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At the beginning of the 20th century, Kenilworth was a small town with about 4,500 inhabitants.

Victorian tourists would walk the six miles across Ballard Down to see these unusual rock formations on the coast near to Swanage.

Behind is the splendid medieval-style railway line of the 1840s raised above the flood plain of the Avon with castellated turrets and battlemented parapets.

One hopes that the Express parcel service fared better than the shop's window advertising, which suffers from a number of missing letters!

Another view showing the elaborate pargetting which has made the Ancient House recognised as one of the prime examples of its kind.

The high arches of the nave arcades echo the proportions of Canterbury cathedral.

The area between the south bank of the Tyne and the north bank of the Wear was transformed during the 19th century as coal mines opened and communities grew around them.

The light from the third model of 1904 was obscured by the buildings of the nearby power stations: therefore, although it still stands, it was replaced in 1961 by the taller black and white striped edifice

Looking up the Market Place towards St Andrews Church in the distance, we see the statue of Oliver Cromwell, who farmed here briefly before the Civil War.

Also evident are the overhead wires of the trolley bus system which served this part of Teesside from 1919 to 1971, provided by the Teesside Railless Traction Company.

The red sandstone cliffs in the picture rise to 500ft on either side of the river Sid's valley.

Another view of the busy quay. Where the ships are tied up there is now an extended car park.

Men returning from the war had only old boats, and the price of fish collapsed. In 1919 there were 120 boats, but by 1936, just six.

The fishermen of Cromer and Sheringham have long been rivals, the Cromer men calling the Sheringhammers 'Shannocks', which may derive from 'shanny', a dialect word meaning unruly.

A brick-built cottage on the lane leading to the broad has an unusual herringbone pattern on the ridge of its thatched roof. The casement windows are the traditional style in Norfolk cottages.

For the first time it was possible for shoppers to go into towns like Stroud on a regular basis.

French soldiers were held as prisoners at Odiham during the Napoleonic wars, living in a camp dug out of an old chalk pit on the Alton road.

Cemetery Hill 1910 Odiham's houses are a mixture of Georgian and Tudor; some are timber- framed, which was common before local bricks came into general use in the 18th century.

This was one of the earliest castles in England to be constructed from stone (c1090); the massive 125ft-high keep, the tallest in the country, was added by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1127.

Rising as it does in the hills on the Staffordshire and Cheshire borders, the Trent in 1885 was estimated at being about 150 miles in length with a drainage area of 4050 square miles, of which 2900 were

A view of busy Bournemouth pier, attracting strollers and sightseers. The pier has undergone several transformations since it was first built, but retains its popularity.

Two splendid motor cars are in front of the Theatre Royal, but a horse-drawn vehicle is also in view.

Oakengates' most famous personality was the son of a local coal-miner.

Another view of Chideock Post Office (right), looking eastwards to Mervyn House, Staddlestones, and Rose Cottage (centre).