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The arrival of motor traffic in Cheltenham meant that road layouts had to be redesigned to facilitate the safe movement of cars and lorries.

On the left of this view is Trinity College, which dates from 1759 and is 300 ft in length.

Sitting on a steep slope of the Avon Valley between Stroud and Nailsworth, Woodchester is home to one of the best Roman mosaic pavements in the country.

A rustic seat adorns the entrance to this enticing green lane near the village of Hope.

One of a number of attractive coves on the length of beautiful coastline between Torquay and Babbacombe, Anstey's Cove has been a favourite retreat for holiday- makers since Victorian times, when

The school's tower can be seen in the background of photograph 37154 (above), and was one of the first schools to be built specifically for the children of military personnel.

It is heartening to think that this view has changed only in the growth of the background trees over 40 years and the removal of thatch from one of the 18th-century cottages.

The bakery of Mr Christmas stands at the junction of Kennel Lane and Church Road, to the right. The shop on the right is that of Boyce the fishmongers.

This is the edge of the rock gardens, and we can see one of the terra-cotta vases (centre left). There were over two miles of footpaths in the park.

On the left are two of the well-known hotels of the time, The Imperial and The Westward Ho! The elegant street lamps were a feature of this road.

Samuel Harsnett, eventually Archbishop of York, was Vicar of St Mary's from 1597 to 1605.

Protected on the north-east by the great headland of Flamborough, there are long stretches of fine sand both north and south of the harbour.

At the height of the canal era, the Wharf was a bustling depot where up to ten large barges could load and unload.

The streets of Wareham match the cardinal points of the compass, having been laid out in this fashion by the Romans.

Edward Gibbon, the historian of the Roman Empire, was once its Member of Parliament.

Boscombe has now been absorbed into the urban sprawl of Bournemouth, and both are really part of Hampshire, historically, but have become Dorset by civic design.

This view shows Lake's Art and Literature Shop on the left and part of the main Post Office on the right.

In 1828 the Earl of Derby presented the city with Stanley Palace.

Miller Bridge, once known as Mill Bridge because it linked the mills on the east of the river with the town, is one of the chief bridges across the River Kent.

A few yards from the site of photograph L122026, a pair of loaded boats head south towards the Trent & Mersey Canal. They were owned by Horsefield Ltd.

The elegant suspension bridge, built over the Menai Strait by Thomas Telford as part of his Holyhead Road, gave its name to the little town on the northern side of the narrow strait, between the island

The church of St John has a beautiful tower, which overlooks this splendid-looking family home.

This jetty was only used at high tide.The view shows more of the terraces of fine houses built above the cliffs, including Royal Terrace.

The Victorian temperance movement was sufficiently concerned at the drunkenness of commercial travellers to set up and encourage the building of alcohol-free hotels everywhere for them.