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The rather unusual construction of the front part of this old cottage, which stands beside the slope leading up to the church, is not entirely apparent from this picture, which groups it with an adjacent

The Crucible Steel-making Process The process of making crucible, or cast steel, as it was sometimes known, particularly the final part of the process which was pure theatre, has taken on an almost

Mock-Tudor houses are typical of the area, though these have a pleasanter outlook than most. It may be pleasant, but not necessarily peaceful, as they stand close to the A41.

We can also see Prince's Park with its colonnade to the right of the casino. A new open-air bathing pool was added on the seaward side of the park in the late 1920s.

A view of Seaview's High Street during the final summer of the First World War.

The Victorian poet Horace Smith wrote these lines on leaving the village: 'Farewell, sweet Binstead!

Wootton Bridge has many connections with the sea, as the name of its inn suggests. In the churchyard lies the grave of the Victorian admiral Sir John Baird, who died in 1908.

Brixham is located at the south end of Tor Bay. Its natural harbour, sheltered by the limestone cliffs, made it ideal for settlement.

It is hard to believe that the arched bridge, built in 1797 by John Carr of York, used to carry all the main Great North road traffic.

Just five miles south of Huddersfield on the road to Wakefield, Kirkburton in the 19th century was just as polluted by smoke as its near neighbours.

This lovely old hall was requisitioned by the local council around the time of the Second World War. However, they failed to bring it the care and attention it deserved and dry rot soon set in.

Boar Lane bissects Briggate and runs along the southern edge of the commercial heart of the city between Kirkgate and Park Row.

This lovely old hall was requisitioned by the local council around the time of the Second World War. However, they failed to bring it the care and attention it deserved and dry rot soon set in.

Most of the scene in the picture has become pedestrianised only recently. The majority of the buildings on the right are still standing, but many on the left have gone to make way for new stores.

This ancient oak tree finally collapsed on 16 May 1941, just a month after the council had proposed the adding of a steel support.

To tread the stage of the London Pavilion, shown behind, was the loftiest ambition of the music hall artiste. The Piccadilly Restaurant has been taken over by the Spaten Beer Company.

This tranquil street of handsome houses fringing the river was built in 1708.

The malodorous gas from this sewer was so dreadful that it extinguished the lamps of the investigating party. Many of the underground apartments were found to be little more than open cesspools.

This ancient fortress has served as arsenal, prison and royal residence, and is comprised of an irregular mass of buildings erected at various periods down the centuries.

Richard Jefferies described Brighton's special quality of sun, wind and light in the 1880s: 'The wind coming up the cliff seems to bring with it whole armfuls of sunshine, and to throw the warmth and light

Askrigg was already prosperous when the Domesday book was compiled, and continued as the commercial and industrial centre of Upper Wensleydale until 1699, when Hawes was granted a market charter.

Note the elderly bearded gentleman on the left, and the shopkeeper in his apron on the right.

Bickleigh lies between Shaugh Bridge and Plymbridge in the valley of the Plym.

The High Street runs along the east side of the market place.