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Forever associated with its famous International Eisteddfod, Llangollen stands on the River Dee, seen here from the four-arched town bridge.

Cowling is a moorland parish in the Aire Valley about six miles south of Skipton. It once boasted several woollen mills – we can see their chimneys in this view.

The Victoria Inn on the left of the picture is now a private house. Oundle School occupies many buildings in and around the town.

Holland had worked in the rough and tumble of the London music hall business, and his philosophy was simple: to give holiday makers the sort of entertainments they wanted, no matter how crass.

Holiday-makers gather round one of the seaside entertainments. Unfortunately, we have no idea what they were watching, as the Frith cameraman didn't bother to record the details.

Now firmly back in the ironstone hills, we reach Newnham, two miles south of Daventry. The village is set on the hilly north side of the young River Nene. Little has changed.

One of the boats on the right has the mark PZ, so she may have come from Penzance, a very long journey!

Linking the east and west sides of the town over the River Esk, the bridge is now crammed with tourists in the summer months.

The new road bridge was built by the renowned engineering firm of Dorman Long of Middlesbrough, who also built the Sydney Harbour bridge.

This was the parish church in the Earl’s Half; with a floor area of 24,000 sq ft, St Michael’s was one of the most impressive and possibly the largest parish church in England.

The Hand-in-Hand Fire and Life Insurance Society building stands at the junction of these two streets close by Blackfriars Bridge.

The Hand-in-Hand Fire and Life Insurance Society building stands at the junction of these two streets close by Blackfriars Bridge.

Amongst other things, this spelt the end of the town's two highly-regarded grammar-technical schools, Fryerns and Barstable.

William Wordsworth must have looked out from the mullioned windows of this ancient Grammar School, where he was educated between 1779 and 1787.

Since this picture was taken, the 'village' has undergone further housing developments which mean that it has become a suburb of Abergavenny.

This Celtic-style monument in the Lake District marks the grave of John Ruskin, the artist and philosopher, who helped to bring about the Gothic revival in Victorian architecture and a resurgance of interest

An indication of the lack of visitors to Sidmouth can be gleaned from this picture, taken from the Esplanade. The sea wall was constructed in 1835 and the shingle beach can be clearly seen.

Located just across the road from the train station, the park is named after the Courtenays, who were responsible for much of the building in town (they owned most of the land).

With only a small beach to boast of it never attracted hordes of holidaymakers. The 19th-century church (right) is Holy Trinity.

Next door has appeared the Conservative Club, which was built on part of the garden of Ackender House (far right). All Saints' Cottage is on the left.

A candle manufactory stood on this side of the harbour at Par. Across the bay is the distinctive daymark on Gribbin Head.

By the 1920s, bathing costumes had become more practical than those shown in the previous illustrations, and the bathing machines had become redundant in favour of smaller kiosks and tents.

William Wordsworth must have looked out from these mullioned windows of the ancient Grammar School, where he was educated between 1779 and 1787.

Church Stile is the name of the road which goes around the parish church.