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The story goes that as the old church went up in flames, the vicar exclaimed 'Good gracious, and I have left my false teeth in the vestry!'

Owned by British Railways, a steam engine is shown hauling a goods train north on the east coast main line.

Goff's Farm is a good example of a 17th- century Wealden farmhouse. The Half Moon is a 16th-century inn.

Towyn (or Tywyn) means both 'an extent of land' and 'a thing that shines', a good description of the sand and marsh around the town.

Shoppers could purchase all their weekly goods here, from hardware to the freshest vegetables.

of products for sale, including photographic chemicals and equipment, trusses, assorted tobaccos, cigars, cigarettes, elastic hosiery, medicated wines, teas, cocoas, spices, Reciprocity soap and other goods

Jax, a cheerful low-price dress shop for younger customers, replaced the more staid Co-op; Millett's, which began by selling army surplus goods, branched into camping equipment and tough outdoor clothes

Shopkeepers have shielded their goods from the sun's damaging rays with canvas blinds, while the donkey waits patiently.

This photograph gives us a good view of the new sea wall built as part of the widening of the Promenade.

The streets now no longer have streams flowing down them, so the bridge is a redundant curiosity in a town with many good things architecturally.

Here we have a close up view of the White Horse and a good view of the old Village Hall, where WI meetings had to be fairly restrained in case the floor gave way!

After the Second World War, the use of canals around England for the transportation of industrial goods almost completely ended.

products for sale, including photographic chemicals and equipment, trusses, assorted tobaccos, cigars, cigarettes, elastic hosiery, medicated wines, teas, cocoas, spices, Reciprocity soap and other goods

Here we have a good view of the tram track near Palm Court at the Cavendish Road stop on the high cliffs (a lift was available to convey visitors to the shore and the Promenade).

The mooring is free, the meals at the hotel are good, and there is a ferry and a railway by which you can travel to Norwich, Lowestoft and Yarmouth quicker than by boat; no wonder Cantley is popular with

Today, as in 1906, Tintagel makes a good living from the tourist, although now the currency in question is as likely to be the dollar or the yen as pounds sterling.

These stacks are common in the West Country from medieval times to the 17th century, and The Ship's has a good 16th-century round flue.

When this picture was taken, the town hall, with its 225 ft tower and spectacular frontage of giant columns and pilasters, was in desperate need of a good clean to rid it of decades of soot and grime.

There are regular services under a full time priest and with a good- sized congregation.

Freshfield station is still open, though it lost its goods traffic in 1968.

Oldland post windmill is being slowly restored to a good state of repair. On the left of the picture is the signboard of the Greyhound, a Watneys house. It has a fireplace dated 1595.

There is also a good view of the Church of St Thomas, dating from 1862. A national school was built in 1867, and children can be seen in the playground.

There are a number of timber-framed buildings in the immediate area; the box-framed 17th- century one (centre) is a good example.

Oldland post windmill is being slowly restored to a good state of repair. On the left of the picture is the signboard of the Greyhound, a Watneys house. It has a fireplace dated 1595.