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Sidmouth was considered rather a select resort in Victorian times; it was frequented by royalty, and Queen Victoria had her first view of the sea here as a child.

Dodbrooke is now part of Kingsbridge, but it once had a market of its own.

It was here in February 1645, after a forced march across difficult terrain in appalling weather, that the Marquis of Montrose with 1,500 troops defeated a 5,000 strong force of Campbells and Lowlanders

Quay Street is one of the oldest parts of Yarmouth, and must have been familiar to the generations of seamen who frequented its inns.

The town has a long commercial history, and was once the home of many prosperous textile merchants.

This prospect, photographed from Capstone Hill, shows the sheer density of housing created by the Victorians to cater for the influx of visitors every summer.

The restored medieval Butter Cross, or High Cross, marks the site of a market. The town crier has long stood on this spot in order to communicate important news to the people of Winchester.

It is probable that Devonport abandoned its earlier name of Plymouth Dock as a gesture of independence.

Until the 1950s Middle Mill Weir occupied the centre of this view, but the bridge over the weir remains as an important pedestrian link to the sportsfields and parks on the north bank of the River.

The Victorian celebration of death.

This small village is on the busy Diss to Thetford road. It has a number of attractive buildings of knapped flint - the garage is a prime example.

The small boy on the left is leaning against the wall which formerly enclosed three acres of grounds belonging to the White Hart Hotel, but now occupied by a nondescript block of shops and offices.

The Island stands at the western end of Porthmeor Beach, visible behind the ruined mine building.

Pinstone Street was laid out in the mid-1870s as part of a major development of Sheffield town centre that saw wide well-planned streets replace a hotch-potch of alleyways, small work- shops, stables

Upton-on-Severn is a pleasant country town on the right bank of the Severn, some ten miles south of Worcester.

Another view of the High Street. The ivy-covered 18th- century Goddard Arms had been a coaching inn and is a reminder of pre-railway days.

A fresh tide creeps up towards the head of this delightful little creek, and boating can start again. This area has a number of desirable riverside properties.

Situated on the Avon, Cropthorne Mill has often attracted the attentions of artists and photographers.

Lying at the foot of spectacular downs, it is not surprising that Kingsclere enjoys strong ties with the world of racing.

Close to the band stage and above the tree- covered cliffs are wide expanses of grass, ideal for picnics.

One of the great advantages of the Frith Collection is that the photographers often went back to the same locations, which provides us with subtle degrees of change.

Three children, who have possibly been out gathering some of the autumnal hedgerow harvest in this bountiful part of the country, stand at one side of the sunken lane.

Like most of the villages in this area, Amberley played its part in the cloth making industry, but the larger houses built on the higher level of the steep hillside were well away from

Maiden Newton's mill spent a number of years in the 20th century as a carpet factory, in the same way that many of Dorset's old mill buildings had to find new uses in the modern age.