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A violent storm broke over Exmoor, and torrents of water hurtled through the streets of the town carrying all before them. More than thirty people lost their lives and the town was devastated.

Designed by the well-known Cheltenham architect J N Papworth, the Montpellier Colonnade and Rotunda dominate Montpellier Street.

The smart uniformed soldier stands silent guard outside this building, built in 1878 on the corner of Fishergate and Melbourne Street.

Pevsner described Netley as 'a Victorian period piece'; its streets of neat family villas and rows of renovated ter- raced cottages overlooking Southampton Water are certainly striking.

Peeping into view on the left of the picture is the sturdy tower of Wantage parish church, which dates from the late 13th century and was restored by the distinguished local architect George Street in

At Rustington, the 11th-century church and the cottages in The Street, Sea Lane and Station Road are all built of these flint boulders.

During this period of expansion, the church of St Michael and All Angels, consecrated in 1924, was built opposite the junction of Penhill Road and South Street.

With its attractive jumble of streets, lanes and alleys and its colourful, yacht-filled harbour, this is very much a seafaring town. On the left is the imposing Crown Hotel.

Church Street is so named because it lies next to the church yard of 'the most magnificent parish church in England'.

Compare the detail of this photograph of the High Street with the one taken in 1906. Apart from the car having replaced the horse, little has changed.

The fountain in Brook Street (left) was installed in 1861 by Henry Smith of Bardfield Hall. It pumped water from a spring in Hall Meadows.

A later king, Charles II, hid here briefly during his escape from the Battle of Worcester.The heart of the village is the steep main street, lined with some splendid bow-windowed cottages.

Lloyds Bank, just visible on the left, faces a parade of different shops, and the size of Paige's department store at the corner of Vaughan Street indicates that new sources of wealth had been tapped.

The wide Main Street of Egremont, watched over by the clock tower of the Victorian Town Hall, is typical of many Cumbrian towns.

Bedford Street is another road that disappeared from the map following the blitz.

A Pickfords lorry is fighting its way along the narrow street, possibly heading for the Military Tailors in the left foreground, or to the Servicemen's Hostel next door.

We are looking down North Street from the Duke of York pub, and this scene looks much the same today. The 'Family Shop' - the post office and stores on the left - is now a watch repairer's.

The architecture of London Street has changed very little since this photograph was taken.

Older buildings in the High Street date from the 15th to the 17th centuries.

There are more bicycles than cars in this 1950s view of Sheerness High Street.

The Town Hall stands prominently in the centre of the High Street and dates from 1735.

Note the canvas canopies and blinds used by the shops, and on the right the tall telephone pole and short street lamp.

The narrow cobbled streets of Staithes still wind down to the North Sea just as they did in the 1950s.

This photograph looks up the High Street towards the town's bus station. A rarity today would be the pork butchers' shop, on the right with the pram outside.