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Hythe pier is the longest on the south coast, jutting out into Southampton Water opposite Netley. It was opened to the public in 1881, and is one of only a couple in this country with a railway.

Here we see picturesque timber-framed cottages in the centre of Fittleworth, to the south-east of Petworth.

The spur buttresses that were added as an emergency measure on the north and south sides can clearly be seen in this view.

As well as its three main arches, the bridge also has six smaller flood arches across the fields on the south bank.

This view shows the approach to the village from the south, with the open space of Ellerthwaite Square having no shortage of motor traffic even at this early time, including an omnibus (right).

These days Hopes Green is simply a westward extension of South Benfleet, but it started life as a hamlet of fishermen's cottages.

The Grammar School, on Normanby Road, South Bank was opened in 1955.

Its growth, however, owed much to the development of coal mining to the east and south-west, and later to the north-west. By 1914 the population stood at about 13,000.

Others areas where dolomite was being quarried included Marsden and to the south of Seaham Harbour.

The grassy sward in the foreground is now the Helen Garden, and the middle distance is dominated by South Cliff Tower, an unfortunate eighteen-storey block of flats built in 1966 that sits ill amid

The air age came to Yarmouth as early as 1913, when an Air Station was established on the South Denes.

Looking south from the bridge, the towering mass of the former Empire Hotel is on the right with its terrace. Beyond is the spire of St John the Baptist Church and the Parade Gardens.

Situated five miles south-west of Bridgend, the Dunraven in our picture is the 19th-century castellated mansion built for Thomas Wyndham MP between 1802 and 1806 on the site of a medieval fortress.

The opening of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire in 1883 was considered momentous enough to merit a public holiday.

The High Street approaches the Market Place from the south, slightly downhill beyond the crossroads in the middle distance. The west side of the Market Place is in the distance.

Elmore Cottages still command the High Road opposite the village pond and crossroads but have been extended on the south side where the fence on the flint wall has been removed.

Barricane Beach is behind the camera, and we see the broad expanse of Woolacombe sands stretching away south towards Croyde.

Leaving the villages along the river, we move inland south to Earley, now very much part of Reading. In 1910 Church Road was a country lane still.

The sea cadets parade proudly at their headquarters east of Kings Meadow on the south bank of the Thames.

The park had focussed around Prospect Hill House, now known as The Mansion House, which after being a problem building for years is now a pub/restaurant with marvellous views south from its hilltop

Reading developed further south on higher land along the banks of the River Kennet, well away from the then marshy meads bordering the River Thames.

The M25 now skirts the south of this former market town, and link roads have destroyed some of the town's ancient character and streets.

The design is Z-shaped, running from north to south to catch as much sunlight as possible, with a square at each end.

Between the lions is a statue of Major-General Charles Compton, third Baron Chesham, the commander of the Bucks Militia, who fought in South Africa during the Boer War.