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Thatched cottages abound in this view of Trumpington. At this time, the village was separate from Cambridge.

This was a popular place to sit and watch the world go by. By 1924 Southport had a resident population in excess of 51,000, having grown only fractionally since 1901 when it stood at 48,000.

Bramley lies 2 miles east of Rotherham.

It is a summer morning, and high tide outside the Palace of Westminster, with barges at anchor. To the left is Westminster Abbey.

This was a popular place to sit and watch the world go by. By 1924 Southport had a resident population in excess of 51,000, having grown only fractionally since 1901 when it stood at 48,000.

Once the village smithy, the inn at Godmanstone is said to be the smallest public house in England. The beautifully-thatched building measures only 20?ft by 10?ft; it is about 500 years old.

It was served by a branch line of the Highland Railway from Fodderty Junction. Are these girls laundresses at one of the hotels?

Bournemouth's Square stands at the very heart of the town astride the River Bourne.

It might be interesting to speculate if Paul Mason ever drank here. Paul died in 1752 at the ripe old age of 95, and was the father and grandfather of no less than 94 children.

This is the Medley section of the Thames - or Isis, as it is known hereabouts. Only a glance at this wonderful photograph gives an idea of the phenomenal popularity of rowing a hundred years ago.

Bristol's electric tramway system was inaugurated on 14 October 1895. This picture shows several cars at the terminus near to St Augustine's Bridge.

On the right are the offices of the Hampshire Advertiser, and in the distance is the old Guildhall from where a curfew bell is rung every evening at 8.00.

In 1322, the Earl of Lancaster sought refuge in the local church following his defeat by Edward II.

The chief thoroughfare of Aberdeen, Union Street at this time was three-quarters of a mile long, 70 ft wide and built entirely of granite.

Older buildings are to be found behind the innocuous facades of 18th- and 19th-century prosperity in Melton, which was boosted by its being at the centre of the hunting world, and by its prosperous sheep

Newton Abbot and Newton Bushel were two discrete settlements at the head of the Teign estuary when William of Orange arrived there from Brixham in 1688, on his way to displace James II as King of England

Barely 12 years old at this time, and still looking pristine, this mock-Tudor hotel was rebuilt and reworked by Herbert Green.

Uttoxeter's open-air swimming pool was built in 1964; at first its use was seasonal.

Other tramway systems closing that year included Aberdare, Burnley, Darwen, Erith, Norwich, Preston, Warrington and the short-lived system at York.

Askrigg station is on the North Eastern Railway route between Northallerton and a conection with the Midland Railway at Hawes.

These are typical of many of the cottages in Greywell, which were plastered and painted white at this time.

Several houses in Silver Street date back to Elizabethan times.

Several houses in Silver Street date back to Elizabethan times.

This evocative photograph shows cattle being rounded up at Chideock (always pronounced with the 'e' silent), on a peaceful day over half a century ago.