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Note that on the left-hand side at the top of the house the window is missing. Perhaps reconstruction is going on, or maybe repairs are about to start.

Maurice Lambert's 'Mother and Child' was commissioned in 1959, as a symbol of the New Town's growth. Lambert spent a year on the sculpture; Basildon spent £4,000 on it.

This view shows an early example of a houseboat. As an inexpensive home, converted narrowboats are still popular, especially closer to Oxford, where there are dozens to be seen.

The stone bridge pictured here was washed away in a flood in c1957; it was replaced by a steel construction built onto the stone footings of the previous bridge.

The stones have a Latin inscription, which reads 'Doniert ordered this for the good of his soul'.

St Michael's church in Coombe Bisset is a mixture of architectural styles. It has a picturesque traditional setting: a farmyard, a graveyard, a war memorial and a yew tree.

Set below Pen y Corddyn Mawr, a Romano-British hill fort, these houses and cottages are a more recent addition to the ancient landscape of the North Wales coast.

Another view of the school buildings, seen from the opposite side. At this time, this site had only been occupied by the school for no more than a year.

The pretty little village of Barton Mills, and the Bull Inn. In the 13th century, the local retor, Jacobus de Scabellis, became a cardinal, and ultimately, Pope Honorius IV.

there is more than a hint of the building's school past in this picture. the somewhat shabby billiard room looks suspiciously like a girls' dormitory or perhaps a gym!

It has always housed many stalls selling a wide assortment of goods.

It is sad that the sculpture of the instrument itself is now missing.

Many years before Wargrave grew in popularity as a riverside village, Edith, wife of Edward the Confessor, held the manor, and at that time it was known as 'Weregrave'.

Kenneth Grahame, who wrote 'The Wind in the Willows', sought inspiration for his delightful story from this stretch of the river.

Enamelled metal advertising signs, much sought after as collector's items these days, abound on the walls of this little village shop.

This panoramic view of the town from the Parade is now largely obscured by trees and the path is now tarmacadam.

This was a prisoner of war camp during World War II, then a holiday camp. It is now a housing estate.

The fabric of the building needs urgent repair.

A panoramic view of the town and Castle showing how the latter dominated the scene even in 1955. Note the scaffolding around the tower.

A panormaic view of the town and castle showing how the latter dominated the scene even in 1955. Note the scaffolding around the tower.

The hotel was built with its front on the promenade, offering guests excellent views of the bay.

This view emphasises the rather stern aspect of the town. Its major attraction is the Oldersfleet Castle ruins, near Curran Point and the harbour.

By this time, calico-printing was losing its position as the town's main industry, and the production of porcelain sanitary ware was taking over.

This more panoramic view of the tor shows the winding main road, now the A6, which passes beside the river and beneath the rocks.