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Caption For Cambridge, Newnham College, Sedgewick Hall 1890

Newnham College was Cambridge's second college for women, and was built a lot closer to the centre than the first one at Girton.

Caption For Paignton, 1890

Beyond, in the centre of the picture, is the Totnes Road development of 1890, showing the movement away from detached villas to semi-detached houses.

Caption For Baldock, White Horse Street 1925

The Rose & Crown and the Whitehorse Hotel on the right were among the numerous inns which made this small town one of Hertfordshire's premier coaching centres, thanks to its position on the Great

Caption For Bainbridge, The Village 1924

Around the charming green we can see the old school (centre), later a billiard hall, now restored as a private house.

Caption For Lyme Regis, The Cobb C1955

We are looking eastwards from the Gin Shop at high tide to the Cobb entrance between the North Wall (centre left) and Cobb Warehouses (right).

Caption For Abingdon, The River C1960

These were rebuilt (in more durable style, although not overly attractive it has to be said) as Kingcraft Boat Centre offering services, chandlery, a boat yard and boat hire.

Caption For Bridport, Happy Island 1897

Looking north-eastwards towards Bradpole, the spire of Holy Trinity can be seen on the skyline (centre).

Caption For Bridport, West Allington 1899

Further along the south side of the street (left of centre) is the Old Inn.

Caption For Walditch, Village 1899

Looking north-east, from Hyde Hill, we can see Hyde in the foreground (left) and Berry Farm and Walditch hamlet in the middle distance (centre).

Caption For Sutton, Benhill Road 1903

The church tower can be seen in the centre of the view, which looks west along what is now called All Saints Road (in 1903 it was Benhill Road).

Caption For Dursley, General View 1904

Besides cloth making, the town became a centre for the manufacture of agricultural machinery; this was thanks to Robert Ashton Lister, who set up his firm in 1845.

Caption For Brixton, Angell Town From The South C1965

Angell Town was an estate of 1850s Italianate villas, mostly semi-detached, built on curving roads centred on St John's church, whose 1853 tower is crowned by four pinnacles.

Caption For Hendon, Town Hall, The Burroughs C1960

Walk away from Watford Way to the east along The Burroughs towards the original village centre.

Caption For Kibworth Harcourt, Albert Street C1955

Note the unu- sual fret-cut timber canopy on the late 18th-century house in the centre of the photograph.

Caption For Wrexham, Town Hall In High Street 1895

The town developed fast during the 19th century, and became an important centre for brick and tile manufacture.

Caption For Stow On The Wold, The Square C1950

This place was once a bustling wool centre, but it has not grown much since.

Caption For Wonersh, The Grantley Arms 1894

The name of the 16th-century half-timbered Grantley Arms in the centre of the village reflects the former dominance of the family whose seat was at nearby Wonersh Park.

Caption For Cranleigh, The Village 1904

The Onslow Arms, whose signboard stands at the roadside (centre), is an obeisance to the Onslow family who made their first home here.

Caption For Esher, High Street 1910

The imposing building (centre left) which juts out at the crossroads of Church Street and Claremont Lane ahead, is now occupied by the National Westminster Bank.

Caption For Neath, Orchard Street And Gwyn Hall C1950

The building was used for Council business as well as a music hall until the construction of the Civic Centre in the 1960s.

Caption For Clun, The Old Bridge C1960

The building beside the bridge, now called Bridge Crafts, houses a post office, craft centre and tea shop.

Caption For South Cerney, The Water Park C1960

Some 24 square miles of the 4,000 acres that constitute the Water Park are fully established at South Cerney, offering water sports, angling and sailing within a holiday and recreational centre

Caption For Cranborne, Wimborne Street 1954

We are looking northwards towards the Square (centre), with 18th-century brick and tile houses on both sides of Wimborne Street.

Caption For Turnford, High Road C1965

On the centre left, in the far distance, is a garage.