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caravanning grew in popularity during the 1950s, many small sites began to compete with the already established holiday camps, providing facilities, shops and often entertainment in a purpose built club-house

Further on is the 18th-century red brick Arnott House. Between them the first-floor windows are about to be cleaned. St Mary's rectory is on the right.

Ahead are the Station House, the theatre, shipyards, and cranes on the dock.

This group includes the Bull (centre left) and the late 15th-century Weaver's House beyond the parked car. On the right is a former 16th-century pub with a decorative Victorian front.

This view from the bridge over the Bradwell Brook looks north up the main village street, with the Bridge House Café and Pearce's ice cream shop on the right - Bradwell is famous for its home-made ice

Standing opposite the church, the 14th-century Crown Inn was originally a medieval house and solar before being let as an inn in 1383.

Once again weatherboard has been used on the side of one of the houses. The church of St Mary and St Lawrence stands in the background.

The Grosvenor Hotel on the right has now gone, and the building houses shops. Today the University of Essex campus is to the north-west of the town.

New houses appeared between 1950 and 1960.

Other fine examples in the High Street include the 18th-century Bedfont House, the 14th- century Woolstaplers Hall and the early 19th- century Lygon Arms.

Today the building is called the Heritage Gallery, and houses a gift shop.

When the Alcester-Stratford road was turnpiked in 1753 a toll house was built on the Oversley side of the bridge, but it was later transferred to Hoo Mill Corner.

The most striking thing about present- day Ullenhall is the number of houses with names such as The Old Central Stores, The Old Bakery, The Old Post Office and The Old Forge, to name

Silhouetted against the skyline, the south lock- house does not immediately appear to be a part of one of the county's major tourist attractions.

The towers were purchased by Trinity House in 1810 as an aid to navigation.

On the left of this photograph stands The Six Bells public house, which was one of the properties of the Maidstone brewers Style & Winch Ltd.

The gabled house was built in 1912, but it lost its circular window when the shop front was extended in the 1960s.

Lower House (right) and the former shop date from 1520-50. The late 19th-century shop front is inserted under the jetty. The Branks family ran the shop, which shut in 1992.

It was renamed the Crossroads Hotel when the house to the left was demolished and the hotel expanded, sporting a fine clock tower.

This view shows Carbis Bay when it was still largely undeveloped, with just a scattering of houses above the cliffs overlooking the sandy beach.

In 1810, Lewis Tregonwell built a house on lonely heathland close to the mouth of the River Bourne. During the years that followed other wealthy Hampshire gentlemen followed his example.

In 1810, Lewis Tregonwell built a house on lonely heathland close to the mouth of the River Bourne. During the years that followed other wealthy Hampshire gentlemen followed his example.

Large buildings, hotels and boarding houses were erected, while on the sands below bathing huts and several frames of swings may be seen to the left.

This view is from inside the school quadrangle, with the Chapel and School House to the left. In front is the Great Hall, completed only 3 years before the photograph was taken.