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Caption For Southsea, Sands And Pier 1921

Victoria Barracks 1898 Part of a large complex of military build- ings, Victoria Barracks were built in 1880 and occupied by the King's Own Scottish Borderers until 1939.

Caption For Gretna Green, An Anvil Wedding C1940

Gretna stands on the Scottish/English border, and as a result became popular for runaway marriages of English couples - Lord Hardwicke's act of 1754 abolished irregular marriages in England, but not in

Caption For Oakwood Hill, Village 1906

Well off the beaten track and close to the West Sussex border, this village is now more commonly known as Oakwoodhill.

Caption For Burton In Lonsdale, General View C1960

This little town, on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, has been famed for its potteries since Roman times.

Caption For Brundall, Tidecrafts Yard C1960

A wooden bungalow with its own mooring is similar to many bordering the rivers of the northern Broads.

Caption For Stourbridge, The Broadway Stores C1965

Broadway Stores is in Norton, where a large housing estate extends right to the county border.

Caption For Todmorden, The Town Hall C1955

Todmorden Town Hall, built in 1870, once stood on the border between Yorkshire and Lancashire, a fact reflected in the carvings in the pediment frieze on its classical front, shown here: there are bales

Caption For Chirk, Viaduct And Aqueduct C1955

Here we see the Ceiriog river, which is also the border between England and Wales: the cameraman is on the Welsh side. 70ft above the river, the aqueduct was a most impressive stone structure built in

Caption For Burnley, Manchester Road 1952

The ornamental floral beds that here border St James' Street have now been removed, but buses still use the area as their terminus.

Caption For Bacup, St James' Street C1955

The ornamental floral beds that here border St James' Street have now been removed, but buses still use the area as their terminus.

Caption For Reading, On The Thames 1913

Reading developed further south on higher land along the banks of the River Kennet, well away from the then marshy meads bordering the River Thames.

Caption For Lyme Regis, Low Tide C1955

Lyme Regis straddles the border between Dorset and Devon, between two stretches of very unstable coastline.

Caption For Oxford, Lincoln College 1906

The college gardens are bordered on two sides by the ancient city wall.

Caption For Great Malvern, Malvern Hills And Wynds Point C1900

that great range of summits that rises above the surrounding plains of Worcestershire; they form one of the finest ridge walks in England, with extensive views all the way across the Midlands, the Border

Caption For Weston Green, Village C1955

Some fine old cottages and a pond border the large green and common.

Caption For Rake, The Village 1901

A small village with a common on the Portsmouth to Guildford main road near the Hampshire border.

Caption For Stourbridge, The Broadway Stores C1965

Broadway Stores is in Norton, where a large housing estate extends right to the county border.

Caption For Upper Boddington, The Post Office C1965

Heading south-west towards Banbury, we now reach Upper Boddington, close to the Warwickshire border.

Caption For Newtown, Ye Swan Inn C1955

Situated in North Hampshire, on the border with Berkshire, Ye Swan Inn is the first Hampshire building to be seen when coming south.

Caption For Stanwell, St Mary's Church 1895

Despite bordering Heathrow Airport with all its urbanisation, its tiny village green and some quaint cottages survive.