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This was a year that saw another important step in establishing Dover as one of the world's busiest ports.

The nearby churchyard contains the graves of the writer's sister and mother, both of whom were named Cassandra. John Hinton, rector here for 58 years, is commemorated inside.

Pelham Road runs all the way through the town; it is now built up on both sides of the road. The vehicles are up-to-date - a new Austin A30 van is delivering to the shop on the left.

Raglan was not divided into wards but into two courts, the Stone and the Fountain.

Netley, on the east bank of Southampton Water, was another of Henry VIII's coastal forts, though this one was a conversion of an existing building, the gatehouse of Netley Abbey.

The filling station still exists, and there is another one opposite. The road layout has been radically improved.

Harcombe runs roughly parallel to Yawl; it is another long combe running north from the main valley of the River Lim.

Another view of the mountain taken from across the valley with a very small man-made reservoir in the immediate foreground.

This is another view that still looks much the same a century on. The delightful pub on the right is now a newsagents, and mr Acland's business is no more.

A 32-acre site adjoining the Botanical Gardens at Old Trafford was chosen, as it had both rail and tramway connections. Note the mock-up of the cathedral tower.

Most had two large driving wheels with a stabilizing wheel at either the front or back, or in some cases, both. Some tricycles were made to seat two people, either side by side, or in tandem.

There is now suburban infill on both sides of the lane.

The cinema closed in 1969 (the year that also saw the closure of Pitsea's original market—another fondly-remembered institution).

A brisk south-westerly wind snatches sails and flags, rippling the surface of the sea and causing both the sail- and power-driven craft to pitch and roll easily.

At one stage, there were piers at both St Anne's and its close neighbour, Lytham. The latter's pier, however, was pulled down in 1960.

Shopkeepers were not long in seeing the business potential of catering for both residents and tourists.

The ferry boats, one of which could take a horse and cart, were rowed across to Malpas Passage, a narrow peninsula at the confluence of the Tresillian and Truro Rivers, both long branches of the Fal estuary

Another popular place in the winter months was George Scott's blacksmiths shop. The forge lit up the whole street at night-time.

The cinema closed in 1969 (the year that also saw the closure of Pitsea's original market—another fondly-remembered institution).

The walls once surrounded both the castle and Clifford's Tower.The site of the old gate is now a car park.

The cart belonging to the former is moving off. Opposite were hatter and hosier Frederick W Dinham and grocer Samuel Douglas Whitemore. There is another cycle store along the street.

Here we see the North or Marine Lake about ten years after it opened. In the centre background is a windmill, which was situated on the top of the boathouse.

The Tudor tower house of North Lees Hall was one of seven halls built by Robert Eyre for his sons, all allegedly within sight of one another.

The house to the right was built c1965 by W A Leeks, who owned the adjacent Post Office and stores. Both were purchased by Tony Green in 1971, who in 1975 sold the store to Stowmarket Co-op.