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By 1876 the Independent Order of Good Templars had 84,000 members in Scotland.

Askrigg closed to passengers in April 1945, but remained open for goods traffic for another ten years.

Much good work has been done by the New Forest breeding project to keep the breed pure.

Street traders do good business, and upmarket shops, such as Dorothy Perkins, are willing to occupy comparatively small units.

This photograph of the lovely interior of the church gives a good indication of how the former decay in the fabric of the church described in 1779 by Thomas Beaufort as “a large, old, ugly wretched church

It is fair weather, and a ketch is making good progress under sail as she passes between the rocks of the Longships Lighthouse and Land's End.

Colwell Bay, just west of Yarmouth, has a good mile of sand sheltered by the low cliffs behind.

By the 20th century holiday resorts were catering for visitors during bad weather as well as good, hence the imposing public baths.

In the foreground, in the area known as the Stones, is the pot market where goods were spread out among the straw.

Beecroft's, on the right, was an old-established toy and fancy-goods shop.

The tramlines moved heavy goods between the Market Place shop of ironmonger Robert Spence and his warehouses in Friars Wynd.

The watermill at Crumplehorne, in the valley just above Polperro village, is a good example of an overshot waterwheel and its launder.

This is the elevation to Donegall Quay, with the entrance for the masters of ocean-going ships coming to report their arrival with goods which had to pay duty.

Here we have a good view of the sweep of river which provides an extensive water frontage for Horning.

In days gone by, this beach would have witnessed the landing of contraband; here the local smugglers would exchange wool and live sheep for their goods.

Holt Bridge, nearby, is the last bridge across the river before Worcester, a good place to begin a river trip.

Charmouth is a good holiday centre for the tourist seeking somewhere a little quieter than the major resorts.

Many Plymothians remember buying school bags and suitcases from Webb and Son, who dealt in leather goods.

This is one of the major shopping streets of the county town, with the entrance to Pratt's fancy goods store draped with a variety of baskets and bags.

Situated at the very head of the tidal Helford River, Gweek was an important port for distributing goods to and from Helston and the surrounding district.

A traffic-free view of Dale Road shows the Victorian Gothic style of the Old English Hotel (right) to good effect.

To the left, beyond the old bandstand, is a good view of the Wish Tower, the Napoleonic period martello tower.

Certainly the fertile flood plain of the river is good farming land, but at this point, just before the Severn enters the Ironbridge Gorge, it is regularly subject to flooding.

Despite its increase in size, Burley is still a good centre for exploring the southwestern corner of the New Forest, with lonely woodlands and heaths within easy walking distance.