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The two Cowes, situated on the west and east banks of the River Medina, are famous throughout the world as a centre for yachting and as the home port of the Royal Yacht Squadron.

This fascinating photograph shows an assortment of individuals all of whom appear to be mesmerised by the cam- era.

The older anchorages of Sutton Harbour and Stonehouse, with the greater expanse of the Hamoaze and Plymouth Sound beyond, created a perfect naval base long before the new town of Devonport was founded.

This small and delightful riverside town has a bustling quayside with a mix of pleasure boats and commerce in the shape of boat builders and repairers.

Hunstanton grew out of the hamlet of Hunstanton St Edmund, sited low on the cliffs and owned by the Le Strange family of the Hall.

By the 1880s, Eastbourne became 'The Empress of Watering Places', set against the backdrop of Beachy Head.

As with so many seaside resorts of the 19th century, Bournemouth attracted a wealthy and fashionable clientele.

The castle was once the home of the powerful Neville family; now parts of their castle lie in ruins, although one side remains habitable.

This attractive town of grey slate houses sits at the edge of Bodmin Moor on the banks of the Camel. A camel weathercock wittily crowns the fine Town Hall, built in 1806.

These elegant Scots pines on the shores of Buttermere are among the most photographed of any in the Lake District. However, this Frith scene must be one of the earliest photographs of them.

Evesham Abbey held the Manor of Ombersley for several centuries until the Dissolution, its abbots often residing there. In the early 17th century it came into the possession of the Sandys family.

During the reign of Henry IV, the King's army marched around these hills seeking to bring the Welsh patriot Owain Glyndwr to battle.

The west wing of the original old hall at Holker, home of the Preston family since the 16th century, was destroyed by fire in 1871.This sumptuous rebuilding, supervised by the seventh Duke of Devonshire

The small boy's sailor suit was typical of the Edwardian period; as were the white skirts, worn only a couple of inches from the surface of the dirt road.

Inside, the church is a tour-de-force of Victorian inventive re-interpretation of the medieval Decorated style.

A fine view of this busy and spacious Clacton street, taken a year before the outbreak of the First World War.

This wonderful view shows the East Devon coast from the great cliff of High Peak to distant Exmouth, circling part of the great sweep of Lyme Bay.

Convenient it may have been, but many Lutonians saw the replacement of the Andrew Carnegie public library building with an example of modern architecture as an act of desecration.

The old village of Ealing was south of the Broadway, with the parish church beyond Ealing Green.

Like many of the small resorts on the west coast of Wales, the largely Victorian seafront enjoys a very seasonal existence.

The broach spire of the church with its lancet windows and its tower were added to the original structure in 1870.

The Beach House Temperance Hotel (to the right in photograph No 44204) is apparent on the left in this view of the broad Esplanade, looking towards the centre of the town.

Further up Church Road, we are looking at the backs of 18th-century houses on Church End, the lane which leads to the medieval parish church of St Laud, out of shot to the left.

Here is a general view of the old centre of Daventry. Comparing this with the earlier pictures, the memorial has gained a chequered kerbstone and a rash of road signs.