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This view was taken looking north along Bridge Street towards the Market Place – indeed, in the left centre of the view we can see the cupola and stair tower of the Town Hall.

This spectacular view was taken southwards towards the Eston Hills, and shows the great ICI Wilton Works, which was developed after the Second World War - the site extended for almost two miles.

We are looking from the Beacon Hill area.

The town, built in oolitic limestone, is a most attractive one: its streets curve up and down hill picturesquely.

This famous and picturesque town is situated on a hill above the River Blackwater.

The ancient steps known as Granny's Teeth protrude from the inner side of the only surviving section of rough locally-sourced medieval walling at the Cobb.

We are looking westwards down East Hill, towards the parish church (centre).

The pond, which is basically circular, is situated at the southern end of the High Street, with the Common beyond.

When I was a teenager I remember riding out on my BSA Bantam to the Wimpy Bar on Box Hill. I

Climbing out of the Vale of Aylesbury northwards onto the Brill-Winchendon Hills, we reach Upper Winchendon, where the Marquess of Wharton built a vast country house around 1700.

Near the college is Hango Hill, the scene in 1663 of the execution of the Manx patriot William Christian (Illian Dohne) for his role in the rebellion of 1651.

The name Hoylake refers to Hoyle Lake, a deep-water anchorage just off the shore and favoured by ships transporting cargoes of goods and passengers either along the Dee Estuary or into Liverpool.

The monument on the hill was erected by the local people in 1836 in memory of their landlord, George Granville Leveson- Gower, Duke of Sutherland.

At the top of Angel Hill is the Angel Inn, an early 19th- century building. It was once a stop where coaches and travellers changed horses before the descent into Sutton.

This view shows the village spread out on the Fylde plain, an area prone to flooding. On the hill stood Preesall village school.

Bradley Road, which we see here, was the only section completed before local objections and the outbreak of hostilities shelved the plan indefinitely.

The slopes to the rear of West Street are still green, and the view at the end of the 20th century is a little less smoke-hazed.

The station is on the left, but is concealed by the distant shops.

This delightful rambling village acquired its name from the Saxon king Ehta, or Otha's settlement. But nearby Oldbury Hill has traces of Neanderthal hunters and an Iron Age fort on its slopes.

This view was taken from Castle Hill looking north. The Argyll Hotel continues to attract guests, and the scene today is much as is shown here, except for the fashions and the absence of horses.

This delightful rambling village acquired its name from the Saxon king Ehta, or Otha's settlement. But nearby Oldbury Hill has traces of Neanderthal hunters and an Iron Age fort on its slopes.

The village sits high above the flood plain of the Medway. This peaceful scene shows the 14th-century five-arched ragstone bridge, which is considered by some to be the finest in the south-east.

Webber's Post 1923 From near Luccombe the road climbs through Horner Woods to Webber's Post on Luccombe Hill and onto the wildest parts of Exmoor.

At the top of the street stand the Lister Hotel and the Half Moon, looking onto the area known as 'the Triangle'.