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The chief glory of the church is its early hammerbeam roof.

The Fishpond has been a central feature of Matlock Bath since the village became an important resort and spa in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

This is one of the few sites where it is still possible to find otters.

The great natural arch of Durdle Door braves the sea just a little way from the more famous Lulworth Cove.

The post office stores stands on a corner in the centre of the village near the church, and is still trading today.

On the right is horse-drawn cart of the Royal Mail.

This is a children's paradise: blend open grass, trees and a pond with a lively imagination, and a never-ending variety of worlds can be created in a single afternoon - and lost forever in later years.

A new light has been fixed to the corner of the Youth Hostel at this date.

Below the village, seven springs spout a plentiful supply of water. These wells must have been used by locals for generations.

At this time the 20-bed Ship & Royal Hotel on Clifton Street (the telephone number was 186) was one of two Lytham hotels recommended by the AA. The other one was the Clifton Arms.

Refreshment could be sought at the Black Lion, on the right of this view.

Opposite Padstow on the north shore of the Camel estuary, Rock became increasingly popular with dinghy sailors and holidaymakers between the wars.

In these days, square-rigged trading wherries such as this one plied the Broadland waterways carrying all manner of goods, from grain and flour to coal and timber.

This fine view of Dover's sweeping Esplanade shows bathing machines pulled down near the water.

The cloister lies to the north of the church, with the master's hall to its west. A small cloister, less than 60 ft square, it dates from about 1450; it is a tranquil, contemplative space.

A sailing barge, once a common sight on the Broads and Norfolk rivers, is moored opposite the pleasure boats below the yacht station. One of these is a yacht, the other a river trip launch.

The Tea Gardens have long closed, but peeping over the roof is the squat battlemented tower of de Braose's Norman church, brutally treated subsequently, but notable for the 1070s tower arch capitals: wonderfully

The church is actually at St Gluvias, just across the head of the Penryn River creek.

This view of the Poultry Cross and Silver Street clearly shows a sign over Olivers' shoe shop - the only shop in this street which is still there today. The County Hotel is in the background.

The creeper-clad entrance of the George & Dragon Hotel with its Automobile Association sign shows how rapidly the motor-car was making an impact on society in the years following the First World War.

The distinctive onion dome above the premises of Frisby's Military Boot Stores is still a recognisable feature in Bordon today.

Another view, this time showing a close-up of the abbey church, revealing the square tower and the four light east window. The abbey was sacked in Cromwell's time and has been ruinous ever since.

Approximately three miles south of Killarney is Muckross Abbey. It was founded by the Franciscans in 1440, but the site is much older.

A charming view of picturesque Doo Lough, situated in the wild mountain scenery on the road north from Connemara to Louisberg.