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Just inland of the sand dunes is a golf course - it was established in 1885, and may be the oldest in Wales. Beyond it is possible to see the Dovey and the hills of Merionethshire.

An idyllic scene: flowers in the foreground, the lake and the boat house against a setting of trees and shrubs — but the chimney of Bank Hall Colliery is a reminder that we are in Burnley.

The ferry from the mainland prepares to dock and unload its cargo of motor vehicles and foot passengers.

The popularity of the resort is apparent in these three photographs.

Neat manicured lawns unfold beneath the Hall and Chapel of Queen's College, crowned by a small but distinctive domed tower.

With clear visibility and excellent acoustics, De Montfort Hall is one of the Midlands' finest concert venues.

The town and church can be seen inland of the castle, ranged beneath the slopes of Knockagh. A ship lies rotting by the quay.

After Old Weir Bridge the stream divides at 'The meeting of the waters'. The west channel heads round Dinish island whilst the east heads into Muckross Lake.

There are many fine buildings in this north-western corner of Worcestershire, such as Court of Hill, near Tenbury Wells.

The claiming of ships as the spoils of war was not confined to pirate adventurers like Drake and Raleigh: the predatory motor boat (centre left) looks suspiciously like a World War II German

St Mary's churchyard in Gisburn contains an unusual headstone, that of Jenny Preston, showing a witch with her cauldron.

Shirehampton was eventually linked by rail to Bristol with the opening of the Clifton Extension Railway in the 1870s.

Though the Gardens were opened in 1836, within four years of this picture being taken the Gardens' operating company was in financial trouble.

It was the birthplace of the educational reformer W E Forster, who introduced into parliament the pioneering Education Bill of 1870 which provided a free education for all children.

One of the town's most famous landmarks is Matthew Wyatt's magnificent statue of Wellington on horseback.

The front facade of the Palace Hotel appears on the left of the photograph with the pier stretching away out to sea. The boating lake may also be seen.

The imposing yet uncluttered classical façade of the Angel Hotel dominates the eastern side of the market.

A cartload of voyagers being returned to dry land after a sail in the Wash.

As with several other fishing villages along the Yorkshire coast, Staithes clings alpine-like to the sides of steep cliffs and ravines.

The lofty spire of St Michael's Church is perched above a Perpendicular flint tower topped with a red-brick upper storey.

This quiet empty street pictured here contrasts with the bustle of today's pedestrianised area, which is often occupied by a busy market.

The gardens and the railway occupy what was the Nor' Loch, an expanse of water that formed part of the old city's defences.

Here we see pretty brick and stone cottages of the 18th century and earlier, which went to make up the Ashby referred to by Camden as 'villa amoenissima'; they pre-date the dramatic launch of the town

This terrace of almost picturesque millworkers' cottages now sits quietly, adjacent to the isolated and decaying great water wheels which once powered the mills.