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The university really put Glasgow on the map, although it had a hard struggle to get fully established.

The classical-style building on the left is the Midland Bank, claimed by many to be one of the town’s finest build- ings.

The duck pond on Writtle Green is still the jewel in this village's crown - though these days it has rails around it.

This row of three cottages is in Church Street. They are set slightly below road level, and are reached by steps down. The thatch remains in excellent condition, and so do the porches.

Here, those staying in Royal Terrace or at The Royal Hotel, could walk in peace, or linger for a while on one of the benches provided.

Alec Clifton Taylor said of it that 'like all flint ruins, it is amorphous and wholly unpicturesque'.

Thornfield has been a holiday site since the beginning of the 20th century, when accommodation was provided in wooden chalets.

It is still possible to walk along the banks of the local waterways, just as these Edwardian children did nearly a century ago. A canal to Tiverton once started from near French Weir.

The foundation stone was laid on 26 June 1860 by the Earl of Shaftesbury.

This view shows the main features of the Market Place - the fountain, the Market Cross and the Market Hall. The Market Place is uncharacteristically empty.

The beach may have been home to bathing machines by day, but at night there were other things going on - in 1853 a raid by customs men revealed 153 casks of smuggled rum and brandy.

In the foreground are the buildings of the Royal Institute and the National Gallery, with Princes Street on the left behind the Scott Monument. Calton Hill can be seen in the distance.

The Stag Inn dates back to the 18th century, and the elm tree on the right reputedly marked the centre of Windsor Forest.

The ornate fountain and clock tower forms the centrepiece of the Market Place, but it looks as though Willenhall will soon have another attraction, the Zorba Grill—no doubt inspired by the film starring

It was built by the Pennant family on the proceeds of their huge Penrhyn slate quarries at Bethesda.

Racing boats are drawn up outside the establishment of Mr C Shore - an appropriate name that was much punned upon by his contemporaries.

Rowing and paddle boats were a common sight on the upper lake from the 1930s through to the 1970s.

The highly skilled workforce is still here; it is the scale of operations that has been reduced, as the industrial complexes in Barrow-in-Furness have slimmed down to remain competitive and efficient

Another potential library site was released by the closure of the Ramsden Street Chapel in 1933, which was bought by the council and demolished in 1936 along with the adjacent late-1830s 'Guild

Loafrs of all kinds sit on the steps under Eros. The tradition for oversized hoardings and signboards has already been set.

This panoramic view of Hythe shows St Leonard's Church in the foreground. The Royal Military Canal stretches parallel with the coast, hidden by the furthest trees in the middle distance.

The building on the right is the Booth Hall, also known as the Round House, perhaps so called because it was possible to walk all round it without obstruction.

Generally known as Hetty Pegler's Tump, named after a local landowner (Tump being a Cotswold word to indicate a small hill or mound), this Neolithic long barrow a mile to the north of Uley

Dittisham and Dartmouth now rely on the leisure industry, and are the haunt of weekend yachtsmen.