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This view of the road junction at the village centre shows the ornate drinking fountain erected to commemorate the golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Gladstone in 1889.

His plans initially centred on a spa house, which opened in 1854 but did not last.

Bristol became a major centre for the importation of timber for use throughout the west of England.

Bristol became a major centre for the importation of timber for use throughout the west of England.

In the centre of the picture can be seen one of the large hangars built specially to house aircraft of the USA flying base.

The Phoenix and the attached shopping precinct to the west of the modern town centre are typical examples of the late 1950s to early 1960s New Town expansion.

Lloyds Bank (centre right) is now Littleham Post Office, and E Prior the newsagent's (right) is now a tropical fish shop.

Heysham became the centre for travel to the Isle of Man, and in 1923 the Fleetwood services were transferred there.

The view looks north-eastwards from between Langmoor Gardens and the former bathing-machine steps to the Bay Hotel (centre).

We are looking westwards to the snout of Goggin's Barrow (right), Black Head (centre), and Redcliff Point (left) above Weymouth Bay.

Curry's to the right is now an antiques centre.

Its character is now that of a Victorian industrial town, as this view shows; we are at the main crossroads in the town centre, with Church Street off to the right.

Until the eastern by-pass was built the main A22 poured through the centre, and this roundabout was extremely busy.

At this date Queen Victoria's statue can still be seen (just visible, centre left); and between the bank and the Queen's Hotel the narrow gabled building with the big arched window is the

After its conversion, The Aubreys was used for a short time as a holiday centre for children from Bethnal Green.

The Tourist Information Centre is also here.

In addition to the rose garden, there was a sunken Italian garden, with an ornamental pool in its centre.

This is looking northwards up South Street, to Stag House at the top end of West Street and the Town Hall (centre).

This is another view of Lower Eype from further to the south-west, closer to the cliff above Lyme Bay, looking inland to Mount Lane and St Peter's Church (centre).

The tower of St Mary's Church is beyond the pedestrian crossing (centre).

Twinned with Agincourt, Middleham today is a major centre for racehorse breeding and training - 300 horses are stabled around the village.

Before the influx of tourists, the town was a centre for mining, tanning and cotton spinning.

The village pump has been taken away, but the old smithy (centre), later a hearse house, remains.

In the centre of the picture are a number of coal and stores hulks, and also what appears to be the turret-ship HMS 'Conqueror', built at Chatham and carrying a main armament of 2 x 45-ton guns