable hills.

The railway is now behind the photographer, who is looking down High Street at the height of its Victorian expansion with the street dominated by tall telegraph poles.