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Output of the combined Durham and Northumberland coalfield in 1951 was 39 million tonnes, with a productivity level of 259 tonnes per man per year.

The village is dominated by the parish church with its 15th-century flint tower; it is surrounded by the ruins of the priory founded here in the time of King John by Sir Ralph Mainwaring.

Soham's 17th century steelyard is attached to the back of the Fountain Inn. It was used for weighing the wagonloads of produce on their way to the market.

The church tower rises above these small weatherboarded and tiled cottages in a side lane off the main High Street.

The Star Inn has changed little over the years; it even still has its old mounting block attached to the front of the building.

With large trips to the seaside organised by youth groups, it was always a challenge to find different ways of entertaining large numbers of youngsters on the beach.

Dorset villages such as Abbotsbury had changed little since the days of Thomas Hardy until the middle of the last century, when farming practices changed and tourism increased.

The Hove boating lake, which is an eastwards continuation of the lagoon on which Shoreham harbour stands, has been beloved by generations of children.

Sedbergh is a pleasant little market town on the southern edge of the lovely Howgill Fells.

On the left, two locals discuss the forthcoming Exhibition Club of Cark-in-Cartmel, which would include sports in Holker Park, £25 in prizes and a dance.

Amid this forest of masts and spars are the three-masted barque 'Warden Law', the three-masted barquentine 'Violet', and the two-masted schooner 'Pride of Anglesey'.

Rothesay developed as a holiday and tourist destination during the 1840s, attracting the opening of hotels, lodging houses, cafes and restaurants.

This view looks across to the Trowbridge Road - its strong line of Victorian and Edwardian houses is evident going into the distance.

Perhaps a more appropriate description of this building would be a crenellated mansion. It was built in 1825 for Robert Thomas Crawshay, a very wealthy local iron-master.

There was a great fire in 1600 in Gamlingay, and most of the buildings along Church Street were burnt down. The Cock is one of the early replacements; in 1965 the beer was supplied by Greene King.

The row of thatched cottages on the left have been modernised, and look totally different today.

The architect John Wood the Elder planned the Parades as part of an area based on the architecture of ancient Rome.

Also known as the Blind House from its lack of windows, the Roundhouse was the village lock-up. Built in 1779, it sometimes held children playing truant from school.

Sandbanks gives an impression of how wild and lonely the nearby site of Bournemouth must have been before Lewis Tregonwell built his house there in 1810.

Here we have a close view of Mr Evans' builder's and ironmonger's shop built on to the old tower, which was constructed in the 14th century.

This beautiful building stands in Tower Hill, part of Bromyard that has been virtually cut off from the rest of the town by a new bypass.

As the housing estate at Monkton grew up, the owners of Monkton Park, the District Council, began to develop the area for recreational purposes.

He described the scene in verse: 'Groves of pine on either hand To break the blast of winter, stand; And further on, the heavy channel Tumbles a breaker on chalk and sand'.

Another open area of Newton Abbot is Decoy, to the south of town. With playing fields, a recreation area, a lake and woodlands, it is very popular with the local townspeople.