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The coming of the railway to Grange-over-Sands in 1857 signalled the town's rapid expansion as a seaside resort for visitors from the industrial mill towns of Lancashire.

Henshall Hall once stood in what is now a suburb of Congleton, the former village of Mossley. The house has now completely gone, and the lands are occupied by a new and very pleasant housing estate.

This gently curving street is to the east of the town. This view, looking back towards the town centre, shows both the Congregational and parish churches.

Bigbury-on-Sea lies on the shores of Bigbury Bay within site of Burgh Island, which may give the village its name.

Skewen sits at the heart of a region of foundries and oil refin- ing. The village expanded when a major refinery was built close by at Llandarcy.

This view of the main street of Hawes looks towards the Market Place, where cars and buses are parked haphazardly on the cobbles.

Mr Rolls, of Rolls Royce fame, has the unfortunate distinction of being the first pilot to die in a British air accident, when his fragile aeroplane crashed nearby.

Work on the town centre had begun in 1956. The shops at Laindon, Vange and Pitsea—the old centres—tended to suffer as new business was drawn into the precinct.

The 1920s and 30s had been something of a boom time for Laindon, though many observers were less than enamoured with the 'eruption of villas and bungalows' that sprang up around this time.

The sandstone and brick structure originally had open archways on the ground floor, like that of the similar building in the centre of Bakewell.

Set in the heart of Charnwood Forest, this pretty village was a favourite destination for Edwardian trippers, and features on many postcards.

Flanders and Sons, builders and coffin makers, occupied the large house on the left until recently.

There is everything you could want in one terrace of highly disparate buildings here in the centre of the village, from the whitewashed Midland Bank at the far end to some 'Players Please' at Rowland's

To the north-west of the New Forest is the peaceful little town of Fordingbridge, named after the ancient ford and medieval bridge which facilitate a passage across the River Avon at this point.

Taken from the Grand Parade, this view shows well the much-needed 1903 windbreak screen and the higher deck level of the post-1877 rebuilt landward section of the pier, which had been washed

In the days when the English village was a thriving community, Yelvertoft benefited from two bakers, a butcher, a blacksmith, three inns and a grocer, whose premises can be seen on the left of the main

Not far distant from the Slaughters are the little villages of Lower and Upper Swell, both situated in an entrancing rural landscape along the banks of the River Dikler.

The 1920s and 30s had been something of a boom time for Laindon, though many observers were less than enamoured with the 'eruption of villas and bungalows' that sprang up around this time.

The crypt dates from Norman times, and it is considered to be one of the finest in the world. Note the decorative carving on the pillars, which is similar to that at Durham Cathedral.

Haverthwaite village consists of two parts, but they are close together. The village pump on the left, by Pump Cottage, is dated 1765 and bears the initials BB.

Ravages of the sea and the storms have been taking their toll over the centuries. This inn was severely damaged in 1953, and it has been flooded several times.

Photography was still enough of a novelty in Edwardian England for the Frith photographer to get bathers to pose for him - as we can see in this charming picture of young people paddling on the

The first modern shop façade in the High Street was Fine Fare (left), a small supermarket on the corner of Meadow Road, vying with the more old-fashioned International Stores opposite.

Work on the town centre had begun in 1956. The shops at Laindon, Vange and Pitsea—the old centres—tended to suffer as new business was drawn into the precinct.