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The Crown Hotel, situated at the west end of Blandford's market place, was refaced in its original Georgian style in 1938.

Ullswater snakes into the Lake District hills for seven and a half miles, from Pooley Bridge to Glenridding, and has three major and quite different stretches.

Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth and surviving wife, was born here in 1512; at that time the castle was in the hands of Sir Thomas Parr.

Looking from Henley's superb river bridge of 1786 with keystones carved by Anne Seymour Damer with the heads of Isis and Thames, we see the boathouses at the east end of Riverside, which are still in use

These steep-roofed houses on the way up into the village square are typical of the beautiful houses built in the local vernacular style to be found in this locality.

A small village to the north of Cuckfield, Whiteman's Green was once on several bus routes - a single-decker bus is just visible at the bottom of the hill. A village sign is on grass verge.

It looks southwards towards the Garth and Bangor, which is backed by the Snowdon mountains.

This view is taken from Saunton Down over the popular holiday beach at Croyde. In the field below, the wheat is harvested and placed in stooks to dry. This was before combine harvesters were used.

About a hundred years before this picture was taken, Tunstall market was always busiest on Saturday evenings, and like the one at Crewe probably stayed open until 10pm.

This photograph looks back at the same houses as those shown in 41386 and 41387. The well-laid out public gardens give a tropical air to the scene.

Just west of Padstow is one of Cornwall's wildest and most rugged stretches of coast. Trevose Head juts boldly out into the sea.

At Wadebridge the Camel is so fast-flowing that it is said that there were once chapels on each bank by the ford where travellers prayed for a safe crossing.

As well as the 700-year-old font, have a look at the 13th-century piscina in the side chapel. The magnificent yew standing in the churchyard is about seven yards in circumference.

This 204ft (63m) high obelisk on the south side of the main road was designed by Robert Smirke and believed to be the highest in the world at the time.

An island at high tide, this famous granite rock is seen here from the eastern shore.

This smart terrace of houses stands just down the hill from picture No 32349, on the western approach to the town.

In one of Helston's principal streets, we see on the right a characteristic gutter channel with running water.

The waxed straw hat of the man stooping in attendance on his open rowing boat provided waterproof protection against the elements.

A view showing the new part of Dawlish, taken from Boat Cove. The sea front remains largely unchanged, with its villas and small hotels.

Some, such as Lady Nelson, widow of the Admiral, never left. She lies buried in the churchyard at nearby Littleham.

This substantial hotel and public house takes its name from the Berkeley family, who lived nearby at Cranford House.

This view of Riverside Road was taken from Foundry Bridge. By 1938, the trees planted in the 1880s were mature.

Much of the surrounding countryside is at or below sea level. Here a cottage squats just a few feet above the level of the waters.

The post office is on the left with its sign outside.