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This cutler and locksmith has an establised stall in the market in the Whitechapel Road. He is a general jobber, able to sharpen knives and tools, re-set saws, repair locks and cut replacement keys.

The Hanging Chapel is above the archway to the left, hidden behind the trees. It was the town's guild or corporation chapel. To the right stands the 19th-century Old School House, no longer thatched.

A small child perches precariously on the lock gate balance beam: one wriggle and disaster could follow. To the left, a huge ladder is in place, seemingly to pick the fruit hanging from the branches.

On the right is Merriman's pawnbrokers with its ornate gas lamp, whilst on the left is Seale's brush and mat warehouse.

This fascinating photograph shows the intricate detail and sumptuous carving of St George's Chapel.

Acle lies on the main road between Norwich and Yarmouth. The old bridge had something of a reputation for being haunted.

A delightful period shot of the Heasley House Hotel, a charming establishment in this tiny settlement on the edge of Exmoor. Note the twin hooks from the ceiling.

Not far away from the Bull Ring are displayed the town stocks and whipping post.

Much of what remains is Norman and Early English; the mighty tower was rebuilt in the 13th century. A piece of original Axminster carpet hangs within.

The large lettering of the Stroud Brewery across the façade takes precedence over the smaller hanging signs of the Prince Albert Hotel on this attractive corner.

A memorial stone at the entrance to Botley station recalls the murder in 1800 of one Thomas Webb.

Shifnal is thought to have been the model for P G Wodehouse's 'Market Blandings'.

On the right is Merriman's Pawnbrokers, with its leaf-decorated lamp hanging above the shop front.

This is another of Tintern`s hotels, pictured not long after it had been transformed from the Carpenter`s Arms. Note the decorative brickwork and the many chimneys.

This placid village hangs at the skirts of Bodmin moor, and is noted for its antiquities.

The murderer William Chadwick was tracked down and eventually stood trial at Liverpool Assizes. He was hanged in April 1890. Dominating our picture is St John the Baptist Church.

Hanging the sails out to dry along the railings are as equal a part of small vessel maintenance as working on the hull note the man by the upturned boat on the left-hand side.

On the right is Merriman's Pawnbrokers, with its leaf-decorated lamp hanging above the shop front.

In 1886 Mevagissey landed 255,000 hundredweight of fish, the greatest quantity of any port in the west. The twin harbours offered vessels safe protection from storms.

The curious stone tower attached to the Castle Inn, whose sign hangs over the roadway, stands by a bridge over the Toller, or Hooke, shortly before it flows into the River Frome.

Sometimes a lot of change can take place in a very short time. Notice how the butcher's shop has obviously just been repainted. Mr Mason (?)

The older houses of this charming little village, like many others on this coast, are built hanging precariously onto a cliff. The villagers once relied almost solely on fishing.

The advent of the motor carriage did not prevent the hotel advertising the stables at the back of this famous coaching hotel.

On the right, the imposing 18th-century brick frontage of Lloyd's Bank, with its stone pediment and columned entrance, faces the small shops across the road.