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During the Civil War, the bridge over the Severn at Upton was of strategic importance to forces investing Worcester.

This is High Street Inferior, with the centrepiece of a fanciful wrought iron structure providing three gas lanterns as well as a drinking fountain.

The castle was constructed by the Welsh in a loop of the river as a 'new castle' in 1240.

On the right is the 1884 post office, with its decorative detailing, recalling the ancient East Anglian tradition of pargetting.

The main Post Office was on Brows Lane. The name Formby is said to derive from Icelandic or Scandinavian, and to mean 'the village of the old wise man'.

On the beach in the background are a number of bathing machines. Ladies wishing to bathe would enter the machines from the landward side and horses would haul the contraptions down into the water.

Scarborough Castle, on the skyline, once stood 100 ft tall, with walls 12 ft thick; the keep was positioned in such a way so as to command the approach to the causeway leading to the castle.

On the beach in the background are a number of bathing machines. Ladies wishing to bathe would enter the machines from the landward side and horses would haul the contraptions down into the water.

The next three views give us a novel opportunity to stroll along the High Street over a period of sixty-eight years, and witness some of the numerous changes which took place before its eventual

The same scene viewed some 60 years earlier than photograph No A80019 (page 12-13) presents a neglected view of the stones. Fortunately, Alexander Keiller (of marmalade fame!)

Their headquarters, Gifford House, were just outside the New Town boundaries, a fact that prompted accusations of stand-offishness.

Here we see a fine example of a Norfolk wherry under sail, but apparently almost becalmed.

HRH Princess Marie Louise opened the park in April 1935 to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V - the plaque stating this information is on the side of the cafeteria.

On the right, by the main road, which had not long been built at the time of this photograph, was once a cluster of prefabs, temporary housing after the Second World War.

This is the shopping parade, with shops to meet the everyday needs of the local inhabitants. As in Eastleigh, the ground floors of houses have been converted.

weatherboarded tower, boat shaped cap and octagonal brick base, and powered by four patent shuttered sails and winded by a fantail, it was built beside a millpond; a waterwheel was added at the side of

Here we see another busy beach view in 'The Empress of Watering Places' with many umbrellas protecting ladies from the summer sun.

Racing on the Downs was started in 1802 by the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, and the course remains largely unchanged.

Now known as Truro School, the college was founded on the hill overlooking the city 10 years before this photograph was taken, 'affording a thorough English education at a moderate cost' for up to 120

A lad sits on his handcart on the right of this photograph, which was taken in a yard off Highgate.

At the centre of the junction is the fine war memorial cenotaph designed by Gilbert Ledward in October 1921 and unveiled by Lord Treowen, Lord Lieutenant of the county.

This view shows the great width of the street running north to the Green and the church.

After this picture was taken a new wing was built on the far side, brick, but painted to match the rest of the house, and ornamented with the Stanley crest in the gable, a common feature

One hundred years before this, there were no large shops in the town, and the age of the department store was still a few years away.