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One local resident of two centuries ago was Philip Salkeld, who won the Victoria Cross at Delhi in 1857.

Look up the hill at the turn of the century, and see this posed but superbly evocative photograph of an attractive mixture of domestic building styles, culminating in the spire of Blomfield's Christ Church

The Foot of Porlock Hill 1923 Porlock Hill used to strike dread into the hearts of holiday-makers until relatively recently.

It was Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln and lord of the manor, who replaced the original Norman timber fortress with one of stone, employing Ranulph of Durham to build the gatehouse; Newark thus became one

Modern 1950s and 1960s houses of various different styles can be seen on the right of Great Houghton High Street in this photograph.

The Welds of Lulworth were one of the leading Roman Catholic families of England.

The production of steel was reaching the end of its competitive life by the time of this photograph, and within a couple of decades the industry was to be transformed - and greatly reduced.

The White Lion, one of many public houses in the village, was called the Rose and Crown in 1766, when it formed part of a marriage settlement between Mary Field and John Smith of Hitchin.

Many of the business on Wellington Street were trading until well into the second half of the 20th century.

Bedlington was once the capital of Bedlingtonshire, and as a part of the County Palatine of Durham belonged to the Bishops of Durham until 1844.

Another glimpse of the Swan Hotel's neo-classical portico can be seen through the leaves on the left.

The origin of St John's tower is not entirely clear.

At Hoveton there is a full mile of shimmering open water which is thronged with pleasure craft in the summer months. The capital of the Broads is Wroxham which is just across the bridge.

Originally the first of the Cinque Ports, its Saxon harbour had silted up by the late 14th century, ending its role as the chief place of embarkation for the Continent and as England's premier naval

650 years of shipbuilding on the Wear came to an end with the closure of North East Shipbuilders' Southwick yard in 1989.

In the churchyard of St Nicholas's Church is the grave of the melancholic poet William Cowper, and St Withburga's Well, the site of the grave of one of the sainted daughters of the Saxon King Anna.

Linwood is situated high on the heathlands of the western edge of the New Forest, overlooking the broad valley of the Avon.

Situated in the Lox Yeo valley, this village enjoyed one of the finest views of the Mendip Hills.

A busy turn-of-the-century scene worthy of detailed study. The photographer is obviously arousing the interest of the collection of boys in the foreground.

Allhallows is in the hundred of Hoo, close by the Thames.

In the 18th century, Prestatyn was a centre for the lead-mining districts of north-east Wales.

Though built of quality stone, the Town Hall, designed by Reginald Edmunds in the 1930s, has little in the way of decoration; in that respect it is eclipsed by the ornate clock tower erected to the memory

Once the village of Ebbisham, its popularity as a spa resort in the Restoration period, followed by its emergence as a racing centre in the following century, saved Epsom from decline.

In 1928 the foundation stone of the new Roman Catholic church was laid.