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The swimming area is fenced off from the rest of the pond, which is situated beside the shops. The changing tents provide limited facilities for bathers. Geese watch the action from a safe distance.

Wannock gardens were created in the 1930s on the site of a watermill. The model village was a popular tripper attraction. We see it just before the site was developed for full-size housing.

As a modern holiday resort and suburb of Brighton, Rottingdean benefited from an increase in holidaymakers immediately after the Second World War.

This church has been in ruins for years; it provided food and accommodation for many birds in its covering of ivy.

Someone carved an eye on this strange-shaped gritstone boulder to increase its resemblance to the warty amphibian.

A family group prepare their picnic on the banks of the River Dove beneath the natural arch known as Reynard's Cave.

The long terrace of cottages is known locally as The Row; it once housed local workers, but it is now holiday homes.

On the skyline is the Carlyon Bay Hotel which, when completed in 1930, was one of the fashionable spots to stay, with guests that included Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson.

The bright sunlight glares off the stucco of the Belle Vue hotel and the Queen's Hotel beyond.

The Saxons and the Danes fought two battles near to Charmouth, though the village's history recalls a later defeat, for Charles II passed this way as a fugitive after the Battle of Worcester.

This little pool fills up with all manner of water fowl; it has become a popular stopping- off place for coast road travellers, who feed the ducks and have an ice cream from the van parked

Looking at this photograph it would be easy to imagine an earlier period in time, but nostalgia for things past was already gaining a grip by the middle of the 20th century.

Sailing barges and leisure craft rub hulls in this typical riverside scene, and the more recent development of the marina amply demonstrates that there is still nothing - absolutely nothing

One of the most pleasant walks over the white cliffs is from Kingsdown past the golf course and up to the Dover Patrol Monument, then on to St Margaret's Bay.

At the top of the street is the Sun Inn where, in 1835, Lizzy Dean was a barmaid.

indoor facilities (see R84059, above), an athletics track, tennis courts, soccer pitches and a bowling green are all available at the sports centre, which occupies a semi-rural site not far from the ruins of

The village pump, situated at the junction of Park Street and Grove Road, is over 300 years old and a listed structure.

Bookies and punters alike watch as the second race on the card draws to a close.

It is one of the best medieval merchant houses in the city, and is now an excellent museum.

Looking west towards Pidley cum Fenton, we see Somersham before the start of the building programme which has brought an industrial estate and several large housing developments.

A nice link with the past is this photograph of the Spa post office complete with stamp machine and wall post box.

The greater part of the land needed for Harlow New Town was owned by Godfrey Arkwright, and he sold it to the Development Corporation in 1953.

On the other side of the Square, International Stores' building was taken over by Curry's and now stands empty, and the premises next door, once Harwood's Footwear, is now Somerfield, a company that did

Its near-replica replacement at least provides a reminder of this important building.