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Shorncliffe Military Camp was re-established in 1854 to become one of the most important military bases in the country. The barracks overlooked the town and sea.

considerable investment in rejuvenating and developing the town, so much so that apparently property prices in and around the town are now rising faster here than in almost any other part of

This postcard shows the parish church of St Martin in the centre, and clockwise from the top left, the village centre; the `Roman` Baths in the Nook; Lover`s Leap; and the view down from the Bank.

A family party makes its way down to the River Eden on a hot summer's day.

This sea-port at the mouth of the Nedd derived its importance from its docks and from its steel and iron works.

Some early tourists would hire villas and bring their entire family and retinue of servants with them.

The High Street is a delightful mix of ancient buildings. The Butterwalk was built to provide traders with shelter from the elements as they sold their wares.

This area has expanded greatly since the end of the Second World War. Here, a man looks thoughtfully in the shop window on the left.

Today it is a pleasing old market town on the banks of the River Stour.

Beyond the fishing boats can be seen the prow of a cargo vessel.

When this photograph was taken, there was not a lot more to Huntingdon than its long High Street, which leads off Market Hill in both directions, overlooked by the graceful spire of the now-lost Trnity

To do so is to miss a great deal of interesting architecture, such as Ringwood's striking 19th-century congregational chapel.

The old Litany Desk commemorates parishioner Henry Nicholson, 'a chief musician in this House of God'.

Cadnam's extensive green is yet another of those delightful wide open spaces that seem to always be in close proximity to so many New Forest villages.

The canal linked the River Don with the Humber, which it joined near the neighbouring village of Keadby.

The mill and bridge were built in 1790, with warehouses being added to the right of the main building in the 19th century.

The site is quite near the part of the River Stort that had been used for swimming lessons and galas by local schools for at least one hundred years.

There were a whole range of shops along the Broadway, ranging from a chemist's, a sweet shop, a gentlemen's outfitter's, a garage, a bank and the gas showroom, but competition was to follow from

This view looks across the Solent from the Esplanade with the Ryde Esplanade station on the right.

The bridge in the foreground is 18th century, built of brick rubble with a moulded parapet.

To commemorate 300 years of the regiment in 1935, the north chapel was converted into the Suffolk Chapel, designed by Sir Ninian Comper.

The house, now a museum, has changed little over the years and includes her writing table, as well as a collection of documents and letters.

Paignton's harbour is an extension of a simple early shelter for shipping. Though not as protected as the harbour at Brixham, it maintained a fishing fleet for several centuries.

Before the new resort grew up across the landscape, much of the countryside around the old village was open downland along the breezy coastal strip.