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Note the identical fold-back roofs fitted to each boat. This allowed everyone in the centre cockpit maximum exposure to the East Anglian weather.

Various striking Georgian buildings overlook the Market Place, and there are many hotels and inns hereabouts, including the Bear Hotel, on the right of the picture, which dates back to the 13th century

It was good to get back to the small pleasures in life after the wartime years, and this small hotel seems a popular watering hole near the North Wales coast.

F W Woolworth's, with its large window display and traditional sign, occupies a building which dates back to the 15th century, while the foundation stones of Burton's menswear shop, with its flamboyant

This view back towards the river from the junction of High Street and South Street has changed little, though the trees outside St Thomas' church have gone.

Once again, having crossed the bridge, we are back in that area of Cheshire that was once part of Lancashire until the county boundary changes of 1974.

The old station it replaced lay just within the city walls; its site and layout were such that trains had either to back in or out of it.

Because of their popularity and the public's enthusiasm, Dendy built a racetrack at the back of his Esplanade Hotel; we can see the entrance to Dendy's cycle track on the right.

The Lloyds Bank on the left is still in place today but the Boots beyond it has been relocated to the new shopping development on the riverside.

The right-hand car has a 'dickey' seat at the back, closed in the photograph.

When Sarah Bernhardt was engaged to play the female lead in 'The Lady of the Camellias', she had so much difficulty in making herself heard that she walked out at the end of the first act and never went back

Here we see a quiet moment on the banks of the Wharfe.

The Churchwardens' Accounts date back to 1385, and are amongst the earliest in England. On the left is the classic small town grocer's, its windows heaving with tins, jars and bottles.

Newmarket's connection with the sport dates back to the time of Charles II, although it was not until the reign of Victoria that horse racing received its biggest boost, promoted by her son the Prince

Purchased back by Sir Fitzroy Maclean, Duart has been completely restored.

The building dates back to the 1930s; soaring above it is the distinctive 182-ft high tower, visible from many parts of the city.

St Mary's Church by the charming village green is home to a famous brass dating back to 1306 of Robert de Setvans portraying a military knight.

Prior to the public opening, local dignitaries were invited on a trial run aboard the Daimler bus to Painswick, where they took lunch in The Falcon (right) before the journey back.

The hills at the back are Mellor Knott and, to the left, Totridge Fell, along which the old border looped, climbing from the river to follow the watershed.

Back in the 1960s there were as many as five shops in Nether Wallop.

Along the street on the left stand St Stephen's Institute and the village school; beyond, on Ralph's Wife's Lane, is the church of St Stephen in the Banks.

An obliging servant stepped into the water offering to piggy-back the king across —hence Kingsbridge. The parish church, seen here in the distance, is dedicated to St Edmund the Martyr.

Bank Holidays would see upwards of 3,000 passengers per train; 40,000 to 50,000 people would travel to Mumbles on the busiest days of the year.

At this time it was the home of Lord Avebury, the distinguished author, scientist and inventor of the bank holiday. It became a hotel in 1922, and was later converted to 32 flats.